Kish Airlines flight Y9-7404 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abadan, Iran, on August 7th.
The plane took off for Tehran, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed at Trinca Airport in Green Township, New Jersey, on August 6th.
Authorities said the single-engine plane went down at the end of the runway.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An EasyJet flight had to make an emergency landing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, England, on August 7th.
The plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1977 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-911 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Knock, Ireland, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-1574 had to make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on August 5th.
The plane heading from Inverness, Scotland, to Jersey, Channel Islands, was diverted after the first officer became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. All forty-four passengers aboard remained unharmed
The first officer was taken to hospital.
Fuji Dream Airlines flight JH-341 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on August 6th.
The Embraer ERJ-170 plane took off for Kochi, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were sixty-seven people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-759 encountered turbulence near Long Island, New York, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was descending toward Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured ten people.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospitals.
AtlasGlobal flight KK-8850 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on August 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Trabzon, Turkey, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Egypt Air flight MS-640 had to return for an emergency landing in Medina, Saudi Arabia, on August 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Cairo, Egypt, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All fifty passengers and ten crew members remained safe.
Qantas Airways flight QF-63 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-203 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on August 4th.
The plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Qantas Airways flight QF-7 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Piper PA-28 plane crashed near the Diavolezza mountain in Switzerland, on August 4th.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting three teenagers who were participating in a week-long youth camp organized by Swiss Aero Club.
Three people, including the pilot and two 14-year old boys were killed in the crash. A 17-year-old girl was injured and was flown to a hospital in serious condition.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-1101 made an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on August 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Tokyo to Tottori, Japan, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and forty-four people aboard remained safe.
JetBlue flight B6-944 had to divert for an emergency landing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Long Beach, California, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after several passengers complained of breathing difficulties due to an unknown odor on board.
The plane landed safely. The affected passengers were treated at the airport. Some of them were also taken to hospitals.
United Airlines flight UA-299 made an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on August 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was descending toward Norfolk when the crew entered a hold due to hydraulic issues.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All eighty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-671 made an emergency landing in Springfield, Missouri, on August 1st.
The Airbus A300-600 plane took off for Louisville, Kentucky, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
El Al Israel Airlines flight LY-572 had to return for an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud noise in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1803 made an emergency landing at Chicago Midway International Airport, Illinois, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, was on final approach to Chicago when the crew received an abnormal flaps indication and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely on second approach. All ninety-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-506 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 1st.
The Boeing 747-800 plane took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a strong odor of fuel on board.
The plane landed back safely. Several passengers reported feeling unwell and were treated at the airport.
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.
Travel Service flight QS-1580 made an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Bratislava, Slovakia, was on approach to Burgas when the crew declared an emergency due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-244 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 31st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Guatemala City, Guatemala, was descending toward Fort Lauderdale when the crew declared an emergency due to a strange odor in the cockpit.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and forty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Philip Billard Municipal Airport in Topeka, Kansas, on July 31st.
The 1965 Piper PA-30 fixed wing plane was carrying two people when it went down.
Both occupants were killed in the crash. They were identified as pilot William Leeds, 76, of Mission, Kansas, and co-pilot James Bergman, 55, of Leawood, Kansas.
The crash is being investigated.
