Skywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st.
The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Qatar Airways flight QR-1428 made an emergency landing in Djibouti, on July 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Doha, Qatar, was diverted after the crew noticed a technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-605 made an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 freighter plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, but the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The crew continued to Louisville where they requested the longest runway. The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Westjet Boeing 737-700 en route from Vancouver to Calgary
Where: Calgary
When: Mar 13th 2012
Who: 116 aboard
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence severe enough to convince the crew to adjust their route around it into Calgary.
A flight attendant who was seated during the turbulence was injured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-4147 encountered severe turbulence near New York, on September 19th.
The plane was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Nashville, Tennessee, when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued to Nashville and landed uneventfully.
Frontier flight 555 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6.
The A319 airbus, en-route from Denver, Colorado, to San Diego, California, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6176 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 26th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when the crew declared an emergency due to a rapid loss of fuel and a fire warning.
The plane landed safely. All 65 people aboard remained unharmed.
