Another Emergency Landing at LAX

What: American Airlines Flight 1586 Boeing 737 en route from Los Angeles to Toronto at 11 a.m.
Where: LAX
When: Tuesday Aug 2 2008-12:51 p.m
Who: 130 passengers and five crew
Why: On takeoff, the pilot noticed a a blown tire and immediately requested to return. To burn off fuel, he had to circle the airport until his (safe) 12: 51 landing on the shredded tire.

Emergency Landing at Yellowknife

What: Canadian North flight 444 (Boeing 737 ) originated from Edmonton and stopping in Yellowknife en route to Norman Wells then Inuvik
Where: SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
When: August 26, 2008
Who: 76 passengers and 4 crew. Passengers included reporters on their way to Inuvik, NDP incumbent Dennis Bevington and Conservative candidate Brendan Bell.
Why:15 minutes after takeoff the pilot announced they were returning to the airport for personnel to take a look at the plane. The incident was a probable bird strike.

Alaska Airlines Better Safe Emergency Landing than Sorry

What: Alaska Airlines 737
Where: Sky Harbor Airport
When: Wednesday night
Who: 141 passengers, no injuries
Why: When the indicator light showed a possible fire in the Auxillary Power Unit--a small jet engine at the back of the plane--the pilot returned to the airport. An infrared detector indicated that there was no fire.

Ryanair Emergency Landing

What: Ryanair Boeing 737 FR9336 en route from Bristol, England, to Gerona, Spain
Where: Emergency landing at Limoges International Airport in western France
When: Evening of August 25 11.30pm Monday (0730 AEST Tuesday)
Who: French officials announced that 26 people have been hospitalized--168 passengers and 7 crew were on board. The airline said that 16 passengers together with five accompanying family members went to the hospital for ear problems.
Why: Inflight depressurisation incident (The flight lost 16,400 feet in five minutes. ) Passengers said "there was a loud sound as the cabin pressure dropped and a sudden drop in temperature and a rush of cold air” as the plane plummeted. Passengers complained that oxygen masks failed.