Virgin Atlantic flight VS-106 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland, on July 29th.
The Boeing 787-900 flying from Seattle, Washington, to London, England, had to divert after indications of an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-1452 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 15th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a crack in a windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-411 had to make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 1st.
The Embraer ERJ-170 plane flying from Warsaw, Poland, was on final approach to Zurich when the crew declared an emergency due to a problem with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-238 had to divert and make an emergency landing in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Miami, Florida, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: United Express (Mesa Airlines) Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR
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Contact photographer Patrick Kane
What: United Airlines/Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Grand Rapids Chicago
Where: Grand Rapids
When: Dec 4th 2009
Who: 39 on board
Why: After takeoff, the flight experienced a hydraulics failure. The pilot returned the plane to the airport and made a safe landing.
What: Allegiant Air MD-83 en route from Los Angeles to Grand Junction
Where: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas
When: 2:22 p.m May 18, 2009
Who: 130 passengers and 5 crew members
Why: After reporting smoke in the cockpit, the crew diverted to the Las Vegas airport. There were no injuries. The replacement flight is not expected to arrive in Grand Junction until after 6 pm.
Pictured: an Air India Boeing 777-337/ER
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Contact photographer Rick Schlamp
What: Air India en route from Delhi to Chennai
Where: Visakhapatnam airport, Delhi
When: Thu, 15 Oct 2009
Who: 162 passengers
Why: Twenty minutes after take-off, the Air India flight experienced an undefined technical problem and returned safely to the airport, where passengers debarked and were re-routed on another Air India flight, and technicians worked on the plane.
