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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
Where: Guadeloupe
When: Mar 11th 2012
Who: 224
Why: While en route, a valve of the anti-ice system failed. Pilots diverted to Guadeloupe, where they stayed long enough to make repairs, before continuing on to Bogota less than four hours late.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton, Oregon, on January 26th.
The plane heading from Spokane, Washington, to Portland, Oregon, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
LGW Airlines flight AB-8683 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on May 23rd.
The plane, heading from Bologna, Italy, to Dusseldorf, Germany, was diverted after a propeller over-speed indication prompted the crew to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
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What: Qantas Boeing 767-300 en route from Sydney to Melbourne I \
Where: Sydney on
When: Feb 1st 2010
Who: 120 passengers
Why: On takeoff, the Boeing 767’s tail scuffed the ground. The crew made a precautionary return to the airport for the plane to be inspected for damage and was cleared to continue the flight.
A Sirius Aero plane made an emergency landing in Ust-Kut, Russia, on September 7th.
The plane was flying from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All forty-six passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1162 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on April 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were 123 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.