Virgin Atlantic flight VS-44 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew decided to turn back due to a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 359 people aboard at the time; all of the remained unhurt.
EasyJet flight U2-7925 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 7th.
The plane took off for Nice, France, but had to turn back after loss of oil pressure prompted the crew to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Uzbekistan Airways flight HY-636 had to return and make an emergency landing in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Fergana, Uzbekistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Fishtail Air helicopter crashed at Bhatine Danda in Nuwakot district of Nepal, on August 8th.
The helicopter went down while it was transporting a five-year-old girl to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
There were seven people aboard at the time, including the baby and her family members; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Air Algerie flight AH-1020 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Algiers International Airport, Algiers, Algeria, on August 6th.
The Boeing 737-600 en-route to Marseille, France, had to return shortly after the crew detected a contaminated fuel filter, reporting they had to shut down its engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 97 people onboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-654 made a safe emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Bangkok, Thailand, was about to land when the crew reported a gear lock up indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 285 people aboard remained unharmed.