American Airlines flight AA-106 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Phoenix, Arizona, was on approach to JFK Airport when the crew declared an emergency due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle DY-4321 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, n July 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Stockholm, Sweden, to Nice, France, had to divert due to to smoke emitting from its forward galley.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Ryanair flight FR-1452 had to reject taking off at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on June 22.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Brussels, Belgium, had to abort the takeoff due to technical problem.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Ellinair flight EL-904 had to return and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that the nose gear could not be fully retracted.
The plane landed safely. There were 147 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-219 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on April 22nd.
The plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
A 1964 Piper PA-12 plane crashed during takeoff from the runway 7/25 of Merrill Field Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, at about 8:24 a.m. on July 2.
The pilot identified as Charles Hancock, 61, died in the crash. The NTSB investigator Cathy Gagne confirmed that he was the only person aboard the aircraft and had made contact with the Merrill Field tower before the plane crashed.
The police and Anchorage fire department responded to the scene.
According to eye witnesses, the plane was airborne before it crashed nose-down.
All runways at the airport were closed following the crash. They were later re-opened after removing the plane by 11 a.m.
Hancock was the owner and operator of a urethane insulation contractor, AIC Foam and Coatings.
Air Cargo Carriers flight 2Q-1260 crashed into the trees left to the runway of Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, on May 5th.
The Short SD-330 flying on behalf of UPS went down the hill after hitting the trees.
All 2 crew members aboard lost their lives in the crash.
The incident is under investigation.
