American Airlines flight AA-5710 had to return and make an emergency landing in Peoria, Illinois, on January 6th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back due to an electronic problem.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC017 had to return and make an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on March 25th.
The plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 213 passengers aboard remained safe.
AirAsia India flight I5-1629 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on September 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amritsar to Bangalore, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-493 made an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 20th.
The plane took off for Saidpur, Bangladesh, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at the Crete Municipal Airport, Nebraska, on November 25.
According to Saline County Emergency Management officials, the plane, heading from Crete to Salina, Kansas, was forced to turn back and land in emergency due to a landing gear malfunction.
The plane landed uneventfully.
There were 2 people aboard including the pilot Mitch Edwards. Both of them remained unharmed.
The FAA is investigating.
A twin engine plane, registered to Key Lime Air, crash landed near Roads 10 and 71 in Sherman County, Kansas, on the morning of January 21.
The plane, carrying UPS cargo, experienced engine troubles and was trying to make it to the Goodland Municipal Airport when it crash landed.
Key Lime Air confirmed the incident saying, “Key Lime Air received confirmation that one of our twin engine cargo aircraft experienced an unexpected engine anomaly in flight. The flight was operated with a single pilot and no passengers. The aircraft landed safely at an off-airport location close to Goodland, KS, without incident. There are no injuries to the pilot. Key Lime Air will be conducting a thorough examination of the aircraft in order to determine the cause of the anomaly.”
United Airlines flight UA-880 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Houston, Texas, to London, England, encountered severe turbulence over Atlantic Ocean, prompting the crew to divert.
At least 12 passengers and 2 crew members suffered minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The passengers were later accommodated in a replacement plane.
