Cathay Pacific flight CX289 had to make an emergency landing in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, on May 7.
The flight was heading from Hong Kong to Frankfurt when a Singaporean air steward Vincent Chee suffered a stroke. The plane was then diverted to Urumqi where it made a safe emergency landing.
Chee was rushed to hospital while the flight resumed with a 4 hour delay.
Authorities confirmed that Chee had died on May 12.
Eurowings flight EW-34 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on January 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On Jan 31, 2013, a Cessna R172K was en route from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (El Plumerillo International Airport, ) in Mendoza Argentina to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina when it suffered a loss of electrical power.
Pilot Rodolfo Smith made a safe emergency landing near Villa La Angostura.
Pilots made an emergency landing on Route 40 Rincon Chico Zone, The passengers had planned to visit Bariloche and fly on to Chile. Individuals from an Aeroclub and ANAC came to assist.
Repairs to the electrical system were made and the plane took off to complete its journey. The passengers were en route to a festival in Chile.
Atlas Air cargo flight 5Y-33 had to return and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on February 17.
The Boeing 747-800 plane took off for Buenos Aires, Argentina, but had to return shortly afterwards after tire debris was found on the departure runway.
The perimeter road around the airport was closed for traffic while the plane, carrying 6 crew members, landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A small plane crash-landed near the runway of Georgetown-Scott County Airport, Georgetown, Kentucky, on the night of August 1.
The the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane was attempting an emergency landing when it crash-landed. All 4 people aboard sustained injuries and were taken to hospitals.
The injured were identified as the pilot Mark Conrad and his pasengers Ron Absher, Aaron Conrad and Jonathan Absher.
The FAA is investigating.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-312 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong on August 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading to Beijing, China, had to turn back after it ran into severe turbulence that caused a windshield to crack.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on February 2nd.
The plane heading from from Riyadh to Jazan, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
