British Airways flight BA-1340 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, on June 12th.
According to the airline, the Airbus A319-100 plane, heading to Leeds, United Kingdom, had to turn back due to a “minor technical issue.”
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Expressjet flight EV-5621 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12th.
The plane was flying from Detroit, Michigan, when the crew reported a hydraulic problem and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-412 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a possible flight control problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 314 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1861 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 8th.
The Fokker 70, en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to return due to failure of its hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-44 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 10th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards due to suspicion of a windshield crack.
The plane landed safely. All 164 people aboard remained unhurt.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-351 made an emergency landing in Kochi, Kerala, India, on June 10th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane was flying from Kuwait when it experienced a hydraulic failure, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 225 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Air Transat flight TS-423 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, on June 10th.
The plane took off for Toronto, Ontario, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
When a plane goes down in the ocean, the black boxes aboard have enough juice to ping for thirty days. The pingers on flight data recorders AKA “black boxes” last a minimum of 30 days. After 30 days, the devices are still active, but the sound on which searchers hone is expected to die out. The pinger is located by a “pinger locater,” a device that listens for the sound of the black box. It is towed within the search area but it’s listening radius is usually around 2 miles. The pinger’s sound is not very powerful, and the pinger is towed at 3 knots.
After AirFrance 447, legislation was underway to increase the battery life to 90 days. The technology exists, but because implementation of that transition has been slow, EgyptAir MS 804’s pinger battery is expected to expire at around 30 days.
Air India flight AI-626 made a safe emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on June 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 was flying from Lucknow to Mumbai, India, when one of its main tires burst, but the crew continued departure.
The plane received substantial damage to its flaps and wheel.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The incident remains under investigation.
Shaheen Air flight NL-901 made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on June 10th.
Authorities said one of the tires had burst as the plane took off from Islamabad, Pakistan. The plane was bound for Manchester, United Kingdom, at the time.
The plane landed safely. All 150 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Emirates flight EK-507 had to make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 9th.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft was flying from Mumbai, India, when the crew reported a flat tire and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 199 passengers and 19 crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-511 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800, flying to Saint Louis, Missouri, had to return after the crew suspected its tyre had blown and something struck on its tail.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
JetBlue flight B6-2020 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on June 9th.
The Embraer ERJ-190, en-route from For Lauderdale, Florida, to Worcester, UK, had to divert due to a system malfunction.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Ryanair flight FR-3100 made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 10.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Dublin, Ireland, was about to land when the crew assumed a problem with its brakes and slowed it down. The airplane became disabled on the taxiway due to a blown tyre.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
KLM flight KL-723 returned and made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 6th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Havana, Cuba, was mid-air when the crew reported an abnormal decrease in its oil quantity.
The plane diverted to Ireland but then continued for Amsterdam, and landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
Air Tahiti flight VT-933 made an emergency landing in Papeete, French Polynesia, on June 5th.
The plane was flying from Tubuai, French Polynesia, when the crew received an overheat indication for one of the engines and needed to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-745 had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, in Detroit, Michigan, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with one of the redundant power systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 244 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-491 rejected take off from Gibraltar International Airport in Gibraltar, on June 7th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, when one of the engines ingested a sea gull, prompting to pilots to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The flight was cancelled.
EasyJet flight U2-7612 made an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 aircraft was flying from Madrid, Spain, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 182 people aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-251 had to reject take off from Boise Airport, Idaho, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 was accelerating to take off for Las Vegas, Nevada, when its right engine ingested a bird. The pilots rejected take off and safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on June 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-200, en-route to Ithaca, New York, had to return shortly after the crew reported that its ADG (Air Driven Generator) had deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1303 had to reject takeoff at Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on June 5th.
The McDonnell Douglas- 88 was accelerating to takeoff for Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the tower informed the crew that they had burst a tyre.
The plane returned to the taxiway for inspection.
It was later reported that the aircraft had also ingested tyre debris into its engine.
United Parcel Service flight 5X-61 had to reject takeoff at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea, on June 6th.
The McDonnell Douglas-11 was accelerating to takeoff for Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew had to abort taking-off at a high speed.
The plane received substantial damage after it overran the runway and had its nose gear collapsed.
TUI Airlines Netherlands flight OR-410 had to return and make an emergency landing at Al- Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was mid-air when the crew encountered flaps problem, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
