Horizon Air flight QX-417 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Boise, Idaho, on September 29th.
The plane flying from Portland, Oregon, was on final approach when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-769 made an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on November 6th.
The plane flying from Vienna, Austria, to Pristina, Kosovo, was diverted after the crew reported vibrations in one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 79 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-730 had to reject take off from Munich, Germany, on January 6th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Hong Kong, China, when the crew reported an engine issue and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
An F-16 fighter jet crashed in a remote area near Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona, on January 21.
The jet that took off from Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, was carrying a student pilot from Taiwan when it went down. Authorities said the pilot was practicing air-to-air combat with an instructor as part of training.
According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, commander of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke, “All indications lead me to believe that the pilot did not survive the accident…But until we have 100 percent confirmation, we will continue search efforts.”
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
A small plane crashed in Ocala National Forest, Florida, on September 28th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a densely-wooded area in the 7400 block of County Road 314A.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was identified as Herb Francis Clark Jr., 71, of Weirsdale, Florida.
Delta Airlines flight DL-4281 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on January 28th.
The plane heading from Detroit, Michigan, to Stewart International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed a pressurization issue.
The plane landed safely. All thirty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-1758 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gdansk, Poland, on June 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All eighty-eight passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
