FedEx flight 3606 had to return and make an emergency landing at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, on December 22.
The plane took off for Indianapolis, Indiana, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Astana flight KC-857 had to return and make an emergency landing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Aktau, Kazakhstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, en route from Orlando to Chicago
Where: Louisville Kentucky
When: Mar 28 2011 3:00 pm
Who: 101 passengers 5 crew
Why: While en route, the cockpit began to fill with smoke. A pilot saw a problem with the windshield defroster wiring, and turned off the defroster.
The pilots diverted the flight to Louisville where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative Boeing flight to Chicago arriving two and a half hours later.
Lufthansa flight LH-1069 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nice, France, on January 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-441 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on October 19th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United Airlines flight 2068 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco due to a mechanical problem.
The Seattle-bound flight took off from San Francisco International Airport at about 1:30 p.m. on May 23. Shortly after it took off, a mechanical problem was discovered in the plane.
The Boeing 757 was then returned to San Francisco where it made an uneventful emergency landing at about 1:57 p.m.. No one was injured in the incident.
Another plane was arranged to take the passengers to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
A small plane crashed in Jacksonville, Alabama, on May 12th.
The Beech BE-35 plane was carrying two people when it went down in a wooded area off Whites Gap Road.
The pilot was injured and was taken to a hospital. His passenger Stefanie Fasselin, 27, who is believed to be his daughter, was killed.
