Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-829 made a safe landing at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Gaborone, Botswana, on November 17.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was mid-air when smoke began to appear in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-2472 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, on November 16.
The Boeing, en-route from San Diego, California, to Dallas, Texas, had to divert due to a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
All 182 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
Safair flight FA-244 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-400, heading to George, South Africa, to Johannesburg, had to divert due to an issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
An El Al Israel Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Billings Logan International Airport in Montana, on November 15.
The Boeing 777, en-route from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, was diverted after the pilot received an automated warning about engine fire.
The plane landed safely. There were 279 passengers and 20 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were hurt.
No sign of smoke or fire was found during initial inspection.
A Hainan Airlines flight HU-498 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Harbin Taiping International Airport, Harbin, China, on November 8.
The Boeing 787-800 was en-route from Illinois, to Beijing, China, when the crew decided to divert to Harbin due to a smoke indication in passenger cabin.
The plane landed safely. The smoke indication later turned out to be false.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK2659 made a priority landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Sivas, Turkey, when an asthma patient passenger fell ill mid-air. The pilot then contacted the air traffic control, saying “Our asthma patient passenger has low blood pressure. We have doctor in the cabin. Doctor is frequently checking the blood pressure. If it possible we would like to land on as soon as possible sir.”
The plane landed uneventfully. It is believed that the patient’s condition had become better during landing.
American Airlines flight 334 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 9.
The Boeing 737 plane was departing for Chicago when a bird struck it, prompting the pilot to return.
The plane landed safely. There were 156 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
American Airlines flight AA-230 made a safe landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on November 3.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route from Salvador, Brazil, encountered turbulence mid-air, forcing the crew to descend the aircraft.
The plane landed safely.
Three people aboard sustained minor injuries.
Batik Air flight ID-6380 over-ran the end of runway at Adisucipto International Airport, Yokyakarta, Indonesia, on November 6.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Jakarta, over-ran the runway and stopped later with its nose gear collapsed. The passengers had to be evacuated.
The plane sustained significant damage.
No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight DL-42 rejected takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on November 2.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Brussels, Belgium, had to abort taking off due to maintenance issue with its engine.
The plane returned to the terminal uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
Med-View Airlines flight VL-2100 had to return and make an emergency landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, on November 5.
The Boeing 737-400, flying to Abuja, Nigeria, had to return due to problems with its air conditioning system.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 060 had to make an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 3.
The Boeing 777 was heading from Toronto, Canada to Riyadh when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to technical failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 301 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
Condor Flugdienst flight MT-2038 had to abort taking off at Manchester Airport, England, on October 30.
The Boeing 757-300, heading to Tenerife-South Airport, Spain, had to reject takeoff due to an engine issue.
The plane returned safely to the apron.
No injuries were reported.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-679 diverted and made an emergency landing at Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunisia, on October 31.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Istanbul, Turkey, to Yaounde, Cameroon, had to divert due to some issue with its fuel pump.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2573 returned and made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, Morrisville, North Carolina, on October 30.
The Boeing 737-300, heading towards Tampa, Florida, had to return in emergency due to bird strike.
The aircraft sustained minor damage on its left side.
All 124 passengers and 5 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-37 had to return and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on October 30.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route to Heathrow Airport, London, had to make an emergency landing due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Dynamic Airways flight 2D-405 had to return to the ramp while taxiing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on October 29.
The Boeing 767-200, heading to Caracas, Venezuela, had to abort taxiing due to fuel leakage from one of its engines. The fuel leakage later caused fire.
The plane received significant damage.
Among the 79 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, 15 people sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1831 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, on October 30.
The Boeing 757-200, flying to Salt Lake City in Utah, had to return due to an engine problem. The right side engine of the plane had to be shut down as it was over speeding the aircraft.
The Plane landed safely.
All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Orenair flight R2-508/UN-852 had to make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, on October 26.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, had to be landed in emergency after one of its main tyres burst.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
An engine of Dynamic International Airways flight 405 caught fire as the plane was about to take off for Caracas.
The Boeing 767 was taxiing for departure at 12:45 p.m. when the pilot of the plane behind them saw the fuel leak from an engine. The tower call said, “Engine on fire.” Passengers evacuated on to the tarmac via slides. There were 101 aboard. Twenty-one were injured, and taken to local hospitals. One person sustained a serious burn. One fel on the tarmac.
A replacement flight is planned. The incident is under investigation by the FAA, Boeing, NTSB and the airline. Passengers were provided a later flight but there is no indication of how many took it.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-386 had to reject take off from San Jose International Airport, California, on October 27.
The Ontario-bound Boeing 737-300 plane was accelerating for take off when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to reject take off at a high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-7108 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Denpasar International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, on October 26.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft was transporting 2,186 sheep from Sydney, Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew received smoke indication in a cargo bay and declared emergency.
The plane landed safely. All four crew members aboard remained unhurt.
It is believed that the exhaust gasses and sheep manure was the cause of smoke indication.
The plane resumed its journey after 2.5 hours.
Ryanair flight FR-8086 had to return and make an emergency landing at Riga International Airport, Riga, Latvia, on October 26.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Charleroi, Belgium, had to return due to suspected fuel leakage in one of its engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 176 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
British Airways jet crash-landed at O. R. Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa, on October 26.
The Boeing 737-400 plane, operating as Comair flight BA6234, was flying from Port Elizabeth, Cape Town when its left landing gear collapsed upon landing.
There were 94 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
An airline spokesperson confirmed the incident and said, “Comair and the relevant authorities will be conducting the necessary investigation over the coming days and weeks. As soon as more information is on hand we will be releasing it to the media.”
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-216 had to make a hard landing at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cusco, Peru, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Lima, Peru, right side gear collapsed, leaving it disabled on the runway.
The passengers were evacuated via slides.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
