Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Airlines flight 31


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The result was   delete.  Jamie ☆ S93  20:19, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

American Airlines flight 31

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This is a violation of WP:NOTNEWS. While major incidents like plane crashes are notable, I don't think a plane having a semi-minor mechanical problem and returning safely to the airport merits an encyclopedia article. Nick—Contact/Contribs 05:55, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, fails WP:NOT. Ironholds (talk) 06:19, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete WP, besides not being news, is not storage space for a list of minor incidents. Steve Dufour (talk) 06:46, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Everyone was OK and the plane was intact when it came back. There's no news here beyond the usual 'Airline Flight #1234 made an emergency landing and all are well' AP boilerplate copy, and thus no article.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 09:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Has no encyclopedic significance and fails WP:AIRCRASH (yes, it exists). - Mgm|(talk) 10:15, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Wow, you learn something new every day! Thanks, my nomination explanation could have been a LOT shorter :). --Nick—Contact/Contribs 23:39, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete not notable. MilborneOne (talk) 11:20, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete nothing happened, planes make emergency landings more often that people think and most of the time...nothing happens. Spikydan1 (talk) 13:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per above; Wikipedia is not a repository for every news item in existence, much less minor ones like this one. One (talk) 14:39, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Routine handling of an anomaly. That airliners take events like this seriously is by all means a good thing which contributes greatly to the excellent safety record aviation has, but an event like this does not have the wider impact on the aviation industry which would extend its significance beyond newsworthiness and justify an encyclopedia article. Sjakkalle (Check!)  10:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.