Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-9277 made an emergency landing in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, on January 15th.
The plane flying from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was descending toward Vitoria da Conquista when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke on-board.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All sixty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-106 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland, on July 29th.
The Boeing 787-900 flying from Seattle, Washington, to London, England, had to divert after indications of an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Air Malta flight KM-467 had to return and make an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, France, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Malta but had to turn back after the crew noticed autopilot problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1704 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on September 20.
The plane, en-route from Sacramento to Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, was diverted after its flaps malfunctioned during the flight.
The plane landed safely and no one was injured.
The airline said the plane “has been taken out of service for inspection and repairs”.
LATAM Airlines flight XL-1730 had to return and make an emergency landing in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on February 27th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after it was hit by lightning.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA3425 had to make an emergency landing at the Waterloo Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, on January 31.
The plane was en-route from Des Moines International Airport, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois, when the crew reported maintenance issues.
The plane was then diverted to Waterloo where it made a safe emergency landing. All 49 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
The flight was being operated by Envoy Air.
Air France flight AF-178 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on November 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Mexico City, Mexico, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to University Hospital Limerick.
A subsequent inspection reported there was a fuel leak on the runway and taxiways.