British Airways flight BA-39 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on November 21st.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to turn back after an electrical fire sparked in the cabin.
The fire had been extinguished before the plane landed back.
No injuries were reported.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-3209 had to return and make an emergency landing at Benzair Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 11.
The empty Boeing 777 departed from Islamabad for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to bring back Pakistani Hajj pilgrims. However, shortly after it took off, oil began to leak from the aircraft’s hydraulic landing gear.
The plane was then returned to the airport where it landed safely.
Authorities said that the engineers repaired the leak and the aircraft flew out to its destination with delay.
A military aircraft had to divert and make an emergency landing at Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, on September 15th.
The KC-135 Stratotanker was on its routine mission when it encountered some complications mid-air, forcing the pilot to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-878 made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on August 12th.
The plane took off for Latrobe, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a strong odor onboard.
The Airbus A320-200 plane carrying 179 people landed safely.
Two passengers and five crew members reported breathing difficulties and nausea. They were taken to hospital.
SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2010 – Boeing extends its profound condolences and wishes for speedy recovery to the families and friends of those lost or injured in the crash of an Aires S.A. 737-700 in San Andres, Colombia. Boeing is sending a team to provide technical support to the Colombia DJAC to assist in the agency’s investigation of the accident, at the invitation of the Colombian authorities.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB654 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, London, at around 11:30 A.M. on October 18.
The Airbus A321, flying to Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport, Spain, had to return due to a technical issue. According to the passengers, a piece of the wing was seen hanging off.
The plane landed safely.
All 154 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Tianjin Airlines flight GS-7865 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Wuhan, China, on July 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Tianjin to Haikou, China, was diverted after it encountered hail that caused damage to windshield and nose.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
