A small plane crashed near Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 27th.
The single-engine plane was carrying two people when it went down approximately 50 miles east of Fairbanks.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the accident. They were identified as Sam Richard Brice, 81, of Fairbanks, and Howard A. “Buzz” Otis, 63, of North Pole, Alaska.
The incident is being investigated.
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter flight AB-8621 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Geneva Airport, Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland, on May 28th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying to Dusseldorf, Germany, on behalf of Air Berlin, had to return due to an open door indication.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Transavia flight HV-5807 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, at May 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Thessaloniki, Greece, had to return because none of its toilets was working.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
KLM Cityhopper flight WA-1407/ KL-1407 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on May 27th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 flying to Montpellier, France, had to return due to technical problem with one of its landing gears.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2303 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Branson Airport, Taney County, Missouri, on May 27th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Baltimore, Maryland, to Oklahoma, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 124 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
A Trans Maldivian flight made a crash landing at Velana International Airport, Malé, Maldives, on May 27th.
The de Havilland DHC-6-300 flying from Rangali Island, Maldives, had just landed when it tipped over to its left and its nose and left wing was submerged in the water.
All 9 passengers and 3 crew members were taken to hospital for precautionary measures.
The aircraft sustained partial damage.
Flybe flight BE-292 made a safe landing at Manchester Airport, England, UK, on May 26th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying from Edinburgh, Scotland, was about to reach when the crew had to shut one of its engines down.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
TAROM flight RO-306 made an emergency landing at Henri Coand International Airport, Romania, on May 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the captain decided for emergency landing due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 91 people aboard remained safe.
Iran Air flight IR-721 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Robat Karim, Iran, on May 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Frankfurt, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Iberia Express flight I2-3617/ IB-3617 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, UK, on May 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from London, England, to Las Palmas, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-588 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on May 27th.
The Boeing 747-400 flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Seoul, South Korea, had to divert because one of its main gear doors was open.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A Summit Air freight flight crashed on the runway of Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Chaurikharka, Nepal, on May 27th.
The Let L-410 flying from Kathmandu, Nepal, was about to land when it hit a tree near the runway and hit the land. The incident happened due to fog.
The aircraft sustained technical problems.
Captain and the first officer were killed in the crash. All three crew members sustained injuries.
The incident remains under investigation.
A Skippers Aviation flight made an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on May 26th.
The plane took off for Leinster, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. There were 50 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1224 had to return and make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tire had blown during departure.
The plane landed back safely. All 149 people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-136 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 24th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Detroit, Michigan, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew reported multiple engine stalls and wing anti ice faults.
The emergency services were put on alert as the plane touched down.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Air Europa flight UX-98 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after a windshield cracked due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 178 people aboard remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-765 veered off runway in Hong Kong, China, on May 24th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Nanjing, China, was attempting to land during heavy rain.
There were 141 people aboard at the time; 2 of them were taken to hospital.
A Delta Airlines plane suffered a tail strike while landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 23rd.
The incident happened when the flight DL-1546 was coming from Phoenix, Arizona.
The plane safely taxied to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Niugini flight PX-275 had to return for an emergency landing in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, on May 23rd.
The plane took off for Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cockpit.
At least one tire deflated as the plane landed in Kavieng. No injuries were reported.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-353 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Multan, Pakistan, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Peshawar to Karachi, Pakistan, was diverted after fire erupted in a galley.
The plane landed safely. There were 116 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3322 had to make an emergency landing in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 22nd.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was descending toward Sioux City when the crew declared an emergency, reporting an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-9272 had to return and make an emergency landing at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-1711 made an emergency landing in Khabarovsk, Russia, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely after burning off fuel.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-669 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bhubaneswar, India, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All 155 people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-253 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 21st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. There were 270 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
