A Nature Air plane crashed in the mountains of Guanacaste in Costa Rica, on December 31st.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off for Juan Santamaria International Airport.
There were twelve people aboard at the time, including ten US citizens and two local crew members. All of them were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigation.
Cayman Airways flight KX-505 made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on December 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, was descending toward Grand Cayman when the crew requested emergency assistance due to an unidentified odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-6462 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on December 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Saint Petersburg, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of an open cabin door.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4475 made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, on December 29th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to indication of a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
ABX Air flight GB-3907 made an emergency landing in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 28th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane flying from Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, was descending toward Providence when the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4668 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 28th.
The plane heading from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane, carrying thirty-eight passengers and three crew members, landed uneventfully. One female passenger complained of ear pain and was taken to a hospital.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-619 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-16 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 27th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to turn back due to failure of a weather radar.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-66 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 27th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was descending toward Los Angeles when the crew received a low oil pressure indication for one of the engines.
The crew subsequently shut down the faulty engine and continued for a safe landing.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A US Air Force aerial refueling plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on December 27th.
The pilots requested a diversion after the Boeing KC-135R plane experienced technical issues.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Aer Lingus flight EI-145 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dublin, Ireland, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-two passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.
A Frontier Airlines flight attendant fell and sustained a shoulder injury during the approach to Miami, Florida, on December 27th.
The incident happened when the flight F9-1795 was coming from Islip, New York.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
KLM flight KL-1576 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 26th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Two Bangladesh Air Force training planes collided mid-air in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh, on December 27th.
Authorities said the Russian Yak 130 planes were being flown by four flight cadets.
All four pilots were able to eject safely.
The incident is being investigated.
Qatar Airways flight QR-59 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 26th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Doha, Qatar, was descending toward Munich when the crew requested emergency assistance due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-689 made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on December 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after electrical smoke was noticed in aft galley.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-one people aboard remained safe.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3594 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 25th.
The plane took off for Abilene, Texas, but had to turn back due to a possible technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed at Bartow Municipal Airport, Florida, on December 24th.
The incident happened immediately after the plane took off from the main runway, in dense fog.
There were five people aboard the plane; all of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot John Hugh Shannon, 70, his daughters, Olivia Shannon, 24, and Victoria Shannon Worthington, 26, Worthington’s husband, Peter Worthington, 27, and family friend Krista Clayton, 32.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-1422 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to Nis, Serbia, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.
ATA Airlines made an emergency landing in Sari, Iran, on December 24th.
The plane heading from Tabriz to Mashhad, Iran, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SunExpress flight XQ-171 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back due to a tail strike indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2847 had to return and make an emergency landing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 22nd.
The plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a landing gear problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A flight attendant fell out of a UTAir plane at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on December 23rd.
The incident happened when flight UT-351 was preparing to depart for Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The flight attendant fell unconscious and was rushed to a hospital.
UTAir flight UT-447 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Makhachkala, Russia, but had to turn back due to suspicion of fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Finnair flight AY-1366 made an emergency landing in Oslo, Norway, on December 22nd.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.