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Friday, May 03, 2013  The pilot said he "hit a wall of frozen precipitation," which caused icing to occur quickly on the aircraft.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  In the past week, rows of seats have come loose on three separate flights, two of which made emergency landings.

Saturday, July 28, 2012  Engine troubles forced a charter flight carrying more than 100 military personnel headed to Indianapolis from Fort Hood, Texas, to make an unplanned landing in St. Louis.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  A JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, and a federal judge ordered him sent to a mental health facility for further examination.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  'Things just don't matter': Friends, fellow pilots baffled by JetBlue captain's unraveling

Monday, December 26, 2011  The American Airline MD-80 returned to Lambert shortly after taking off around 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening.

Monday, February 21, 2011  Engine failure forces Delta flight to make emergency landing at Fla. airport after takeoff

Monday, November 08, 2010  An AirTran Airways flight carrying 65 people from New Orleans to Milwaukee had to make an emergency landing in Tennessee when smoke and an odor was reported onboard.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  Qantas superjumbo makes emergency landing in Singapore in first major incident for A380

Monday, June 21, 2010  A smoky smell aboard a jetliner forced passengers to evacuate using emergency chutes following a safe, scheduled landing at Kansas City International Airport.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  Bird-plane strikes may exceed 10,000 for first time in 2009; planes damaged, destroyed

Monday, January 11, 2010  Union praises pilots who brought plane down on belly at Newark after landing gear problem