Andes Lineas Aereas flight OY-641 made an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on January 27th.
The plane flying from Florianopolis, Brazil, was descending toward Cordoba when the crew noticed dropping oil pressure and decided to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-6 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 6th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic fault.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: American Eagle flying from St. Louis to Minneapolis
Where: Quad Cities International Airport, Rock Island County, Illinois,
When: Saturday night
Who: 23 passengers and 3 crew members
Why: 20 minutes after takeoff, smoke appeared from behind the cockpit and filled the cabin with smoke. Passengers were transferred to a Northwest flight that left the airport at six Saturday night.
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What: (Jetlink) Continental Express Embraer en route from Cincinnati to Newark, N.J
Where: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
When: Sunday June 21 5 pm
Who: (not released)
Why: After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract, so the pilot landed the plane at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and passengers transferred to another plane.
Tasman Cargo Airlines flight HJ-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 5th.
The Boeing 757-200 freighter plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2215 made an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on December 20th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was heading to Honolulu, Hawaii, when the crew noticed smoke in the cabin and decided to return.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Martin flight MP-6021 had to return and make an emergency landing at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 17.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11, heading to Miami, Florida, had to return due to an engine problem. The pilot had to shut the tail-mounted engine down mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
