Plane makes emergency landing at Germany's Stuttgart airport; no serious injuriesSeptember 14th, 2009 Jet makes emergency landing at German airportSTUTTGART, Germany — A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Germany's Stuttgart airport on Monday following problems with its landing gear, but there were no significant injuries, authorities and a passenger said. The Contact Air plane, which was on a flight from Berlin's Tegel airport, had 73 passengers and five crew members on board, airline manager Manfred Gaertner said.
Runway closed after Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.; no injuriesAugust 3rd, 2009 Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.MINNEAPOLIS — A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours.
Paris to Cardiff flight makes emergency landing at London airport, runway briefly closedJuly 24th, 2009 Emergency landing briefly closes Gatwick runwayLONDON — The runway at London's Gatwick Airport was briefly closed Friday after a flight from Paris to the Welsh city of Cardiff made an emergency landing. Gatwick spokesman Stuart McDonald said a FlyBe plane carrying 46 passengers and four crew members touched down Friday.
Air France flight makes emergency landing at Boston's Logan Airport after engine warningJuly 23rd, 2009 Air France plane makes emergency landing in BostonBOSTON — An Air France flight out of Boston heading to Paris returned to make an early morning emergency landing 31 minutes after taking off. Phil Orlandella, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, said Wednesday that Flight 321 left Logan International Airport with 125 people on board at 1:16 a.m.
Tampa airport runway closed after USAirways jet apparently blows tire, scatters debrisJune 27th, 2009 Tampa runway closed after rocky USAirways landingTAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa International Airport spokeswoman says a runway was closed after a USAirways jet apparently blew its front tires while landing.
NTSB report: Truck driver involved in close call at Boston airport didn't know runway was openJune 25th, 2009 Report: Driver didn't know Boston runway was openBOSTON — Federal investigators say a truck driver who crossed a runway at Boston's Logan International Airport seconds before a jet took off behind him told them he didn't know the runway was open. The preliminary report filed by the National Transportation Safety Board last week says the driver wasn't in contact with air traffic controllers and wasn't cleared to cross.
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger's plane makes emergency landing at Van Nuys after smoke in cockpitJune 20th, 2009 Schwarzenegger's plane makes emergency landingLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plane made an emergency landing Friday evening because of smoke in the cockpit.
Truck, plane nearly collide at Boston airport; driver may have been on cell phoneJune 18th, 2009 Close call at Boston as truck crosses runwayBOSTON — Authorities say a construction truck crossed an airport runway in Boston just before a plane took off behind it. Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella says the plane and truck were "seconds" from colliding Thursday morning at Logan International.
Pilot just missed runway and died in small plane crash at Minnesota airportJune 17th, 2009 Pilot killed in Minnesota plane crashCRYSTAL, Minn. — Authorities say the pilot of a small airplane was killed trying to land in pouring rain at a Minnesota airport.
Charter plane for soldiers makes emergency landing, blows front tire at Baltimore airportMay 8th, 2009 Charter plane for soldiers makes emergency landingLINTHICUM, Md. — A charter airplane flying soldiers into a Maryland airport blew its front tire while landing and five crew members have been taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Japan Airlines wing scrapes on landing in Osaka; no one injured but runway temporarily closedApril 22nd, 2009 Japan Airlines wing scrapes on landing; no injuryTOKYO — Airline officials say a Japanese passenger plane damaged part of its wing on landing at Osaka International Airport. No one was injured but the runway was closed for about an hour to clean up debris.
Driving lesson nearly causes air disaster in PhilippinesMarch 17th, 2009 MANILA - A Philippine man nearly caused a disaster in an eastern city when he used an airport runway to teach his girlfriend to drive just as a passenger plane was about to land, an official said Tuesday. A Cebu Pacific Air flight carrying 80 passengers was descending at the weekend at the airport in Legazpi City, 360 km south-east of Manila, when the pilot quickly pulled up after he saw a passenger van moving fast on the runway.
Air India pilot sights chopper on Mumbai runway, aborts take-offFebruary 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A tragedy was averted Monday when the pilot of a New Delhi-bound Air India flight aborted take-off from the Mumbai airport after he spotted an army chopper landing on the same runway. The helicopter was part of President Pratibha Patil's entourage, an Air India spokesperson said.
Foggy start to day, but Delhiites saved from delaysFebruary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The capital woke up to a foggy morning Wednesday but the clouds lifted soon after, saving Delhiites from any fog related delays at the airport and elsewhere. 'There was a shallow fog in the morning and the runway visibility did drop.
Fog returns to disrupt air, rail traffic in DelhiJanuary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After a week of clear weather, heavy fog returned to engulf the capital Tuesday, resulting in disruption of flight and train operations. The runway visibility at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was noted to be less than 25 meters at 9.00 a.m.
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