Belavia Belarusian Airlines flight B2-945 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for St. Petersburg, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small privately-owned helicopter crashed in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on November 20.
Authorities said the helicopter crashed after it departed from Seliport airfield, Moscow, with 5 people aboard.
Rescue teams spotted the wreckage at 20: 10 Moscow time.
All 5 people were killed in the crash. The deceased include the pilot’s daughter and spouse.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
Blue Air flight 0B-405 was intercepted by two Hungarian fighter jets on May 31st.
The Boeing 737-500 plane heading from Constanta, Romania, to Paris-Beauvais Airport, France, was intercepted after it lost contact with ATC in the Hungarian air space.
The communication was subsequently restored and the plane continued for a safe landing in France.
Air Berlin flight AB-8766 made an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on June 25th.
The plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, was on final approach to Venice when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and went around to work the checklists.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5753 made a hard landing at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco, on October 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on final approach to Marrakesh when the crew aborted the approach due to gusting winds.
The plane subsequently positioned for another approach but touched down hard.
No injuries were reported.
British Airways flight BA-199 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-seven passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.
