Emirates Airlines flight EK-407 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on July 14th.
The Airbus A380-800 en-route from Auckland, New Zealand was on approach to Melbourne’s runway when it was descended below the minimum assigned altitude, and climbed back after receiving instruction from the ATC.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
An investigation regarding the occurrence has been initiated.
A Rossiya Airlines Airbus A319-100 plane ran over a ground worker’s foot during push back at Gatwick Airport, England, on March 28th.
The incident happened when the flight FV-6620 was preparing to depart for Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The ground worker was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries.
The plane returned to the gate and was taken out of service.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight 641 had to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on December 20.
It is believed that the plane, flying from Washington, D.C., declared emergency due to a bird strike. According to American Airlines spokeswoman Leslie Scott, the plane reported a mechanical issue but was able to land safely in Los Angeles.
All 120 people aboard remained unhurt.
The Canadair CRJ-200, heading from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Denver was descending toward the runway when the crew reported a small crack in the windshield.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-5974/UA-5974 continued for a safe landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on March 21.
The plane landed safely.
All 54 people on board remained unhurt.
Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.
The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.
The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Mahan Air flight WS-4525 over ran the end of runway at Kharg Airport, Bushehr, Iran, on June 19.
The British Aerospace BAe-146-300 was flying from Ahwaz, Iran, at the time.
The plane received substantial damage.
No injuries were reported.
Ryanair flight FR-8011 had to abort takeoff at Dublin Airport, Republic of Ireland, on June 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 was accelerating to takeoff for Warsaw, Poland, when the crew reported they had a flight operations issue.
The plane resumed its flight 20 minutes later.
