Virgin Australia flight VA-1188 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, on February 21st.
The plane heading from Port Macquarie, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) flight AB-8882 made an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on February 21st.
The plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Florence, Italy, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-82 had to divert for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on February 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Berlin, Germany, to Doha, Qatar, was diverted after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Saratov Airlines plane overran the end of runway while landing in Ufa, Russia, on February 20th.
The incident happened when flight 6W-9548 flying from Novy Urengoy, Russia, was attempting to land during a snowstorm.
All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
Air Leisure flight AL-730 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18th.
The Airbus A340-200 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door open indication.
The plane landed back safely. All 265 people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1343 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico, on February 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. There were 185 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-306 had to reject take off from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on February 20th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was accelerating to take off for Fort Myers, Florida, when the crew rejected take off due to some issues.
All 150 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Spring Airlines flight 9C-8617 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Shenyang, China, on February 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Harbin, China, to Nagoya, Japan, was diverted after a smartphone and a power bank caught fire in the overhead locker.
The crew had cooled down the items before the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Eastern Airways flight BA-3287 had to reject take off from Isle of Man, on February 17th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for London City Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew rejected take off due to an engine failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-3079 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on February 18th.
The plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear. The plane landed back safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Maldivian Airlines plane struck its tail onto runway while landing in Kooddoo Island, Maldives, on February 18th.
The incident happened when the plane was performing flight Q2-160 from Kadhdhoo, Maldives.
The plane taxied to apron without further incident.
No injuries were reported.
A Piper PA-28 plane crashed in a residential area in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 19th.
The plane went down on Avenue E between 41st and 42nd streets, knocking out some power lines.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured and was taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey.
The cause of accident is being investigated.
An Indian Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a field in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, on February 19th.
The MI 8 helicopter was heading from Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Karnataka to Sulur Air Force Station, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, when the pilot decided to land in emergency due to a technical snag.
The chopper landed safely in a field near Koppa Gate of Bannerghatta, Bengaluru.
There were 6 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Centennial airport in Colorado, on February 18th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a parking lot at Belford Avenue and Peoria Street.
There were two people aboard at the time; one of them was taken to a hospital while the other one was treated at the scene.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed at Barrow County Airport in Winder, Georgia, on February 16th.
Barrow County Emergency Services Captain Scott Dakin said the airport employees spotted the wreckage while coming back after the lunch break. “When they came down the road they did see the plane in the wood line just along the road here… They called it in, upon our arrival we did have a small fire that was handled by our guys,” he said.
Two people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Shannon Ewing, and his nephew, Henry Ewing.
The accident is being investigated.
Air India flight 130 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16th.
The plane flying from London, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after a 63-year-old Portuguese passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. The passenger, identified as Agnelo Bareto, was rushed to a hospital.
Jet Airways flight 9W-118 was intercepted by two fighter planes due to loss of communication on February 16.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was heading from Mumbai, India, to London, England, when it lost communication with the ATC.
Two fighter jets intercepted the aircraft and subsequently, the communication was restored.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2575 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on February 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back after the crew reported an odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 146 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-4454 had to make an emergency landing at London City Airport, England, on February 17th.
The plane flying from Rotterdam, Netherlands, was descending toward London City Airport when the crew reported smell of smoke on-board and declared an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EgyptAir Express flight MS-392 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Luxor, Egypt, on February 17th.
The plane heading from Aswan to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after the crew noticed a crack in the windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 71 people aboard remained unharmed.
Laser Airlines flight QL-940 had to return and make an emergency landing in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 17th.
The plane took off for Maracaibo, Venezuela, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All 148 people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-848 had to return and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 16th.
The plane took off for Birmingham, England, but had to turn back after the crew reported vapor onboard.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 65 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1360 had to reject take off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 15th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Bogota, Colombia, when the crew rejected take-off due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-552 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on February 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 186 passengers and 17 crew members remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1476 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Tucuman, Argentina, on February 13th.
The plane flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, was on approach to Tucuman Airport, Argentina, when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 130 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.