Daallo Airlines flight D3159 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A321 plane took off for Djibouti, but had to return shortly afterwards after an explosion sparked fire and blew a hole in the fuselage.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 74 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; two of them sustained minor injuries.
The incident is under investigation.
A small plane crashed near Meriden Markham Municipal Airport in Wallingford, Connecticut, on April 24th.
Authorities said that Joseph Tomanelli, 56, and his son Daniel Tomanelli, 21, were practicing takeoffs and landings when the plane went down.
Joseph Tomanelli was killed in the crash while his son was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
Etihad Airways flight EY-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-600, heading from Paris, France, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
SpiceJet flight SG-32 made an emergency landing in Varanasi, India, on January 6th.
The Boeing 737-8 MAX plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Delhi, India, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-people aboard remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-195 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on April 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, was descending toward Austin when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 (Alaska Airlines) en route from Seattle Bellingham
Where: Bellingham
When: Aug 16th 2009 11:50PM PDT (arrival)
Who: 76 passengers and 4 crew
Why: There were no reported problems during the 32 minute flight; however, while landing at Bellingham, the plane overran the runway. No injuries were reported and the plane was towed to the terminal after a delay of 6-8 hours.
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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
Where: Paris
When: Sep 1 2010
Why: After flying about an hour out of Paris, the plane developed an unspecified technical malfunction and had to return to Charles de Gaulle airport where it made a safe landing. Passengers were routed to an alternative flight the next day, (inconveniencing also the return passengers in Bogota.)
