American Airlines flight AA-713 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a windshield cracked due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 174 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
After taking off from Birchwood, a privately owned Cessna 172P Skyhawk crashed and burned in a forest close to Birchwood Airport, in Birchwood Alaska. Pilot/owner George Kobelnyk, 64, co-pilot Christian Bohrer, 20, Sarah Glaves, 36, and Kyle Braun, 27 all died in the crash. A post impact fire destroyed much of the evidence in the debris field. Kobelnyk not only had his flight instructor certification, but also had worked for the NTSB and the FAA. Locals heard the plane was flying low before it crashed but the cause of the accident is unknown. The impact blaze started a forest fire that also had to be handled. The accident is under investigation by the NTSB, FAA, Cessna, and Lycoming who manufactured the engines. The first responders included the Chugiak Fire Department and police department. The NTSB expressed condolences.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-5336 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 18th.
The plane was heading to Portland, Oregon, when the crew reported an issue with windshield heating and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Lufthansa flight LH-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on April 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was heading to Frankfurt, Germany, when a loud bang from right engine prompted the crew to declare an emergency and turn back.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Air France flight AF-292 made an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on April 18th.
The plane was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, when the crew received a low tire pressure indication for several tires and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 298 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
China Airlines flight CI-25 had to make an emergency landing in Guam, on April 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 took off for Taipei, Taiwan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 109 passengers and 13 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-14 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 17th.
The plane, heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to New York, had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Iberia Airlines flight IB-6012 had to make an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 was en-route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Madrid, Spain, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 253 passengers remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA-870 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on April 17th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were 238 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Etihad Airways flight EY-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-600, heading from Paris, France, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-2679 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on April 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 was heading from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew requested an emergency landing due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 140 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Easyjet flight U2-5224 made an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, on April 16th.
The plane, en-route from Valencia, Spain, to London Gatwick Airport, England, had to be diverted after a strange odor in the cabin made two flight attendants sick.
The plane landed safely. All 159 people aboard remained unhurt.
The flight attendants were given medical assistance upon landing.
KLM flight KL-435 continued for a safe landing at Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain, on April 14th.
The Airbus A330-200, flying from Doha, Qatar, was mid-air when it was struck by lightning, but the crew continued to Bahrain.
The plane landed safely.
All 124 people onboard remained unharmed.
Egypt Air flight MS-780 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on April 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cairo, Egypt, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a problem with one of its doors.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Mahan Air flight W5-1054 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kerman, Iran, on April 12th.
The plane took off for Tehran, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-366 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route from Tunis, Tunisia, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 295 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
British Airways plane had to divert and make emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, on April 14th.
The aircraft en-route from Hurgahada, Egypt to London, UK, had to return shortly afterwards after a female passenger onboard fell sick.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was given medical assistance, and the plane resumed its flight.
On Jan 9th 2014 Namibia’s Accident Investigation Commission released the preliminary report of the LAM E190 crash over Botswana/Namibia on Nov 29th 2013. The conclusion at that time was that the captain intentionally crashed the aircraft. On November 29, 2013, there were 28 passengers and 6 crew aboard the Embraer ERJ-190 flown by LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique, and it was enroute at FL380 over northern Botswana when the flight descended and radio contact was lost. The burned out wreckage was located by villagers in Bwabwata National Park (Sambesi Region) on Nov 30. A news article on April 15 2016 indicated that the final report was released, although we have not verified it.
The captain in charge of the aircraft, Herminio dos Santos Fernandes, was alone in the cockpit at the time of the crash. The copilot had left for the lavatory.
The unverified article says that the final report was compiled by Theo Shilongo, deputy director of the directorate of aircraft accident investigations, who was the investigator in charge, and Hafeni Mweshixwa as the co-investigator. It was signed off by works and transport minister Alpheus Naruseb. When it is available to the public, it should be available at the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations Namibia (DAAI).
An interim report of the accident is below. The interim report indicates “The DAAI will provide updates on the investigation and safety recommendations as they become available until completion of the final report” in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.
Mistral Air flight AZ-1822 had to return and make an emergency landing at Trapani, Italy, on April 9.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, en-route to Pantelleria, Italy, had to return due to an engine problem. The crew had to shut-down the engine mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 33 people aboard remained safe.
An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 14th.
The plane, heading to Peoria International Airport, Illinois, had to be diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight 4071 made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 14th.
The plane, en-route from New York’s Laguardia Airport to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in its windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 57 people aboard remained safe.
Alaska Airlines flight 644 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on April 13th.
The plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost pressurisation.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 144 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Eastern Airways flight T3726 made an emergency landing at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, on April 13th.
The plane was flying from Norwich, England, when the pilot reported a hydraulic problem and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 19 passengers and 3 crew members remained unhurt.
Air Canada flight AC-822 had to divert to and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada, on April 9th.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Saint John’s, NL, Canada, to London, UK, was mid-air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported failure of the hydraulic system, prompting the plane to return to Saint John’s but instead diverted to Toronto due to bad weather.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-379 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on April 12th.
The Boeing 777-300 was en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, when it had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported some technical issue with the in-flight entertainment system.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 269 passengers and 18 crew member onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
