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Monday, May 20, 2013  United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Providence made an unscheduled stop in South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Boeing's troubles with its newest airplane got worse after an emergency landing prompted Japan's two biggest airlines to ground all their 787s for safety checks.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing's 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed.

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

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, January 09, 2012  Authorities say a medical helicopter taking a patient to a Charleston hospital had to make an emergency landing after the patient fought with the crew and tried to leap from the aircraft.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  Officials say an AirTran Airways flight bound from Charlotte, N.C., to Atlanta made an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport after one of the plane's engines failed.  Airport spokeswoman Rosylin Weston says AirTran flight 311suffered an engine failure around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  A plane traveling from New York to South Carolina made an emergency landing in the state after a pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

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