British Airways flight BA-33 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on February 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back just 20 minutes later, due to an issue with one of the door seals and difficulty in maintaining cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-385 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bridgetown, Barbados, but had to turn back after at least three crew members fell ill mid-air.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and one passengers aboard remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-361 made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on September 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off from Mumbai, India, but burst a tire during departure.
The crew continued to Ahmedabad and landed safely with emergency services on standby.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Sixty-one people were aboard a FlyDubai Boeing 737 that crashed today on the second approach to Rostov-On-Don in Russia, in bad weather conditions.
The airline posted this statement:
There were no survivors. A raw video (below) of the crash shows the plane coming down in a fireball at a steep angle.
The Regional Emergencies Ministry said “The Boeing-737 fell amid poor visibility conditions 50-100 meters [164-328 feet] left of the runway.”
The plane was en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don. The pilots failed to land on their first pass, and on the second pass crashed after they missed the runway. The time difference between both approaches at first report appears to be nearly 2 hours. The plane had been airborne for just over six hours when it came down; AV. Herald reports that the plane carried fuel for 8.31 hours.
Here is the link of the Flightradar playback of Flydubai flight FZ981, a Boeing-737:
A Marine Corps helicopter made an emergency landing on Solana Beach, California, on April 15.
According to a statement released by Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the 100-foot CH-53E Super Stallion was forced to land in emergency after a low oil-pressure indicator light flashed. “The aircraft was conducting routine training, and the pilots landed the aircraft safely,” it said.
The aircraft remained undamaged.
The Super Stallion has three engines and is the heaviest and largest helicopter the U.S. military has.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2373 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 26th.
The plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetblue flight B6-2020 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 18.
The Embraer ERJ-190, travelling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Worcester, Massachusetts, was diverted after the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 90 people aboard remained unhurt.
