Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-23 made an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Oakland, California, when the several passengers complained of breathing problems due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Twelve passengers and three crew members were checked by medical teams at the airport.
It is believed that the odor was caused by a pepper spray.
Air India flight AI-849 made a safe emergency landing at Pune Airport, Maharashtra, India, on May 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Delhi, India, had landed safely but it over-ran the end of runway.
The passengers were evacuated via slides.
All 152 people aboard remained safe.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-65 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was descending toward Zurich when the crew received indication of a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Voronezh, Russia, on August 14th.
The plane heading from Lipetsk to Sochi, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A celebrated aviation expert and attorney, Albert M. Orgain IV, was killed after his single-engine Cessna 182 went down in a field, around 5 miles southwest of the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport in North Carolina, on June 27.
The aircraft took off from Sabot Airport, located west of Richmond, Virginia, and was destined for the Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport. According to the FAA, the plane crashed after the pilot reported engine trouble at about 10 a.m. and diverted the plane to the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport.
The plane was registered to Albert M. Orgain IV, who was an aviation expert, a Richmond-area attorney and a member of Sands Anderson law firm. Sands Anderson law firm confirmed that Orgain was flying the plane at the time of accident.
The FAA and NTSB is investigating the cause of crash.
KLM flight KL-702 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 7th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew received indication of low pressure in two tires.
The plane landed uneventfully and stopped on the runway for inspection.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Jet Airways flight 9W-070 had to return and make an emergency landing at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar, on January 5.
The Boeing 737 plane took off from the Chhtrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, and was heading to Bangkok, Thailand, when the pilots decided to return due to a technical snag.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 184 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
