United Airlines flight UA-840 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on July 4.
The Boeing 787-900, en-route to Los Angeles, California, had to return after a couple of birds hit one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-6763 made an emergency landing in Shenzhen, China, on January 9th.
The plane took off for Luoyang, China, but had to turn back due to an issue with the communication system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air France/Cityjet Fokker 50 en route from Antwerp to Manchester
Where: Antwerp
When: July 20 2011
Why: On takeoff out of Antwerp the flight developed complications.
The crew made an emergency landing, due to a cargo fire alarm, and the flight
was cancelled.
What: United Boeing 767-300 en route from London to Chicago
Where: Heathrow
When: Aug 27 2012
Why: While en route, the jet developed engine problems. The engine was shut down, and the flight returned to London where pilots made a fast landing.
Travel.aol.co.uk and www.dailymail.co.uk reported that “Chicago-bound plane had to be sprayed with water by firemen to cool the engine” but we tend to believe the fast landing/hot brakes angle. (Thank you Anonymous)
ExpressJet flight EV-4121/UA-4121 had to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 19.
The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, had to be landed in emergency due to flaps failure.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
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What: United Airlines Airbus A319-100 registration N836UA en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Vancouver,BC
Where: runway 08R Vancouver
When: Mar 14th 2009
Why: After the failure of the hydraulics system on approach to Vancouver, the airbus managed a safe landing.
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What: Azerbaijan Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Istanbul Turkey to Baku Azerbaijan
Where: Istanbul
When: October 30
Who: 221 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the cabin filled with smoke coming from a galley oven.
The plane returned to the Istanbul airport and made a safe landing. No replacement was provided. The plane received maintenance, and continued some hours later.
