NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Three Delta Air Lines jets made emergencies landings this weekend despite a tougher maintenance program to address engine problems, airline officials said.
The three incidents included two planes on international routes. All ended with safely with no injuries, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Delta and federal safety officials are investigating the incidents.
The incidents included a New York-to-Moscow-bound Delta Boeing 767 with more than 200 people on board, which returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday after losing thrust from its left engine shortly after takeoff.
Also on Sunday, pilots of a Boeing 767 traveling from Atlanta to Los Angeles declared an emergency after reporting an engine problem and returned to Atlanta, federal officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident, said the plane scraped its tail during the landing.
On Saturday, a Delta Boeing 757 with more than 160 people on aboard had to land in Shannon, Ireland, after an engine problem developed while the plane crossing the Atlantic from Philadelphia. A Delta spokesman said preliminary indications are that a compressor stalled.
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