Alaska Airlines flight AS-2119 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento International Airport, California, on November 19th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Portland, Oregon, was on approach to Sacramento Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-1413 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Barnaul to Moscow, Russia, was diverted after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A private helicopter made an emergency landing into the water off of Taylor’s Island, Maryland, on March 25.
Authorities said the helicopter apparently experienced a mechanical issue, after which, the pilot radioed a distress call and made a hard landing in around 4 feet of water.
There were 2 people aboard at the time, including the pilot Vincent T. Giglio, 45, of New Jersey, and his passenger, Ronald F. Lopes, 61, of New York; both of them remained unharmed.
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What: Jetlite Boeing 737-800 en route from Kolkata to Bangalore
Where: NSC Bose International Airport
When: Tuesday
Who: 150 passengers and 4 or 6 (Both numbers were reported) crew members
Why: After a bird strike, the plane made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International Airport.
After examination a bird strike was confirmed; however there was no damage, and the flight continued after a 2 hour layover.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-607 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on September 6th.
The plane was flying from Karachi, Pakistan, when the crew declared an emergency due to indication of a flat tire.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Wizz Air flight W6-3071 made an emergency landing in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on August 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, was on approach to Eindhoven when the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane subsequently landed at a higher than normal speed.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-178 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 22.
The Airbus A340-300 plane, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to Singapore, was diverted after one of its engines malfunctioned.
The plane landed safely in Vienna after dumping off extra fuel.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.