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Three emergency landings for United Airlines aircraft during the weekend

Newark, USA - No consequences for passengers and crew members

Three United Airlines aircraft performed as many emergency landings during the weekend because of problems of different nature: fortunately none of the persons on board, among passengers and crew members, suffered any consequence. The first episode occurred on Saturday 18/08/2012, during the night: one tire of United Flight 96 leaving from Newark and bound to Berlin blew during the takeoff, possibly...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144541
Rome, Italy, 08/20/2012 10:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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