United Airlines flight UA-3548 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 22nd.
The plane heading from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Newark, New Jersey was diverted after it encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane landed safely.
Delta Airlines flight 4916 had to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, around 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.
The flight en route from Westchester, NY to Atlanta, GA, took off at about 6am on May 20. Shortly after take-off, the crew discovered a problem in one of its engines.
The Canadair CRJ-700 with 58 passengers diverted towards the Dulles International Airport where it made an uneventful emergency landing.
The plane is being examined by the maintenance crews.
NCAA engineers were studying the plane
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has held a closed door meeting with the management of IRS Airlines over the incident.
Transavia flight HV-163 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on May 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted after eight passengers became sick.
The plane landed safely. Two of the sick passengers were taken to hospitals while the other six were treated at the airport.
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What: Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 en route from Philadelphia to Frankfurt/Main
Where: Boston
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 196 aboard
Why: While en route, the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Boston where they made a safe landing. After several hours in Boston, the flight resumed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-621 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Auckland to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after it suffered a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Another Air New Zealand flight had also suffered a lightning strike around the same time. See: Air New Zealand Flight Diverts to Christchurch After Lightning Strike
A small plane crashed in Barren County, Kentucky, on November 12th.
The incident happened when the Piper PA-32 plane was en-route to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, in Somerset, Kentucky.
Four people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Kyle P. Stewart, 41, Quinton D. Whitaker, 40, Scott T. Foster, 41, and his son Noah Foster, 15.
The incident is being investigated.
