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Contact photographer Jean-Claude Simard
What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Washington National
Where: Washington DC
When: Mar 22nd 2011
Who: 68 people aboard
Why: The United crew was informed that the airport was “uncontrolled” via the advisory frequency. The plane made a visual approach and landed ten minutes after the American Airlines flight
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Contact photographer Samuel Dupont
What: AirAsia X Airbus A340-300 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Paris France
Where: Paris
When: Mar 1st 2012
Why: On landing in Paris, a main gear tire burst.
Passengers for the return flight were provided overnight accommodations as a couple of tires and other parts were replaced.
Contact photographer Galen Burrows
What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-100, en route from Sudbury to Pearson,ON
Where: Sudbury
When: May 12th 2009 21:07 (eighteen minutes)
Who: 21 on board
Why: While en route, the oil pressure and ITT indicators came on for engine number two just before it made a big “bang.” The pilot shut down engine two and returned to Sudbury for a safe landing
George’s Point of View
Splitting the blanket?
Because Airbus has circulated the statement that the crash was due to “technical problems” (when no official statement should be made prior to an investigation), 49% Saudi-owned Yemenia Airlines is rumored likely to pull it’s order for 10 Airbus A350s. The order has been standing since a 2007 airshow, and involves millions. The Yemenia Airlines crash that occurred during a stormy weather landing on the Comoros Islands involved an Airbus.
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Contact photographer Emil Almestad
What: Thomas Cook Scandinavia Airbus A330-300 en route from Stockholm Sweden to Antalya Turkey
Where: Arlanda
When: Aug 17 2010
Who: 409 passengers and 14 crew
Why: According to Susanne Rundström of the airport’s press office, shortly after take-off, the plane was twenty miles from the airport when it was struck by lightning. The pilots made a “mayday” call.
The flight returned to Arlanda and made a safe landing. At the airport, the plane was submitted to a routine inspection and pronounced airworthy to fly on the 18th.
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Contact photographer Simon Blakesley
What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Ottawa to Calgary
Where: Montreal
When: Jul 2 2010
Who: 91 aboard
Why: While en route, the right engine indicated a bleed leak. The pilots followed procedure, and eventually diverted to Montreal where they made a safe landing. Maintenance repaired the problem by replacing the left engine’s air management sys controller. There is no indication of whether passengers were provided an alternative or if the flight was continued on the same (repaired) plane.
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Contact photographer Paul Markman
What: Easyjet Airbus A320-200 en route from Heraklion (Greece) to London Gatwick,EN (UK)
Where: Athens International Airport
When: Apr 14th 2009 15.02 local time
Who: 137 passengers and 7 crew
Why: Pressurization. After observing problems with pressurization, the crew burned off ten minutes worth of fuel and landed on runway 21R. The problem turned out to be in the air conditioning. Easyjet’s press release terms this not an emergency but “merely a precautionary technical diversion.”
