IndiGo flight 6E-237 made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on December 10th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane flying from Jaipur, India, was descending toward Kolkata, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 made a safe emergency landing at Ciudad Juárez International Airport, Mexico, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Mexico City was about to land when the crew notice hydraulic failure affecting its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A small plane made a crash landing in a field near the Brownsville/ South Padre Island Airport in Brownsville, Texas, at around 12:24 p.m. on October 26.
The authorities said the plane was flying from Mexico to Brownsville when it developed some issues. The pilot then had to land in emergency some 1,000 feet from the airport.
There were 2 people aboard, including the pilot. One of them was taken to Valley Regional Hospital while the other one sustained only minor injuries.
Fire officials said the crash caused damaged to the aircraft.
The cause of incident is under investigation.
Aeroflot flight SU-1415 made an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on January 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Yekaterinburg, Russia, was descending toward Moscow when the crew noticed sparks and smoke coming from the cabin ceiling.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-604 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey, on June 24th.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to Istanbul, Turkey, had to divert after its captain became ill mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
The captain was taken to a hospital.
What: An American Airlines MD-80 jet enroute from Saint Louis to Los Angeles
Where: Lambert Airport
When: 2:00pm Wednesday July 29
Who: 140 passengers 5 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine ingested a bird. (Apparently it passed right through). The bird strike disabled the engine; and the pilot landed immediately, after declaring an emergency.
American Airlines flight 2381 made a safe emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, at around 8 p.m. on August 11.
The decision for emergency landing was made after the aircraft, en route from Orlando to Los Angeles, experienced engine trouble.
Emergency crews were put to alert at the airport when the plane safely touched the runway. No one was hurt.
The passengers resumed their flight to Los Angeles at 11:30 p.m.
