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What: Westjet Boeing 737-800 en route from Cancun to Edmonton
Where: Cancun
When: Mar 23rd 2010
Why: On takeoff, the plane had a minor tail strike, and flew on to Canada. Minor damage from the tail strike was detected after landing in Canada, after the flight.
Sunwing Airlines flight OR-384 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Rhodes, Greece, but had to turn back after it was struck by lightning.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 Tallinn to Tenerife
Where: Santiago de Compostela
When: Mar 15th 2012
Why: While en route, the Boeing developed undisclosed technical problems.
Pilots diverted to Santiago and made a safe landing.
Whatever the problem was, it filled the back of the plane with smoke, and made a “roaring” sound as passengers disembarked in Santiago.
A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.
CYPRESS, Calif., Feb. 1, 2011– Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has awarded a multi-year contract to CDG, a Boeing Company to provide technical publication services. Following an analysis and RFP process, CDG was awarded the contract to provide technical publications for the HBC fleet of general aviation aircraft.
HBC, a world-leading manufacturer of business, special-mission and trainer aircraft is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, and has been a client of CDG for the past 24 years. HBC was in need of reducing the expense of technical publications, while still maintaining the high level of quality for which they have become recognized. In particular, they were exploring the use of off-shore resources. CDG provided the solution by utilizing resources in the CDG India location. The Chennai, India location has allowed CDG to provide its customers with a broader global extension of its technical authoring capabilities, and to take advantage of lower labor costs while maintaining consistency in processes and quality. CDG was able to meet the HBC challenge of reducing expenses, allowing for a flexible and changing work statement and eliminating risks associated with performing work off-shore.
Terry Clark, Manager, Commercial Maintenance Publications at HBC stated, “CDG continues to be an excellent partner to HBC. Work is always performed to agreed timescales, and is of good quality resulting in few subsequent complaints from the field. Overall, I would highly recommend CDG to anyone interested in getting the job done with the minimum of worry.”
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What: US Airways B767 from Paris to Charlotte
Where: Bangor Maine
When: May 22, 2012
Who: 179 passengers, 9 crew
Why: Around noon, Two F-15 fighter jets scrambled to intercept a US Airways plane where a French woman from Cameroon had handed a note to a flight attendant claiming that she had a surgically implanted bomb. She was traveling alone and had no baggage.
The flight which made a safe landing in Maine.
The flight was interrupted for three hours when passengers were evacuated, and federal customs agents escorted the woman off the plane in handcuffs. The plane was examined and reboarded.
A passenger said the crew initially blamed the unexpected landing on fuel and weather issues.
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What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon Portugal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Where: Lisbon
When: Jun 15th 2009
Who: 222 passengers
Why: After takeoff, an oil leak was detected in the Airbus and it returned to the airport. Passengers debarked and eventually took an alternative airbus. One passenger was ill.
What: Emirates airbus A380 en route from Dubai to Toronto
Where: Ottowa
When: June 1, 2012
Who: 530+ passengers
Why: After taking off from Dubai, the pilot encountered problems. In fact, pilots circled Toronto before they diverted to Ottowa, where they made a safe landing with firefighters and paramedic emergency services on standby. The plane, the first A380 ever to land at Ottawa International Airport, touched down at 5 pm.
Pilots diverted to Ottowa because Ottawa International Airport has a 10,000-foot runway. An A380 requires at least 9,875 feet.
According to Global Toronto, the jet nearly ran out of fuel after being rerouted due to torrential rains in Toronto.
The flight eventually made it to Toronto at 9:00 pm.
