AeroUnion flight 6R-301 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 5th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane took off for Guadalajara, Mexico, however, during the initial climb, one of the engines started emitting heavy smoke.
The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Volotea Airlines flight V7-1447 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on September 25th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane heading from Mykonos, Greece, to Venice, Italy, was diverted after the crew reported an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixteen people aboard remained unharmed.
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.
A plane, carrying China’s richest man Wang Jianlin, made an emergency landing at Agartala airport, India, on June 11.
The head of Dalian Wanda group, Wang Jianli and 8 other people were aboard the flight that was en-route from New Delhi, India to Beijing, China. Authorities said the Gulfstream G650 jet had to make an emergency landing due to a technical snag in its engines.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The aircraft was grounded while Jianlin and other passengers were transported to a hotel.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-864 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, but had to turn back due to a navigation system failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thai Airways flight TG467 en-route from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, made an emergency landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia, at 4:50 p.m. on August 12.
The emergency landing was made after a crack was noticed in the cockpit window of the Boeing 747 which had 273 passengers and 21 crew members aboard at the time.
The pilot, Ivtas Dejkunjorn, safely landed the plane and no one was hurt.
An airport spokeswoman said, “Passengers have already been cleared through immigration and have been put up in hotels near the airport for the night.”
Thai Airways said that they are sending a team to Bali to investigate the incident and for overseeing the replacement of cracked window.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on March 27th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 241 passengers and 10 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
