Emirates Airlines flight EK-149 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 was flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air India flight AI191 had to divert and make a precautionary landing at Aktobe International Airport, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, on August 25th.
The aircraft en-route from Mumbai, India, to New Jersey, was mid-air when a fire alarm went off in its cargo bin, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All 378 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Thomson Airways flight BY-7352 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on August 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Paphos, Cyprus, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Iberia Express flight IB-3913 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palma, Majorca, Spain, on August 23rd.
The plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Mesa Airlines flight AA-5906, flying on behalf of American Airlines, had to return and make an emergency landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona, on August 24th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 flying to Burbank, California, had to return due to problems with cabin pressurisation.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Expressjet flight UA-4199,flying on behalf of United Airlines, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester, New York, on August 25th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 en-route to Canada, from New Jersey, had to divert due to smoke in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
SpiceJet flight SG-182 rejected take off from Pune, Maharashtra, India, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to take off for Delhi when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to reject the take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All 183 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1665 made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 22nd.
The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they could not retract the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Kenya Airways flight had to return and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23rd.
The plane en-route to Nairobi, Kenya, had to return shortly after taking-off due to a transponder failure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1183 made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on August 22nd.
The plane was en-route from Norfolk, Virginia to Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew reported issues with the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and decided to divert to Myrtle Beach for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. There were 160 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-64 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on August 22nd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Beijing, China, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew received a waste tank indication that suggested the lavatories were unusable.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Compass Airlines flight CP-6075 was hit by a bird in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 21st.
The plane flying from Los Angeles, California, was on final approach to Salt Lake City when a bird hit on its nose.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1290 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bodrum, Turkey, was diverted after a crack was noticed in captain’s windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 20th.
The plane was heading to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when the passenger oxygen masks deployed, prompting the crew to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
TUIfly flight X3-4806 had to return for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kos, Greece, but had to turn back after the crew reported a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1285 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Santiago, Chile, when a bird hit and damaged its nose.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-296 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Apia, Samoa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew suspected a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 293 people aboard remained safe.
Flybe flight BE-986 made an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on August 19th.
The plane was flying from Southampton, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to a minor technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All 70 people aboard remained unharmed.
Boliviana de Aviacion flight OB-442 made an emergency landing in La Paz, Bolivia, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-300 aircraft had departed for Cochabamba, Bolivia, when the crew reported that cabin did not pressurize and decided to turn back.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1267 had to return for an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 19th.
The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after its right engine began emitting flames and loud bangs.
The crew shut down the engine before the plane landed back safely. No injuries were reported.
China Airlines flight CI-701 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Manila, Philippines, on August 19th.
The plane flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was on final approach to Manila when a bird hit on its left flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-240 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to return shortly afterwards after its engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TUIFly Nordic flight 6B-554 had to return and make an emergency landing at Alghero-Fertilia Airport, Italy, on August 17.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Oslo, Norway, had to return after it ingested a number of birds into one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 176 people aboard remained unhurt.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-755 made a safe landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, on August 14.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Hong Kong, China, was about to land when the crew noticed smoke appearing in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-249 had to return and make an emergency landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 15.
The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, had to return due to engine problem. The crew had to shut its engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 229 people aboard remained unhurt.
