Jetblue flight B6-404 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on August 1.
The plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that one of the engines was emitting loud noise.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Copa Airlines flight CM-156 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 18th.
The plane heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Panama City, Panama, was diverted due to the autopilot failure.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2594 made a safe emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air when it initiated a rapid descent due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
According to the FAA, 15 passengers and 1 crew member sustained injuries.
Ryanair flight FR6695 made an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, on May 17.
The plane was en-route from Edinburgh to Malta when it had to divert due to a medical emergency on-board.
According to an airline statement, “This flight from Edinburgh to Malta (17 May) diverted to London Stansted after a customer became ill on board… The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer was met by an ambulance upon arrival, before the aircraft departed to Malta…Ryanair apologised to all customers affected by this short delay.”
American Airlines flight AA-692 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 21st.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to turn back due to an EGT issue.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-five passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
A private, single-engine plane made an emergency landing at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas, on January 3.
The incident happened when a Southeast Texas family was returning home from vacation in Colorado. Airport authorities said the pilot sought permission for emergency landing after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed on its belly. Everyone aboard, including 2 adults and a child, remained unharmed.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY to Accra
Where: over the Atlantic
When: Oct 29 2010
Why: While en route 300 miles out of New York, the plane developed an internal leak in the right engine, and smoke collected in the cabin.
The pilot descended to a lower altitude and made a safe landing at JFK with rescue services on standby. Passengers did not disembark for nearly two hours.
Maintenance determined that the oil leak or smoke from an oil leak got into the air conditioning.
