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NEWS ABOUT: emergency landing

emergency landing stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s private jet made an emergency landing at a small airport near LA last night after the pilot reported smoke coming from the cockpit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nobody was injured and the California governor posted a photo of the plane to his Twitter page, calling the... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • airplane • fire • emergency landing • cockpit fire

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Plane Lands at Newark After Pilot Dies Midflight


Jun 18, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Continental Airlines flight has landed safely at Newark after its captain died during the flight, CBS 2 TV in New York reports. "The crew on this flight included an additional relief pilot who took the place of the deceased pilot," the carrier said in a statement. “... More »

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 Airbus 330 Makes 
 Emergency Landing in Guam 

Cockpit fire forces move; plane same type as in Air France crash

Jun 11, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(AP) - An Airbus 330 carrying 203 people has made an emergency landing in Guam after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. There were no injuries. Though it's the same type of plane as the Air France flight that crashed last week in the Atlantic,... More »

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Australia • Japan • Airbus • Guam • emergency landing • Airbus A330

(AP) - An Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after takeoff today from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing. The Spanish Iberworld airliner was headed from Gran Canaria to Oslo, Norway, said Spanish national airport authority AENA. No one was hurt and the plane... More »

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Bomb Defused
on Iranian Airliner


May 31, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A home-made bomb found aboard an Iranian airliner was defused after an emergency landing, reports the BBC. Plainclothes security guards discovered the bomb in a bathroom of the plane shortly after take-off from Ahvaz, an oil-rich area along the Iraq border marked by unrest among minorities. The incident signals rising... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • president • bomb • airplane • emergency landing • presidential elections

UPDATED

 No Injuries as Romanian 
 Plane Crash Lands on Foam 

Plane forced to land nose down on bed of foam after landing gear gets stuck

Feb 28, 09 6:40 AM CST
(AP) - A plane carrying 51 people made an emergency landing in western Romania today, and all the passengers escaped, after part of the Carpatair flight's landing gear became stuck, the AP reports. The aircraft circled for almost two hours, using up its fuel to avoid a potential fire, officials said, before... More »

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plane crash • airport • aircraft • Romania • emergency landing • landing gear

OPINION

He's a Good Pilot; Let's Leave It at That

Sully shouldn't be exploited to fill our
need for a superhero

Jan 17, 09 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Chesley Sullenberger's skillful landing on the Hudson has made him America's latest hero, but let's not catapult the man into celebritydom, pleads a Gawker essay. Press-ganging the pilot into endless TV appearances (or book deals, parades, whatever) smacks of exploitation and will slowly separate the man from the actual act... More »

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US Airways • celebrity • plane crash • pilot • hero • emergency landing • heroism • Chesley Sullenberger

 Hudson Rescuers 
 Reflect With Wonder 

Rescuers recall amazing scenes from mission to save US Airways passengers

Jan 17, 09 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers who scrambled to save passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 look back in the day's events with disbelief, they tell CNN. Ferry captain Brittany Catanzaro, used to shuttling commuters back and forth, suddenly found herself piloting a challenging rescue mission. "I didn't have time to get nervous,"... More »

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New York City • US Airways • plane crash • rescue • Hudson River • emergency landing • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Hero Pilot Hailed for 
 50-Year Miracle 

US Airways pilot the first in over 50 years to land a jet on water without fatalities

Jan 16, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 is being praised for pulling off one of the rarest and most challenging maneuvers in aviation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chesley Sullenberger is the first pilot in over 50 years to land a jetliner on water without a single fatality, and he... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • plane crash • pilot • Hudson River • emergency landing • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 'I Thought 
 We Were 
 Going to Die' 

Stunned passengers recount terrifying moments before emergency landing

Jan 16, 09 4:16 AM CST
(Newser) - A shuddering, heart-stopping boom preceded an eerie quiet in the US Airways jet as it plummeted toward the Hudson River, passengers stunned to still be alive tell the New York Daily News. They prayed and locked arms after the pilot warned them to brace for impact. "I thought we... More »

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New York City • US Airways • plane crash • Hudson River • airline passengers • emergency landing • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone

Commuter ferries, private boats helped save  passengers

Jan 16, 09 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Swift action from a small army of volunteer and working rescuers is credited with saving the lives of everybody on board US Airways Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Within minutes of the plane hitting the Hudson river, ferries, cruise boats and conventional rescue boats converged on the scene... More »

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New York City • US Airways • Coast Guard • plane crash • rescue • Hudson River • emergency landing • ferry • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Blown Tire Forces Emergency Landing at LAX

American flight circled airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel

Sep 2, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Los Angeles today because of a blown tire, the LA Times reports. Flight 1586, carrying 135 people bound for Toronto, circled Los Angeles International Airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel, “diminishing the possibility of having some sort of... More »

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Los Angeles • fuel • American Airlines • LAX • emergency landing

 Smell of Smoke Forces 
 Emergency LA Landing 

Hawaii-bound American flight turns around, returns to LAX; no injuries reported

Aug 5, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines flight made an emergency return to Los Angeles today after crew members smelled smoke in the cockpit, CNN reports. The 188 Honolulu-bound passengers used inflatable chutes to exit the plane, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew. A spokesman for the airline said the pilot requested... More »

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evacuation • American Airlines • LAX • Los Angeles International Airport • emergency landing

Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing

Boozers try to open plane door at 33,000 feet

Jul 27, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two drunk British women attacked the flight crew on their charter jet en route from Greece to England, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Germany, AP reports. After being denied alcohol, one of the women swung a vodka bottle and tried to open the cabin door. The... More »

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flight • assault • air traffic • emergency landing • drunk

Hole in Qantas Jet Forces Emergency Landing

Gap ripped in fuselage after mystery bang

Jul 25, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(AP) - A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency landing in Manila today after a mysterious bang punched a 9-foot-wide hole in the fuselage and sent the Boeing 747-400 plunging thousands of feet. There were no injuries but some of the 350 passengers and crew vomited, AP... More »

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Australia • Qantas • Manila • jet • Boeing 747 • emergency landing

More Trouble With American's MD-80 Fleet: Landing Gear

23 failures for planes beset by wiring woes

Apr 9, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In one of 23 such instances recently, an American Airlines pilot told CNN that troubles with the landing gear in his Boeing MD-80 forced him to return to Minneapolis moments after takeoff in December. Problems with the gear knocked out the anti-icing system in the plane, which is at the... More »

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American Airlines • emergency landing • MD-80 series • pilots

Senators OK After Emergency Afghan Landing

Snowstorm grounds choppers carrying Kerry, Biden, Hagel

Feb 21, 08 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Helicopters transporting three US senators over mountains in Afghanistan were forced to make an emergency landing today due to a snowstorm, the Associated Press reports. US troops sent ground transportation for Democrats John Kerry and Joseph Biden and Republican Chuck Hagel, none of whom was injured, and returned them to... More »

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Afghanistan • Congress • Joe Biden • Chuck Hagel • John Kerry • helicopter • emergency landing

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