Yesterday, an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after taking off from Dallas-Forth Worth Airport, originally destined for Seattle. What happened next caused a bit of a stir on the ground. According to the CBS local affiliate in the Dallas-Forth worth area, people across North Texas began …
Read More »Are Emergency Landings Due to Drunk, Belligerent Passengers the Crew’s Fault?
Another emergency landing due to a drunk passenger is in the news. This time, on a flight from London to Riga. He didn’t start a fight, but he was drunk and belligerent enough to cause an emergency landing in Poland. From the Daily Mail: A drunk and aggressive passenger on …
Read More »Captain Pulled Out of Plane After Windscreen Separates and Survives the 22 Minute Landing
I was joking around and trolling myself on Twitter–mostly because I’ve been home sick all day and the cabin fever is really setting in. So I posted this in response to a (maybe not the best) title of mine. Inside. #savedyouaclick https://t.co/i9zbY9p1BO — Jeanne (@Jeanne23) June 21, 2016 Where Is the …
Read More »80-Year Old Woman Lands Plane After Husband Dies Mid-flight
An 80-year old woman landed a plane after her husband suffered a fatal heart attack–while the plane was low on gas and with no flying experience. Â I came across the audio last night and was transfixed the entire time. Here’s the harrowing audio (it’s long, but wow, is it tense): …
Read More »United Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Cabin Loses Pressure
A Denver-Bound plane had to make an emergency landing in Missouri after the cabin lost pressure. Three of the passengers were treated in the hospital afterwards, but there were no serious injuries reported. We’re always told what to do when a cabin loses pressure, but what does it mean when a …
Read More »Plane Emergency Lands in Wawa’s Parking Lot
I’ve always been a fan of Wawa over Sheetz, and I bet this pilot is a fan now after he safely landed his plane right in the parking lot of one: According to NBC Washington, the pilot forgot to refuel, realized his mistake, but couldn’t land on the runway in …
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