United Airlines Flight 3730 had to make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 22nd.
The plane, en-route from Jackson, Mississippi, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to issues with cockpit flight control system.
The plane landed safely. All 37 people aboard remained unharmed.
A military plane crashed in a field near Naval Station Ventura County in California, at around 5:15 p.m. on October 29.
The single-seat Hawker Hunter MK.58 aircraft crashed while it was preparing to land at the Naval Station, after returning from an offshore training exercise.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed at the spot. No one on the ground was injured.
The British-built plane is registered to Virginia based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., which provides flight training to the military.
The FAA and the NTSB are looking into the cause of accident.
Delta Flight 1703 had to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida, on May 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 737 was en-route from Tampa to Detroit when a “performance issue” in one of its two engines forced the pilot to turn around.
The plane landed uneventfully all 177 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline provided a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-241 had to make an emergency landing at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, on August 25th.
The plane had just departed for Fukuoka, Japan, when the crew decided to turn back due to failure of one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-300 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 11th.
The plane took off for Islamabad, Pakistan, but had to turn back after the crew reported issues with cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Sky Gates Airlines flight U3-9868 made an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on November 5th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Novosibirsk, Russia, to Maastricht, Netherlands, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-3918 made an emergency landing in Trapani, Italy, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from London Stansted Airport, England, to Palermo, Italy, was diverted after the first officer became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was rushed to a hospital.
