Wizzair flight W6-3152 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on January 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Catania, Italy, was descending toward Bucharest when the crew reported an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-9063 made an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 10th.
The plane heading from Florianopolis to Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont, Brazil, was diverted due to a brakes problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Arkia flight IZ-821 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, on November 17th.
The plane took off for Eilat, Israel, but had to turn back due to an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-9601 had to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on November 3rd.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Orlando, Florida, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-34 made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on August 31st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, was on final approach to Gatwick Airport when the crew went around reporting issues with nose wheel steering and brakes.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-794 made an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 29th.
The plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to a brakes overheat indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-360 had to reject takeoff from Zurich, Switzerland, on July 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Samos, Greece, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a brakes indication.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Smartwings flight QS-3179 made an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, was on approach to Prague when the crew reported they had a park brake set indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Swiss Global Air Lines flight LX-1248 made an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 7th.
The plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on final approach to Stockholm when the crew reported an issue with the brakes and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-1468 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 15th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Inverness, Scotland, but had to return after the crew received indication of an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-8406 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for London Luton Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of hot brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-522 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on September 25th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane flying from Prague, Czech Republic, was descending toward Warsaw when the crew received indication of a possible issue with the brakes, and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All eighty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1019 had to make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, was descending toward Zurich when the crew noticed minor brakes issues and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All thirty-three passengers aboard remained safe.
Gulf Air flight GF-784 made an emergency landing in Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Bahrain was on approach to Peshawar when the crew reported an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1675 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kingston, Jamaica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
S7 Airlines flight S7-1148 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on February 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Krasnodar, Russia, was on final approach to Moscow when the crew reported a brakes problem and went around.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-321 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on November 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Cairo when the crew received a brakes fault indication and prepared for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-4162 made a safe landing at Erkilet International Airport, Kayseri, Turkey, on August 11.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey, had just landed when its main brakes locked up resulting in tire burst.
The plane was damaged.
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.
Allegiant flight G4-822 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Baltimore- Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, on March 13.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Saint Petersburg, Florida to Elmira, New York, was mid-air above Baltimore when the crew reported abnormal brakes indication and decided to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers on board remained safe. They were accommodated in a replacement plane.
On Allegiant Air 822, everyone aboard the Airbus A320 was leaving Clearwater International anticipating a routine flight and to land at Elmira/Corning Regional Airport. A Brake Control panel light changed all that. Pilots diverted to Baltimore. Passengers assumed the brace position, and survived the landing without further ado. No injuries and no obvious problems occurred, though the control panel alert suggested that brake issues might have been going on.
Passengers arrived at Big Flats, NY, at 3:00 a.m.
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus en route from Zurich to Helsinki developed a brake problem, and return to Zurich.
The plane made a safe landing. No further notification has been made public regarding the condition of the brakes, but the plane was taken from rotation for maintenance and inspection.
Passengers were booked an alternative flights.
Swiss International Air Lines is the flagship airline of Switzerland. Its main hub is Zurich Airport.
Aer Lingus flight EI-583 made a safe landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on November 20.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Malaga, Spain to Dublin was approaching the runway when the crew detected some problem with its brakes.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Jetstar flight JQ117 had to make an emergency landing at Perth airport in Australia, on October 16.
The plane was flying from Denpasar, Indonesia, when the crew reported a brake failure indication and requested a ‘clear runway, for an emergency landing.’
According to the airline, “Air traffic control asked the captain to conduct a holding pattern until the runway could be cleared for landing… Following a short period of holding, the captain landed the aircraft safely…. There was no issue with the aircraft braking system during the landing.”
None of the 181 people aboard were injured.
United Airlines flight 519 had make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 9.
The Airbus A320 was flying from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, when the crew declared emergency due to possible braking and steering issue.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 157 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
