PRINCE 901

Egypt B738 at Alexandria experienced engine failure   An Egypt Air Boeing 737-800, registration SU-GCM performing positioning flight MS-4413 from Alexandria (Egypt) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was climbing through FL170 out of Alexandria when the crew stopped the climb, initiated a descent and entered a hold due to an engine (CFM56) failure.  The aircraft subsequently returned to Alexandria for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration SU-GED positioned from Cairo (Egypt) to Jeddah to pick up the 140 Umrah pilgrim waiting for their flight back home. The airline reported the occurrence aircraft suffered a technical malfunction. A replacement aircraft was dispatched from Cairo to pick up the 140 pilgrim waiting for their flight home. The occurrence aircraft was able to position to Cairo about 14 hours after landing back in Alexandria. Detailed flight information: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/MSR4413

Jetblue A321-200N over the Atlantic had a computer problem  A Jetblue Airbus A321-200N, registration N4048J performing flight B6-842 from Dublin (Ireland) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean about 230nm westnorthwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to return to Dublin.  The aircraft landed safely on Dublin's runway 28L about 110 minutes after departure. The airline reported the crew decided to return due to a problem with an onboard computer. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. Detailed flight information: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU842/history/20240410/0955Z/EIDW/KJFK

United B764 at Newark faced some hydraulic problem A United Boeing 767-400, registration N78060 performing flight UA-963 from Berlin (Germany) to Newark,NJ (USA), was on approach to Newark when the crew reported a hydraulic problem.  The aircraft went around, positioned for another approach and landed safely on runway 04L. The FAA reported: "United Airlines Flight 963 landed safely at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey around 12:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 26, after the crew reported a possible hydraulic issue.  The Boeing 767 was traveling from Berlin, Germany. The FAA will investigate." Detailed flight information: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL963 

A  Cessna 172S Skyhawk on approach suffered s ubstantial damage as it crashed near Auburn University's Regional Airport.  It is reported that the  aircraft's registration number to be  N863AU  and the lone training  pilot to have suffered minor injuries

Southwest B738 at Fort Lauderdale had an engine shut down in flight A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8578Q performing flight WN-1575 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Houston Hobby,TX (USA) with 184 people on board, was climbing out of Fort Lauderdale's runway 10L when the crew reported a right hand engine (CFM56) failure, the crew stopped the climb at about 4000 feet and decided to return to Fort Lauderdale.  The aircraft returned to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing on runway 10L about 16 minutes after departure. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped for an inspection by emergency services before continuing to the apron. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8527Q reached Houston with a delay of about 5:15 hours. Flight details: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1575/history/20240322/2310Z/KFLL/KHOU

An Aegean A321N at Athens was hit by birds An Aegean Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration SX-NAL performing flight A3-606 from Athens (Greece) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was departing Athen's runway 03R when a bird impacted the aircraft.  The crew stopped the climb at FL170 and returned to Athens for a safe landing on runway 03L about 22 minutes after departure. A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration SX-DNG reached Gatwick with a delay of about 90 minutes. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 13 hours after landing back. Detailed flight information: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SXNAL