Air Europa flight UX-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bridgetown, Barbados, on January 15th.
The plane heading from Madrid, Spain, to Lima, Peru, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A US Air Force aerial refueling plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on December 27th.
The pilots requested a diversion after the Boeing KC-135R plane experienced technical issues.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
An executive jet, registered to New York-based Constellation Leasing, had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on February 1.
The Dassault Falcon 900EX jet was en-route to an airport in the United Kingdom when the crew reported issues with its fuel system and declared an emergency.
Emergency services personnel were ready at the scene when the plane safely landed at around 3:45 p.m.
There were 6 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; none of them was harmed.
The aircraft was taken for examination while arrangements were made to transport passengers to London.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Bellingham Bay, Washington, on October 5th.
The single-engine plane was attempting to land at the Bellingham International Airport when its engine failed.
The plane landed in approximately 3 to 4 feet of water.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
Eastern Airways flight T3-1035 had to return and make an emergency landing in Aberdeen, Scotland, on June 27th.
The plane took off for Shetland, Scotland, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-335 made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on January 5th.
The plane heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Delhi, India, was diverted after the crew noticed some technical issues.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 en route from London to Singapore diverted to Baku in the first week of January 2013, after developing pressurization problems. The plane made a safe landing with no injuries.
Four hundred sixty seven passengers were aboard the flight, and twenty-seven crew, none of whom were injured. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations pending a replacement aircraft from Singapore.
A faulty door seal was reported to be the cause of the incident. The sound of the leaking air was audible and the flow of air was cold, an beyond the plane’s ability to manage. A replacement door was fitted before the plane flew out. Airbus is participating in the investigation by sending a team to Baku.
Singapore airlines operates 19 A380’s.
A photo tweeted by passenger Steve Murphy showed the oxygen masks deployed during the flight, after it began losing cabin pressure on January 6, 2013.