Blue Air flight 0B-405 was intercepted by two Hungarian fighter jets on May 31st.
The Boeing 737-500 plane heading from Constanta, Romania, to Paris-Beauvais Airport, France, was intercepted after it lost contact with ATC in the Hungarian air space.
The communication was subsequently restored and the plane continued for a safe landing in France.
Flybe flight BE-292 made a safe landing at Manchester Airport, England, UK, on May 26th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying from Edinburgh, Scotland, was about to reach when the crew had to shut one of its engines down.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A Hawaii-bound American Airlines plane was escorted by two fighter jets on May 19th.
American Airlines flight 31 was heading from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, when a passenger tried to break into the cockpit. The crew reported the disturbance, which prompted the Pacific Command to dispatch a pair of fighter jets for escort.
The passenger, identified as Turkish national Anil Uskanil, 25, was restrained and subdued before the plane landed in Honolulu.
“The aircraft is currently on the ground, and the individual who disrupted the flight has been detained,” the Department of Homeland Security said.
CargoLogicAir flight CLU-473 dropped a flap track fairing near Munich, Germany, on May 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on approach to Munich when a flap track fairing from the right wing fell off.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The fairing part was later recovered by the local police.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-443 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes near Catumbela, Angola, on May 14th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Luanda, Angola, was on approach to Catumbela when it sustained multiple bird strikes to one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-164 made a safe emergency landing at Trondheim Airport, Værnes, Norway, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Bergen, Norway, was about to reach when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air India flight AI-849 made a safe emergency landing at Pune Airport, Maharashtra, India, on May 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Delhi, India, had landed safely but it over-ran the end of runway.
The passengers were evacuated via slides.
All 152 people aboard remained safe.
Air Nelson flight NZ-8242 made a safe landing at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on May 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-300 flying from Palmerston North was about to reach when it had to enter a hold due to unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 30 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight Dl-964 made a safe emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Romulus, Michigan, May 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from New York was about to land when it had to go-around due to loss of nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely.
All 66 people aboard remained safe.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-4966 made a safe emergency landing at Aeroporto de Uberlândia – Tenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato, Brazil, on May 9th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was about to reach the destination when crew noticed smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight AA-2594 made a safe emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air when it initiated a rapid descent due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
According to the FAA, 15 passengers and 1 crew member sustained injuries.
Emirates flight EK-570 made a safe emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on May 8th.
The Boeing 777-300 flying from Dubai, UAE, was about to reach when its left engine was hit by a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-726 made a safe landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Jakarta, Indonesia, had just landed when its both left side tyres burst.
The plane landed safely.
Passengers were disembarked onto the runway through mobile stairs.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-112 made a hard landing at Francisco Carle Airport, Jauja, Peru, on May 1st.
The Boeing 737-500 flying from Lima, Peru, had just landed when its left main tyre burst.
All 90 passengers aboard remained safe.
The tyre was replaced immediately.
TAROM flight RO-415 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on May 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Bucharest Otopeni, Romania was about to land when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 120 passengers remained unhurt.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-530 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Houston, Texas, was on final approach to Kansas City when the crew reported a flaps problem and went around to work related checklists.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All 58 people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.
The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”
The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-270 encountered severe turbulence near Bangkok, Thailand, on May 1st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Moscow, Russia, was descending toward Bangkok when it hit clear air turbulence that injured 25 passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospitals.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Florida, on April 28th.
The plane was flying from Belize to Tampa, Florida, when the pilot declared an emergency reporting that the left main gear wheel was missing.
The plane landed safely. Chief Operating Officer of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Mark Stuckey, said, “Luckily when it did land, the aircraft did not catch fire, there were sparks but it safely skidded into the grass.”
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Endeavor Air flight 9E-3682 made an emergency landing in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 28th.
The plane flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was on approach to Green Bay when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. There were 48 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1600 was hit by turbulence near Los Angeles, California, on April 25th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, was descending toward Los Angeles when it encountered severe turbulence that injured one passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
ANA Wings flight NH-1822 had to make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on April 25th.
The plane flying from Matsuyama, Japan, was descending toward Nagoya when the crew entered a hold reporting a hydraulic failure.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron.
There were 57 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-401 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Kolkata, India, on April 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Delhi, India, was on approach to Kolkata when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 254 people aboard remained unharmed.
Insel Air flight 7I-304 rejected take-off at Flamingo/ Bonaire International Airport, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands, on April 22nd.
The Fokker 50 had to reject taking-off due to a computer error.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Canada flight AC-864 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, Longford, England, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Montreal, Canada, had an uneventful flight due to a missing outboard main wheel.
The plane landed safely.
All 294 people aboard remained unhurt.