American Airlines flight AA-1905 suffered a bird strike near Orlando International Airport, Florida, on October 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, was on final approach to Orlando International Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-845 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on October 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Cork, Ireland, was diverted after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Astana flight KC-1392 had to make an emergency landing in Xiamen, China, on October 12th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was performing a test flight when the crew noticed a landing gear issue.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All four crew members aboard remained safe.
Ryanair flight FR-3775 had to return and make an emergency landing at Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Bristol, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed problems with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-621 made an emergency landing in Fuzhou, China, on October 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Hangzhou to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-755 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on October 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sialkot, Pakistan, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-362 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 10th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew requested emergency assistance due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EAT Leipzig flight QY-2197 had to reject takeoff from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 10th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Leipzig, Germany, when the crew suspected they had burst a tire or had hit something, and rejected takeoff.
The plane was checked by emergency services, and subsequently returned to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-555 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Rockford, Illinois, on October 9th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was on approach to Rockford when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5753 made a hard landing at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco, on October 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on final approach to Marrakesh when the crew aborted the approach due to gusting winds.
The plane subsequently positioned for another approach but touched down hard.
No injuries were reported.
Cargolux Airlines flight CV-603 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on October 9th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-157 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on October 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured six crew members and one passenger.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1945 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on October 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew reported fumes in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Thomson Airways flight BY-1714 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Newcastle Airport, England, to Larnaca, Cyprus, was diverted after one of the pilots fell ill.
The plane landed safely. The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-2118 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on October 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a problem with the flight controls.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines Flight AA192 had a little bit of an issue while standing prior to takeoff Oct 9 2017, earlier today. As the Boeing 777 was being loaded, the container loader malfunctioned, resulting in a fire. The fire spread, and burned the cargo container. The plane was scheduled to fly from Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport to LAX in Los Angeles. According to Flightradar24, the flight was cancelled. (I expect so!)
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Caribbean Airlines flight BW-527 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Georgetown, Guyana, but had to turn back due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1454 had to divert for an emergency landing at Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, France, on October 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Porto, Portugal, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
A Russian military helicopter made an emergency landing in Hama, Syria, on October 6th.
The Mi-28 helicopter was escorting a Mi-8 transport helicopter when it experienced a technical fault.
The aircraft landed safely. No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight AA-64 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 5th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an electrical problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-984 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on October 4th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A ShandsCair helicopter made an emergency landing at Belleview High School in Marion County, Florida, on October 4th.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after a patient became aggressive and attacked the medical team mid-air.
The aircraft landed safely. The 66-year-old male patient was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center.
American Airlines flight AA-5474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane took off for Savannah, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a nose gear steering problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-62 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on October 4th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-6819 made an emergency landing at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport, Germany, on October 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Glasgow, Scotland, was descending toward Berlin Schoenefeld Airport when the crew requested emergency assistance due to a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
