A small plane made an emergency landing in a parking lot in LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on November 26.
Authorities said the plane, that took off from the Reserve airport, had to land in emergency due to engine trouble.
The plane landed safely on Belle Terre Boulevard and both occupants, including the pilot and a passenger, remained unhurt.
A Coastguard plane made an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on November 26.
The plane was returning to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport from a reconnaissance duty when the pilot reported a faulty fan on the left wing and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. The pilot remained safe.
United Flight 2005 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport, California, on November 25.
The Airbus A320 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards after a geese hit its right engine, causing a significant damage.
The plane landed safely. All 114 passengers remained uninjured.
The aircraft was taken out of service while the passengers had to re-book the flights.
American Airlines flight AA-123 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on November 24.
The Boeing 767-300, flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Honolulu, Hawaii, had to divert in emergency due to an issue with its aileron.
The plane landed safely.
All 137 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Jazz flight QK-8833 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Canada, on November 21.
The Canadair CRJ-100, en-route from Moncton, Canada, to Montreal, Canada, had to divert due to smoke in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 22 people aboard remained unhurt.
Luxair flight LG-4605 made a hard safe landing at London City Airport, London, UK, on November 25.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400, flying from Luxembourg, had a panel missing from one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Aer Lingus flight EI-583 made a safe landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on November 20.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Malaga, Spain to Dublin was approaching the runway when the crew detected some problem with its brakes.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Ural Airlines flight U6-2768 made an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, Russia, on November 21.
The Airbus A321-200 was flying from Chisinau, Moldavia, when on final approach, the crew reported an unsafe gear and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron. All 112 people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in the backyard of a home Old Fountain Road in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 24.
The incident happened when the pilot of the Piper PA 28 plane was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Authorities said there were two people in the plane at the time of crash, including the pilot, in his middle 20s, from Duluth, and a teenage passenger from Johns Creek; both of them sustained non-life threatening injuries.
No one on the ground was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
A 1965 Mooney aircraft made an emergency landing at Tipton Airport, Maryland, on November 22.
The plane took off from Tipton Airport but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost power due to a mechanical fault. The pilot Paul Antoinette, 48, of Baltimore, was heading to Florida at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully in a grassy area near the runway. The pilot remained uninjured.
China Southern flight CZ-6483 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Qingdao, Shandong, China, on November 21.
The Airbus A321-200, flying from Shenyang, China, to Hangzhou, China, had to divert due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Southwest Airlines flight 5929 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kansas City International airport, Missouri, on November 22.
The plane was heading from Indianapolis to Los Angeles when the crew reported suspicious and unruly behavior of three passengers and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The disruptive trio were taken for questioning while K-9 police dogs thoroughly searched the aircraft.
Authorities said the search teams found nothing unusual and the flight resumed after a while. The three passengers were also booked on a later flight.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-178 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 22.
The Airbus A340-300 plane, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to Singapore, was diverted after one of its engines malfunctioned.
The plane landed safely in Vienna after dumping off extra fuel.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A private plane made an emergency landing at Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport in Maryland, on November 22.
Authorities said hydraulics failure forced the pilots of the Cambridge-bound plane to divert.
The plane landed safely. All four people, including two pilots and two passengers, remained unhurt.
Turkish Airlines flight TK2 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada, on November 21.
Authorities said the plane, flying from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 256 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
No explosive material was found in the plane.
Avianca airlines flight AV-929 returned and made an emergency landing in San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 19.
The Airbus A330-200 plane, heading to Lima, Peru, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remains safe.
Authorities said the aircraft was cleared to take off again after maintenance.
A FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on November 21.
The Boeing-777 cargo plane, en-route from Shanghai, China, to Memphis, Tennessee, was diverted after a fire alarm went off mid-air.
The plane landed safely. There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Upon landing, the inspection teams searched the plane and found the fire source in a container.
The incident is being investigated.
Canadian North airline flight 5T-1748 had to return and make an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on November 18.
The Boeing 737-300 took off for Fort McMurray, Alberta, but had to return shortly afterwards after its left engine ingested several birds.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. All 134 people aboard remained unhurt.
Southwest Airlines flight 206 had to make an emergency landing in Tallahassee, Florida, on November 20.
The plane was en-route from Atlanta to Tampa when it was diverted due to an electrical smell in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 143 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A helicopter made an emergency landing at Kirkwall airport in in Scotland, United Kingdom, on November 21.
Authorities said the helicopter requested an emergency landing after engine warning lights turned on.
The aircraft landed safely. There ere 14 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
A helicopter crashed into the Fox Glacier in New Zealand on November 21.
The authorities said the Eurocopter “Squirrel” helicopter, operated by Alpine Adventures, was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it went down.
Everyone aboard was killed in the crash. The deceased include the pilot Mitch Gameren, 28, of New Zealand, four British tourists, two Australians and a New Zealander.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
TAP Portugal flight TP-352 made an emergency return to Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Lisbon to London, had to return in emergency due to an unusual odour smelled mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed into Clear Lake in Orlando, Florida, on November 20.
The six-seater aircraft, carrying two people, took off from Orlando Executive Airport but crashed just fifteen minutes later into the lake located off Rio Grande Avenue.
Both occupants of the plane, including a man who appeared to be in his 50s and a teenage girl, were killed in the crash.
Authorities said the plane was en-route to Gainesville, Texas, at the time.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
Spirit Airlines Flight 596 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 19.
According to the airline, “the flight crew decided to return to the gate because of a security issue on board.” It is believed that two passengers were overheard mentioning ‘bomb’ about 20 minutes after the plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The plane landed uneventfully. The passengers who were heard talking about bomb were removed while the Bomb-sniffing dogs searched the aircraft.
Authorities confirmed that no explosive were found.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LLP8015 made an emergency landing at the Burgas airport, Bulgaria, on November 19.
The plane, heading from Warsaw, Poland, to Hurghada, Egypt, was diverted after a passenger said there was a bomb onboard.
The plane landed safely.
All 161 passengers remained unharmed.