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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 2009 |
| Time: | c. 6:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-ALY |
| MSN: | 28480/750 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 184 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Luqa (MLA) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
| FCO | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The flight ET-710 declared emergency reporting an engine failure and diverted to Luqa (Malta) for a safe landing.
Sources:
http://avherald.com/h?article=41332889&opt=0
http://www.maltaspotting.com/
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090111/local/ethiopian-b757-makes-emergency-landing
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 October 2009 | ET-ALY | Ethiopian Airlines | 0 | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) |  |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2009 10:35 | Certosino | Added |
| 11-Jan-2009 23:57 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Jan-2009 02:34 | harro | Updated |
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