Sita Air flight 603 made an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20th.
The plane took off for Lukla, Nepal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All twelve passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
Thai Airways flight TG-676 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 19th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-469 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on February 19th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Okinawa, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1068 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on February 18th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Bogota, Colombia, was diverted after both autopilots failed.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-289 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Houston, Texas, on February 18th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Belize to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Nok Air flight DD-9407 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, on February 18th.
The plane took off for Bangkok, Thailand, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All eighty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-3704 crashed in Semirom, Iran, on February 18th.
The incident happened when the plane was heading from Tehran to Yasuj, Iran.
The plane was carrying sixty passengers and six crew members at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed near Evanston, Wyoming, on February 18th.
The incident happened near Bear River when the plane was transporting two people from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Both occupants were killed in the crash.
Jet2 flight LS-1202 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on February 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Lanzarote, Spain, to Birmingham, England, was diverted after the first officer became unwell.
The plane landed safely.
A military helicopter crashed on top of two vehicles in Oaxaca, Mexico, on February 16th.
The incident happened when the helicopter, carrying officials including Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Oaxaca’s governor Alejandro Murat, was attempting to land at an airfield in Santiago Jamiltepec.
All the occupants survived the crash, however, thirteen people on the ground were killed.
The officials on-board the helicopter were surveying damage caused by the recent earthquake.
American Airlines flight AA-206 made an emergency landing at Lajes Field, Portugal, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed multiple system failures.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qeshm Air flight QB-1202 made an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on February 16th.
The plane flying from Tehran, Iran, was on final approach to Mashhad when the crew failed to fully deploy the landing gear.
The plane subsequently performed a partial gear up landing.
All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
Aerotrans Cargo flight ATG-4428 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany, on February 15th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back after an unidentified loud bang was heard on-board.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5359 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 15th.
The plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Jackson, Mississippi, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All fifty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Korean Airlines flight KE-2728 had to return and make an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport, Japan, on February 15th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and sixteen people aboard remained safe.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-498 made an emergency landing in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, on February 15th.
The plane took off for Yakutsk, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All thirty-one passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1743 encountered severe turbulence on the way to San Francisco, California, on February 14th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
RUTACA Airlines flight 5R-310 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Venezuela, on February 14th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane heading from Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport to Simon Bolivar International Airport, Venezuela, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Indian air force helicopter crashed in Majuli, Assam, India, on February 15th.
The chopper took off from Jorhat air base and was on a routine sortie when it went down.
There were two pilots on board at the time; both were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
JetBlue flight B6-1675 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kingston, Jamaica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-55 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 13th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane was evacuated upon landing.
Five people sustained minor injuries during evacuation.
United Airlines flight UA-1175 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 13th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from San Francisco, California, when a piece of the cowling separated from the right-hand engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-857 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bilbao, Spain, on February 12th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted after the crew received indication of an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
KLM flight KL-701 suffered a lightning strike near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 11th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on approach to Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-899 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on February 10th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Newark, New Jersey, was on approach to Hong Kong when the crew reported an issue with nose wheel steering.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the gate.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
