Volotea flight V7-1368 had to return and make an emergency landing at Venice Marco Polo Airport, Venice, Italy, on July 27th.
The Boeing 717-200 flying to Preveza, Greece, had to return due to some issue with its right engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 95 people aboard remained safe.
Qatar Airways flight QR-180 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Bucharest, Romania, on July 9th.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route from Oslo, Norway, to Doha, Qatar, was mid-air above Romania when the crew needed to shut one of its engines down, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 254 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Delta Airlines flight DL-107 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on December 2nd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Salt Lake City, Utah, when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
American Airlines Flight 3047 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Waterloo, Iowa, on February 18.
According to the airline, the plane, en-route from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Chicago, Illinois, had to be diverted after odor was reported in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were 26 passengers aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Press Release: BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 18, 2010 — Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], this week announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for the Royal Australian Air Force, has passed factory acceptance testing. The system, already installed at the Northern Regional Operational Centre (NROC), will undergo on-site acceptance testing in March and operational testing at mid-year before being accepted by the Commonwealth of Australia.
“This is the major engineering release for Vigilare, and one that will form the backbone of the Royal Australian Air Force’s network-centric warfare capability for years to come,” said Steve Parker, Boeing Defence Australia vice president and general manager for Network & Space Systems – Australia. “Achieving this milestone demonstrates the significant steps we have made with our program partners and our customer toward delivery of Vigilare’s operational capability.”
The factory acceptance testing took place at Boeing’s System Integration Laboratory in Brisbane between Jan. 18 and Feb. 5. It verified system-level requirements for delivery of the NROC system.
“This successful test of NC3S capability for NROC not only demonstrates the readiness of this battle management system for Australian operations, it also highlights the product’s readiness for sale on the international market,” said Charles Toups, Network & Tactical Systems vice president and general manager for Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
Developed by Boeing Defence Australia, NC3S integrates advanced technologies that combine data from land, sea, air and space platforms, sensors, data links and intelligence agencies to provide tactical and strategic-level surveillance and battlespace management operations across wide geographic regions.
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of nearly 2,000 employees at 13 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defense projects in Australia.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.
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Air Tahiti flight VT-418 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raiatea Airport, French Polynesia, on July 24th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Bora Bora to Papeete in French Polynesia had to divert due to smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
Qantas freight flight QF-7335 made an emergency landing in Canberra, Australia, on August 15th.
The plane heading from Brisbane to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted after first officer became incapacitated due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was transported to a hospital.
