American Airlines flight AA-56 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on September 2nd.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an unusual smell onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Iberia flight IB-6453 made an emergency landing in Quito, Ecuador, on August 11th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, touched down in Quito but the crew aborted landing and went around due to a blown tire.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A “Toll Priority Logistics Cargo” (out of New Zealand) Boeing 737-300F en route from Brisbane to the Solomon Islands landed at Honiara International Airport on Guadalcanal Island. The right landing gear collapsed on roll out (gear collapse on taxi) on the runway.
None of the three crew were injured.
The plane blocked the single runway resulting in closing of the airport. Incoming flights are being diverted to alternate locations. The incident is under investigation.
A corporate jet made an emergency landing at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in Santa Clara County, California, at 2:51 p.m. on August 5.
The plane landed uneventfully and no injuries were reported.
According to an airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes, the pilot declared an emergency due to some mechanical problems. However, she did not know the nature of the mechanical problems or the number of people on board the aircraft.
A UPS Airlines Airbus 300, heading from Portland to Spokane, made an emergency landing at the Spokane Airport in Washington on the morning of July 30.
According to Todd Woodard with Spokane International, the pilots thought some tires of the plane had blown during takeoff. They declared an in-flight emergency as a precautionary step.
The plane landed safely and it was discovered that no tires were actually blown.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2246 had to return for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on January 30th.
The plane took off for Lyon, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Emirates Airline EK514 flying from Dubai to New Delhi
Where: Diverted to the Pakistani port city of Karachi
When: 10.35 pm
Who: 101 passengers, including external affairs minister SM Krishn coming from Brazil, and several senior Indian officials
Why: After waiting for the weather over India to clear, the pilot fly back to Dubai at 11.44 pm
Replacement flights were available (if crowded)
