Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) flight AB-8883 made a safe landing at Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, on July 3rd.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin from Florence, Italy, was mid-air when the crew got information about tyre debris found on the runway after departure.
The plane landed safely after entering a hold.
No one was injured.
Inspection revealed that one of the plane tyres was deflated.
American Airlines flight 534 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Missouri, on February 9th.
Authorities said the plane heading from Columbus, Ohio, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted for a security check.
The plane landed safely. There were 113 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane was cleared after a thorough inspection and was able to depart for Phoenix.
Eurowings flight 117 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on January 15th.
The plane heading from Salalah, Oman, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. There were 299 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The authorities confirmed that no explosives were found upon inspection.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-1590 made an emergency landing in Rochester, Minnesota, on January 10th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from Memphis, Tennessee, when the crew declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
No evidence of fire or smoke was found upon inspection.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1303 had to reject takeoff at Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on June 5th.
The McDonnell Douglas- 88 was accelerating to takeoff for Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the tower informed the crew that they had burst a tyre.
The plane returned to the taxiway for inspection.
It was later reported that the aircraft had also ingested tyre debris into its engine.
A Malaysia Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Selangor, Malaysia, on May 18th.
The plane, heading to Singapore, had to return due to a bomb threat. Authorities said the airport’s reception received two phone calls saying there was a bomb on-board.
The plane landed safely. There were 30 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
No explosives were found upon inspection.
Safair flight FA-102 made an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 27th.
Emergency was declared after one of the tires of the Boeing 737-400 aircraft was damaged during take off from Cape Town, South Africa.
The plane performed a low approach for inspection of tires from the ground, before it landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jet2.com flight LS-362 had to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 24th.
The plane was flying from Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, when the crew received a fire indication and declared emergency.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
No evidence of fire or smoke was found upon inspection.
Air Arabia flight 185 made an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 17th.
The plane, en-route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Taif, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All 168 passengers remained unhurt.
No evidence of fire was found upon inspection.
Air China flight CA-4414 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kunming, China, on February 26th.
The plane took off for Chengdu, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported unusual noises coming from a cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The cargo hold was thoroughly inspected but no indication of any movement or noise was found.
The plane was cleared to depart again.
Allegiant Air Flight 872 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 12.
The plane took off from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, and was en-route to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, when the crew reported an electrical odor in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 153 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The plane was taken for inspection.
In the wake of Metrojet flight 9268 crash, the Egyptian government has hired a London-based consultancy firm for auditing its airport security.
The firm ‘Control Risks’ will start by inspecting the airports in Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh.
According to Egypt’s Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal, “All Egyptian airports apply international standards in airport security… The air transport industry globally is facing several challenges… Airport security has risen to the top of these challenges, especially with the upsurge of terrorism in different parts of the world.”
Control Risks’ chief executive for Middle East and North Africa Andreas Carleton-Smith said, “There will be a comprehensive assessment, and this supports extensive work already undertaken in recent months by Egyptian and international government experts…We will be starting work directly to take forward this critical initiative.”
United Parcel Service flight 213 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 25.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane, heading from Louisville, Kentucky to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the pilots noticed issues with one of its three engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. There were 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them was hurt.
The plane was taken for inspection.
An American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, on September 23.
The flight was heading from Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, when the crew noticed electrical odor in the cockpit and requested an emergency landing.
The Boeing 777 landed safely. There were 200 passengers and 14 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The plane was taken for inspection.