A Volaris plane was hit by a luggage cart at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on February 17th.
The incident happened when the plane was lining up to perform flight Y4-919 to Guadalajara, Mexico.
The plane was unable to depart and safely returned to the apron.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1498 suffered a lightning strike near Providence, Rhode Island, on February 15th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was descending toward Providence.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Aeromexico plane suffered a radome damage on approach to Tijuana, Mexico, on December 12th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was performing flight AM-770 from Guadalajara, Mexico.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
It is believed that the damage was caused by a drone strike.
A man was hit and killed by a Boeing 737-800 plane at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, on November 20th.
The incident happened when Aeroflot flight SU-2112 was taking off for Athens, Greece.
It is believed that the deceased was a 25 year- old man flying from Spain to Armenia. He had a connecting flight in Moscow where he somehow entered the runway instead of boarding the next plane.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
LATAM Chile flight LA-487 had to make an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on November 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to turn back after a hail strike caused the windshields to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3956 had to reject takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on November 6th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Lake Charles, Louisiana, when it hit an object on the runway, prompting the crew to reject takeoff.
The plane safely vacated the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-4952 had to reject takeoff from Williamsport Regional Airport, Pennsylvania, on October 23rd.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit a deer, prompting the crew to reject takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-227 suffered a lightning strike near Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 24th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was on approach to Copenhagen.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-6814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, on September 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back due to a suspected bird strike.
The plane landed back safely.
Inspection crew later discovered that the engine had ingested a hare, which caused engine issues consistent with a bird strike.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1183 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 24th.
The plane took off for Linkoping, Sweden, but had to turn back due to lightning strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Solaseed Air flight 6Q-93 suffered a lightning strike on the way to Oita, Japan, on August 16th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Tokyo, Japan.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed
Air New Zealand flight NZ-621 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Auckland to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after it suffered a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Another Air New Zealand flight had also suffered a lightning strike around the same time. See: Air New Zealand Flight Diverts to Christchurch After Lightning Strike
Air New Zealand flight NZ-605 made an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Wellington to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Kish Air flight Y9-7118 had to reject takeoff from Kish International Airport, Iran, on May 8th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Tabriz, Iran, when it was hit by a gazelle. The crew subsequently rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air International flight D8-1608 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 28th.
The plane took off for Windsor Locks, Connecticut, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1899 suffered a lightning strike near Sabiha Gokçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 6th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed for Vienna, Austria.
The crew subsequently returned to Sabiha Gokçen Airport. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Qantas flight QF-2179 suffered a bat strike near Coffs Harbour Airport, Australia, on November 24th.
The plane flying from Port Macquarie, Australia, was on final approach to Coffs Harbour Airport when a bat hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Indigo flight 6E-742 made an emergency landing in Visakhapatnam, India, on November 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hyderabad, India, but hit a wild boar during departure.
The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely at Visakhapatnam Airport. All one hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1865 suffered a drone strike near Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 11th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Trelew, Argentina, was on final approach to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-1431 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rhodes Airport, Greece, on November 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Athens, Greece, but suffered a dog strike during takeoff.
The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Indigo Airlines flight 6E-468 had to reject takeoff from Goa, India, on October 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200N plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mumbai, India, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to a dog strike.
Several tires deflated and the plane became disabled.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-5755 suffered a lightning strike near Dunedin, New Zealand, on October 14th.
The incident happened when the plane, flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, was descending toward Dunedin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.
American Airlines flight AA-5224 returned to Wilmington International Airport, North Carolina, on October 9th.
According to the airport authorities, the Canadair CRJ-900 plane hit a coyote during takeoff which caused damage to the nose gear. The crew continued takeoff but subsequently returned to Wilmington Airport.
The coyote was killed.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Sunwest Aviation flight CNK-7123 collided with two deer upon landing at Christina Lake Airstrip, located east of Conklin, Alberta, Canada, on October 3rd.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The plane sustained minor damage.
There were forty-three passengers and four crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5320 had to return for an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 15th.
The FAA reported that the Canadair CRJ-700 plane that took off for Gulfport, Mississippi, had to turn back due to a deer strike during departure.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 44 people aboard remained safe.
