Air China flight CA1336 had to make an emergency landing at Chongqing Airport in China, on February 25.
The flight, heading from Nanning to Beijing, had to land in emergency, after a female passenger claimed there was a bomb in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unharmed. A SWAT team thoroughly searched the plane but no explosive device was found.
The woman was taken for questioning.
On Dec 17, 2012, an Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400 en route to Gloucestershire did a visual flyby over Gloucestershire Airport before it skidded on landing.
The registered owner of the plane is CORRADO RUSALEN, HARDWICK ABERGAVENNY.
A wheel collapsed (or failed to extend) and the plane collapsed in grass off the runway.
Great Western Ambulance Service paramedics were on standby but there were no injuries.
Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI-684 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines, on October 21.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, had to return after its left engine failed. The crew had to shut the engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 152 passengers aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3313 made a safe landing after suffering a bird strike near St. Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri, on November 4th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was on final approach when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EgyptAir flight MS-748 had to return and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on March 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cairo, Egypt, but had to turn back due to a technical issue with the equipment used in meal preparation.
The plane landed back safely. All 103 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Lanzarote Spain to London
Where: Porto
When: Jun 2nd 2011
Why: The flight was east of porto when the pilot saw an indication of engine problems (technical malfunction.) The pilot diverted to Porto and made a safe landing at Porto.
Passengers disembarked normally on the apron, without emergency slides.
Media reported smoke although Ryanair said there was no smoke.
A replacement jet was provided.
A flight attendant fell out of a XiamenAir plane at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, China, on November 10th.
The incident happened shortly after the flight MF-8253 from Fuzhou landed in Zhengzhou.
The flight attendant suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital.
