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# Landing

This year
2023
Light aircraft makes emergency landing on English motorway
Emergency services were on the scene and Gloucestershire Constabulary said no-one was injured.
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Aug 11th 2023, 8:47 AM
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British Airways flight to London diverts to Dublin Airport with medical emergency
The nature of the medical emergency is unknown.
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May 16th 2017, 8:54 AM
16 people taken to hospital after flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport confirmed that United Airlines flight UA-880 from Houston to Heathrow diverted to Shannon Airport “with a medical situation”.
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Aug 31st 2016, 10:56 AM
CityJet flight to Dublin forced to make emergency landing due to engine trouble
The flight from London to Dublin was forced to divert to London Stansted.
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Jun 28th 2016, 11:25 AM
Ryanair passenger awarded €19k for 'heavy landing' whiplash injuries
27-year-old Rose Collins said she was thrown forward, her head hitting the seat in front of her.
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Feb 25th 2016, 3:04 PM
Google's internet-balloon test flight goes awry as one crashes in tea field
The balloon is part of Google’s efforts to bring internet connectivity to remote regions.
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Feb 18th 2016, 5:01 PM
Air Canada turbulence leaves 21 in hospital after 'flight from hell'
A spokesperson for the airline described it as a “very unsettling experience” for the passengers.
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Dec 31st 2015, 9:33 AM
Terrifying video shows landing aborted at the last minute
The plane was seen attempting the landing in Cork Airport yesterday.
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Nov 19th 2015, 6:30 PM
Aer Lingus plane makes touch-and-go landing due to dangerous wind conditions
The plane landed successfully on its second attempt.
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Aug 21st 2015, 10:57 AM
Passenger rushed to hospital after Air Canada jet in medical diversion to Shannon
The plane touched down at 11.20am.
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Jun 13th 2015, 1:18 PM
Flight makes emergency landing at Belfast City Airport
Ten fire engines attended the scene.
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Dec 30th 2014, 7:24 PM
Occupants of plane that caught fire "got a taxi on to Limerick"
Four people escaped unharmed after their light aircraft came down near Portumna on Christmas Eve.
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Dec 27th 2014, 3:20 PM
Plane makes emergency landing in Belfast after engine catches fire
No passengers were injured.
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Dec 17th 2014, 7:26 AM
Amazing cockpit video from a plane landing in thick fog at Dublin Airport
Remember the fog last week? This is pretty incredible.
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Nov 23rd 2014, 10:28 AM
Reports of smoke in the cockpit forces flight to divert to Dublin Airport
The United Airlines flight landed safely at 6.15pm.
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Nov 6th 2014, 6:50 PM
Small plane crashes at Kansas airport during take off
One person is reported to be in a critical condition.
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Oct 30th 2014, 3:48 PM
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Dublin
The flight, which was headed to Washington from Manchester, landed safely with 155 passengers on board.
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Jun 1st 2014, 8:00 PM
Passenger dies on New York flight diverted to Shannon
The Alitalia flight was diverted yesterday afternoon due to passenger illness.
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Apr 30th 2014, 2:21 PM
Two killed after Seattle news helicopter crashes into cars
The incident happened as the helicopter was coming into land on a rooftop.
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Mar 18th 2014, 10:50 PM
Watch: Failsafe tech keeps drone flying even when damaged
A new failsafe technology allows a drone to recover and stay in the air after a malfunction or motor failure.
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Dec 9th 2013, 7:30 PM
Armed US plane landed at Shannon 'in error'
Shannonwatch said it is difficult to believe that a breach of this kind was an administrative error.
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Oct 18th 2013, 8:59 AM
Aer Lingus regional flight bursts tyre after landing in Cardiff
There were no injuries and the plane stopped safely, but a runway at Cardiff Airport was closed for some time.
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Oct 11th 2013, 6:04 PM
FAA panel advises lifting ban on use of gadgets during take-off and landing
The panel said a ban should remain on browsing the Internet and sending or receiving texts and emails while the plane is flying below 10,000 feet.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 12:44 PM
“Mechanical issue” forces UA flight to make Dublin emergency landing
The United Airlines flight was on its way to Washington from London Heathrow.
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Aug 14th 2013, 6:16 PM
Two US military planes landed at Shannon in one day last month
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that the aircraft contained no arms, ammunition or intelligence gathering equipment.
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Jul 15th 2013, 7:28 PM
UPDATED: Aer Lingus flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport
The flight turned back after people reported smelling smoke in the cabin.
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Jan 16th 2013, 3:18 PM
BA flight makes precautionary landing at Shannon Airport
The Boeing 777 jet made an unscheduled precautionary landing at Shannon after detecting smoke in the cabin.
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Dec 2nd 2012, 11:12 AM
VIDEO: The happiest group of NASA employees you'll see today
Mars Landing! Whoo!
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Aug 6th 2012, 10:03 AM
VIDEO: Ireland's Black Knights dive onto Bray beach
Nice landing.
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Jul 23rd 2012, 11:15 AM
NASA refines Mars landing – but brings it closer to dangerous landing zone
‘Curiosity’ is set to land on the red plant in early August.
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Jun 12th 2012, 2:30 PM
Woman, 80, lands plane after pilot husband suffers fatal heart attack
Helen Collins, 80, landed the plane on one engine in Wisconsin after her husband died from a sudden heart attack while flying.
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Apr 4th 2012, 9:07 AM
Watch: The airport only eight pilots in the world are allowed fly to
The approach to Bhutan’s Paro Airport is so dangerous planes are not allowed to fly in after dark. Here’s how it’s done…
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Jan 1st 2012, 7:10 PM
Sicilian airport remains closed after jet lands off runway
Thirty passengers injured after plane lands on tarmac during heavy rain.
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Sep 25th 2010, 3:44 PM