Posts Tagged ‘emergency landings’
 

 
The incident aircraft, Emirates Airbus A380 A6-ADD, is seen taxiing at Manchester, England. (Photo by MCPCShowcaseHD)

Did An Emirates A380 Nearly Crash In Canada After Running Out of Fuel? Not Even Close

Certain reports could have led one to believe that Emirates Flight 241was in peril due to a low fuel emergency on June 1, but the truth was far less titillating.
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TAM Airbus A320 with broken engine cowling

Video: Passenger Captures Engine Cover Shattering During Takeoff

TAM Airlines Flight 3317 was departing for Sao Paulo when the cowling doors gave way on its left-hand CFM56 engine. At least one of the doors proceeded to fly into the side of the fuselage.
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JetBlue Bird Strike Forces Emergency Landing at Westchester Airport [with ATC Audio]

A JetBlue flight hit birds while taking off from Westchester County Airport Tuesday evening, immediately returning to the airport for an emergency landing. No one was injured.
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Damaged fan blades are visible in Delta 1063's right engine. (Photo by Grant Cardone, via Twitter)

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in New York After Bird Strike Destroys Engine [with Air Traffic Control Audio]

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in New York Thursday afternoon when it suffered a bird strike and the cabin filled with smoke, according to passengers.
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Virgin Atlantic Flight 72, an Airbus A330-300 (G-VSXY) sits on the runway at Gatwick with its emergency slides deployed. (Photo by Lorna Wilson via Twitter)

Virgin Atlantic Airbus Jet Makes Emergency Landing in London After Fire Scare

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 made an emergency landing at London's Gatwick Airport on Monday and evacuated all 299 passengers and 13 crew onto the runway via emergency slides. Four people were injured during the evacuation.
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