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Emergency Procedures

Technical Issues Emergency Landings Engine Failure Passenger Safety Security Threats Bird Strike Incident Management Evacuations Bomb Threats Weather-related Incidents

Delta JFK–SFO Flight Diverts to Columbus After Passenger Goes Into Labor

Crew coordination with air traffic control brought the jet to Columbus for a rapid handoff to medical responders.

United Flight 108 Issues Mayday Over Engine Failure, Lands Safely at Dulles

United Airlines 787-8 Remains Grounded at Dulles After In-Flight Engine Failure

KLM Flight Diverts to Hamburg After Engine Smoke Detection

Qantas Regional Flight Returns to Mildura After Technical Fault

IndiGo Flights Diverted and Turned Back Over Technical Faults

IndiGo Flights Return Safely After False Alarm and Bird Strike

EasyJet Diverts Flights Over Passenger Medical Emergency and Bird Strike

Shandong Airlines Flight Diverts to Nanjing After Engine Malfunction

IndiGo Kochi-Delhi Flight Diverts to Nagpur After Bomb Threat

Delta Flight 694 Diverts to Minneapolis After Onboard Dog Falls Ill

Blue Islands Flight Returns Safely After Engine Alert; AAIB Ends Inquiry

EasyJet Flight Makes Emergency Return to Malpensa After False Smoke Alarm

Qantas Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sydney Due to Smoke in Cockpit

False Hijack Alert Triggers Emergency Response on Air India Flight AI 2957

Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights from Mumbai, Causing Major Delays

Air India Express Flight Lands Safely After Mid-Air Hydraulic Failure

False Bomb Threat Forces Emergency Landing of Vistara Flight in Turkey

FAA Investigates Near-Crash of Southwest 737 Max Over Pacific