Virgin Atlantic flight VS-44 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew decided to turn back due to a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 359 people aboard at the time; all of the remained unhurt.
Pictured: A Cougar-Helicopter/Sikorsky-S-92A
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Contact photographer Michael Durning
What: Cougar Sikorsky S-92 helicopter
Where: Halifax airport
When: Sept 23
Who: 17 people on board
Why: Chopper experienced engine failure in one of its engines while returning from an offshore rig. The helicopter landed safely and no one was injured.
Spirit Airlines plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on August 1st.
The aircraft was flying from Minneapolis to Denver, when it had to divert after a child onboard had a medical emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The child was taken to hospital.
Qantas Airways flight QF-1535 made an emergency landing in Canberra, Australia, on September 29th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: a Webjet Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737-3Q8
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Contact photographer Lorenzo S. C. Maniva
What: Webjet Boeing 737-300 en route from Rio de Janeiro Galeao, to Curitiba, Brazil
Where: Rio de Janeiro
When: Nov 13th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the cabin developed pressurization problems and returned to Rio where passengers debarked and the flight was cancelled.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5837 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Saratov, Russia, on September 10th.
The plane heading from Kirov, Russia, to Simferopol, Ukraine, was diverted due to an engine indication problem.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-151 had to return to Atlanta, Georgia, on June 14th.
The Boeing 767-400 plane took off for Lima, Peru, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
On approach to Atlanta, the crew also reported a flaps problem. The plane subsequently landed at higher than normal speed.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
