Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, on February 3rd.
The Boeing B757, heading to Little Rock, Arkansas, had to be diverted after it experienced engine problems.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The FAA is investigating.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5602 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Qingdao, China, on January 31.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Shenyang to Shanghai Pudong, China, was diverted after the left hand engine failed midair.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1832 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 31.
The plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when lightning struck it, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Aerodynamics Flight 974 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma, on February 2nd.
The charter plane, carrying University of Tulsa’s men’s basketball team, had to turn back after one of the engines stopped working. The team was heading to Philadelphia for a Thursday game at Temple University.
The plane landed safely. All 37 people aboard remained unhurt.
A Public Security Department helicopter crashed in Salt, western Jordan, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the helicopter was on a night-time training mission when it went down.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots at the time; one of them was killed in the crash while the other one was seriously injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Daallo Airlines flight D3159 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A321 plane took off for Djibouti, but had to return shortly afterwards after an explosion sparked fire and blew a hole in the fuselage.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 74 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; two of them sustained minor injuries.
The incident is under investigation.
Japan Airlines flight JL-17 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on January 29.
The plane was flying from Vancouver, Canada, when the crew reported the failure of right hand engine and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 166 people aboard remained safe.
Aeroflot flight SU-2437 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 28.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The flight was cancelled and the passengers were accommodated in the next flight.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Macedon, Wayne County, New York, on January 21.
Authorities said the pilot was forced to land the single-engine plane in the field behind a home after the ice clogged its carburetor and the engine began seizing up. The plane was heading from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Rochester, New York, at the time.
The plane landed safely. Both people aboard, including the pilot Jeremiah Coholan and his passenger, Richard Medeiros, remained unhurt.
China Eastern flight MU-5602 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Qingdao Liuting International Airport, Shandong, China, on January 31.
The Airbus A321-200, flying from Shenyang, to Shanghai, China, had to divert due to engine failure. One of its engines had to be shut down mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
British Airways flight BA295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on January 30.
The plane took off for Chicago, but had to return after the pilot reported a landing gear problem.
The plane dumped fuel before safely landing on three sets of wheel instead of five.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight 549 made an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on January 29.
The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure due to a fault in an air conditioning unit.
The Airbus A319 plane landed safely. All 107 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
An Army Reserve Apache helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a rural field near County Road 215 in Grimes County, Texas, on January 28.
The helicopter was flying from Conroe and had just refueled near Bryan-College Station when the pilot noticed a hydraulic leak and decided to make an emergency landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; neither of them were injured.
The helicopter belonging to the 1st Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment was repaired overnight and was able to fly back to Conroe next morning.
United Express flight 4020 operated by Mesa Airlines made an emergency landing at McAllen Miller International Airport in Hidalgo County, Texas, on January 28.
The airline said that the ATC declared a ‘precautionary emergency’ after a brake light indicator came on.
The Embraer 175 plane landed uneventfully. There were 41 people aboard the plane; all of them remained unhurt.
The maintenance personnel inspected the plane and cleared it to continue the flight to Houston.
American Airlines flight AA904 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brasillia, Brazil, on January 29.
The plane, heading from Rio de Janeiro to Miami, Florida, was diverted after four people, including a passengers and three crew members, complained of lightheadedness.
The plane landed uneventfully. The airline said the sick passenger and crew members were examined by paramedics but none of them requested further medical care.
A passenger aboard Jet Airways flight 9W 585 opened the plane’s emergency exit just after landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on January 24.
According to a Jet Airways spokesperson, “A guest, who travelled from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai by Jet Airways flight 9W 585, opened the emergency exit after the aircraft had parked at the bay at the Mumbai airport. The matter was reported to the security agencies.”
The passenger, who apparently told the crew members that he opened the emergency exit door “just for fun”, was escorted to a local police station by security forces.
Local media identified him as Steve Titschler, of Germany.
Two Kathmandu-bound flights were grounded just before takeoff from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on January 27.
Authorities said the flights were grounded after the Jet Airways security office received a call saying there was a “bomb threat” to Jet Airways flight 9W 260 and Air India flight AI-215.
There were 122 passengers and 7 crew members aboard Jet Airways flight while the Air India plane was carrying 121 passengers at the time.
We can not forget or ignore Metrojet Flight 9268, which was supposed to fly from Sharm el_Sheikh but instead of arriving at Saint Petersburg as scheduled, crashed on the Sinai Peninsula, killing the 217 passengers and 7 crew members. And while the investigators still have not made conclusive decisions on what they believe happened, evidence appears, at this juncture, to point to the likelihood of a bomb having been planted by an EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin had joined up with Isis in Syria.
Other causes of the crash which are being ruled out are metal fatigue, overheating lithium batteries, being shot down, unknown part failure, and fuel explosion.
News sources such as Reuters have reported that, although official sources are publicly denying connections, several people have been “detained,” including the aforementioned EgyptAir mechanic, a baggage handler, and two policemen. The bomb is purported to have been in a handbag that Isis delivered to those involved at the airport.
In November, the head of Russia’s FSB security service said a homemade explosive device brought down Metrojet Flight 9268.
ISIS posted pictures of what it claims was the bomb on its online magazine, Dabiq.
As always, the voices of the dead cry out for an honest investigation, and justice for the families.
American Airlines flight AA109 had to return and make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, on January 27.
The Boeing 777 took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after two passengers and several crew members fell ill midair.
The plane, carrying 172 passengers and 16 crew members, landed uneventfully. The patients were evaluated by paramedics.
The airline said, “Our maintenance team conducted a thorough inspection of the aircraft, including a test flight, and found no issues with the Boeing 777-300. Out of an abundance of caution, all of the air filters on the aircraft were replaced.”
An Indian Navy Helicopter made an emergency landing at a beach near Alappuzha, Kerala, India, on January 27.
The Chetak helicopter was on a routine mission when it experienced a technical glitch, prompting the pilot to make a precautionary landing.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A Naval spokesperson said, “A team from the Naval Base was dispatched to assist the crew and after rectification of the fault, which was minor, the aircraft returned to Kochi.”
A 2006 Robinson R22 Beta helicopter made a crash-landing near West Riviera Drive and West Alhambra Avenue in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, on January 27.
The incident happened after the helicopter, carrying two people, lost power while returning to the Republic Airport. According to Frank Delia, of the Academy of Aviation, “It was a standard training flight…They were coming from the south practice area, which is off the south shore of Long Island, on their way back to Republic Airport after a successful training flight.”
Both people aboard the aircraft, including the pilot Joseph Lombardo, 26, and his student Ming Chen, 26, remained uninjured.
Delta flight DL-307 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 24.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Atlanta, Georgia, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird. The engine had to be shut down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
ExpressJet flight EV-4121/UA-4121 had to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 19.
The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, had to be landed in emergency due to flaps failure.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
KLM flight KL-691 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on January 27.
The Boeing 747-400, heading towards Toronto, Ontario, had to dump fuel and return after a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
KLM flight KL-1576 had to go around before making a safe landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on January 27.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Athens, Greece, had to fly around the airport due to some technical problem.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
