American Airlines flight AA3425 had to make an emergency landing at the Waterloo Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, on January 31.
The plane was en-route from Des Moines International Airport, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois, when the crew reported maintenance issues.
The plane was then diverted to Waterloo where it made a safe emergency landing. All 49 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
The flight was being operated by Envoy Air.
Kuwait Airways Flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom, on June 27.
The plane, heading from New York to Kuwait, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
According to an airport spokesperson, “KU118 from JFK to Kuwait was diverted to Heathrow after a passenger was taken ill on-board… The passenger was looked after London Ambulance Service and the flight is resuming its journey shortly.”
LATAM flight LA-8062 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Las Palmas, Spain, on September 24th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air France flight AF-1727 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lille, France, on June 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Venice, Italy, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to radio problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-125 made an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on September 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to return shortly afterwards after the passengers noticed fluid leaking from the left hand wing.
The plane landed safely. All 209 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Waiping
What: Silkair Airbus A319-100 en route from Singapore to Solo Indonesia
Where: Solo
When: Mar 6th 2012
Who: 124 passengers and 7 crew
Why: On landing at Solo, the plane touched down with the left main gear afire.
Passengers evacuated by way of emergency slides. There were no injuries reported.
The cause of the gear fire is under investigation although SilkAir says the smoke originated in overheated breaks and that there was no fire.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1939 made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee, on August 13th.
The plane heading from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to reports of an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained safe.