Southwest plane has emergency evacuation as tire catches fire during Houston landing

September 9th, 2009 Plane blows tire at Reagan, no injuries reportedWASHINGTON — A runway at Reagan National Airport is open again after a brief shutdown when an American Airlines flight from St. Louis blew a tire on landing.

September 7th, 2009 Southwest flight makes emergency landing in TampaTAMPA, Fla. — An airline spokesman says an indicator light that warned of possible smoke aboard a Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.

September 7th, 2009 Smoke on Southwest flight forces landing in TampaTAMPA, Fla. — An official says smoke aboard a Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.

August 5th, 2009 Paris-Spain flight catches fire, several injured PARIS — The Paris Airports authority says the engine of an Airbus 320 of the low-cost carrier Vueling on its way to Alicante in southeastern Spain has caught fire and that several people have been slightly injured. An official at Paris Airports says the passengers were injured as they tried to exit the plane down the emergency slides.

July 26th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian plane had to make an emergency landing here Sunday right after taking off, IRNA reported. The Tupelev airplane, owned by Iranian airline Mahan, was on its way from Tehran to the Persian Gulf port of Mahshahr when it was forced to return to the capital's Mehrabad airport.

July 14th, 2009 Southwest 737 lands in WV after hole in fuselageCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft made an emergency landing in West Virginia after the passenger cabin became depressurized after a hole appeared in the fuselage.

July 14th, 2009 Passengers hug pilot for safe landing despite holeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane applauded and hugged the pilot for a safe emergency landing in West Virginia after a football-sized hole appeared in the fuselage.

July 14th, 2009 Southwest checks planes after hole forces landingCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Southwest Airlines ordered inspections of nearly 200 aircraft after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a plane during flight, forcing an emergency landing in West Virginia.

June 27th, 2009 Plane lands safely in Md. after smoke reportLINTHICUM, Md.

June 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.

June 15th, 2009 Southwest plane makes emergency landing in GeorgiaCOLUMBUS, Ga. — Officials say low cabin pressure forced a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Fort Myers, Fla., to make and emergency landing in Columbus, Ga.

June 12th, 2009 ASA plane makes emergency landing in AtlantaATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines spokeswoman says a small Atlantic Southeast Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport after the landing gear malfunctioned. Delta spokeswoman Kate Modolo says the CRJ-200 Canadair commuter flight was on its way from Columbus, Ga., to Atlanta.

June 10th, 2009 HALIFAX - An American Airlines plane with 206 people on board made an emergency landing in Canada because of a fire in a toilet, a television channel reported. The Boeing 767-300 was flying from New York to Zurich Tuesday evening when smoke started to pour out of a toilet into the passenger cabin, CTV said.

June 1st, 2009 Continental flight makes emergency landing in OklaTULSA, Okla. — A spokeswoman for ExpressJet Airlines says a Continental Express jet with 53 people on board has made an emergency landing in Oklahoma.

May 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.