Delta Airlines flight 1672 had to return and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on April 23.
The plane, carrying 174 passengers and 5 crew members, took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible fault in one of the two engines.
The plane landed safely and no one was harmed.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
What: NordStar Airlines Boeing 737-8K5 (WL)en route frm Sharm El Sheikh t Moscow
Where: Antalya Turkey
When: Jan 3, 2013
Who: no injuries
Why: The Nordstar Airlines flight was en route over the Mediterranean sea when the plane lost cabin pressure.
Pilots diverted the flight to Anatalya where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby at 12:22.
American Airlines flight AA-2023 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Des Moines International Airport, Polk County, Iowa, on March 18.
The Airbus A321-200, flying from Chicago, Illinois to Phoenix, Arizona, was mid-air above Iowa when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, causing it to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 196 people onboard remained unhurt.
The incident is under investigation.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-383 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed in Forsyth County, Georgia, on April 28th.
The plane was carrying three people when it went down along Highway 369 near Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle.
One person was killed in the crash. Two others were injured and were taken to a hospital.
EasyJet flight EZY1877 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in England, on February 17.
The plane took off from Manchester for Bilbao, Spain but had to turn back shortly afterwards due to smell of fumes in the cabin.
The plane made an uneventful emergency landing and no one aboard was harmed.
An airline spokesperson said, “The aircraft landed safely at Manchester and was met by the fire service in line with routine procedures…The safety and welfare of our passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority. The passengers disembarked the aircraft as normal and have been transferred to the terminal and are awaiting a replacement aircraft to Bilbao…We would like to apologise for any inconvenience experienced due to the delay.”
On May 31, 2013, a Transpac Aviation Academy Piper out of Deer Valley airport, and a Westwind School of Aeronautics Cessma were fifteen miles from the Deer Valley Airport when they collided.
Two people were aboard each flight, and there were no survivors.
The Cessna caught fire after impact.
Passengers names have not been released.
