All Nippon Airways flight NH-558 made an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on June 30th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Hakodate, Japan, was on approach to Haneda Airport when the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All two hundred and eighty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
FedEx Federal Express flight FX-684 had to return and make an emergency landing in Rochester, New York, on October 21st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Memphis, Tennessee, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected flaps issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained safe.
What: Air India Boeing 747 en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Where: NSC Bose International Airport
When: 10:45 pm
Who: 400 aboard
Why: The flight was en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia when a fire alarm went off, due, apparently, to a technical issue.
The pilots made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International Airport. No injuries were reported.
Flybe flight BE-1265 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on February 7th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Luxembourg was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ7 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Darwin International Airport, Australia, on December 21.
The plane, en-route from Melbourne, Australia, to Singapore, experienced a brief period of turbulence after which, the pilot “identified a technical fault with one of the instruments on the flight deck and opted to divert to Darwin as a precaution,” an airline spokesperson said.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
A Swiss European Airlines flight LX-487 had to make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, after one of its engines caught fire.
The plane was en route from London City to Basel on the night of Sunday April 27. During the initial climb, its right hand engine caught fire, after which the crew decided to halt the climb at the altitude of 5000 feet and shut down the engine. The plane was then diverted to the Stansted Airport, where it made an uneventful emergency landing, around 30 minutes after it took off.
All 82 passengers and 4 crew members exited safely. The flight was cancelled and the passengers were accommodated in another flight from London’s Heathrow Airport.
UTair Aviation flight UT-295 made an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on October 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Surgut, Russia, but had turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. There were one hundred and seventy-five people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
