American Airlines flight AA 3468 had to return and make an emergency landing at Greater Rochester International Airport, New York, on November 29th.
The plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-629 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28th.
The Boeing 737-8 MAX plane took off for Accra, Ghana, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-292 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on November 27th.
The plane heading from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted after a woman went into labor.
The plane landed safely. The woman was rushed to a hospital.
UPS flight 5X-605 made an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 freighter plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, but the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The crew continued to Louisville where they requested the longest runway. The plane subsequently landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-24 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 26th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Doha, Qatar, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-603 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in the waters off Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida, on November 28th.
The plane was carrying four people when it went down just after 12:30 p.m.
Good Samaritans and the Coast Guard were able to rescue all four occupants of the plane. They were taken to the nearby Coast Guard station for medical assistance and one of them had to be later shifted to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-6005 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento International Airport, California, on November 27th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Los Angeles, California, was on final approach to Sacramento Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1206 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on November 26th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-483 made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pegas Fly flight IK-564 made an emergency landing in Kazan, Russia, on November 27th.
The plane heading from Orsk to Moscow, Russia, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-six passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-16 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on November 24th.
The plane heading from Orlando, Florida, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1819 had to return and make an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Indianapolis, Indiana, but had to turn back after the crew noticed engine vibrations due to a possible bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on November 26th.
The plane went down as it was approaching the Santa Fe Regional Airport.
The pilot, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Eva Air flight BR-27 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Taipei, Taiwan, but had to turn back after a bird strike caused engine issues.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
ASL Airlines Belgium freight flight 3V-811 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on November 24th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Jinan, China, but had to turn back after the engines ingested several birds.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Juneyao Airlines flight HO-1634 made an emergency landing in Guangzhou, China, on November 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sanya to Nanjing, China, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2666 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 24th.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
WestJet Encore flight WR 3188 made an emergency landing at Lethbridge Airport in Alberta, Canada, on November 23rd.
The plane heading from Grande Prairie to Calgary, Canada, was diverted due to an instrument display issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-566 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nairobi, Kenya, on November 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A plane crashed in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, on November 23rd.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting five people, including the pilot and four passengers, from Chiredzi to Victoria Falls.
All five people were killed in the crash.
It is believed that four passengers were Finnish nationals.
A helicopter crashed near La Romana, Dominican Republic, on November 22nd.
The EC20 helicopter was transporting five people from Rio San Juan to La Romana when it went down.
All five occupants of the aircraft were killed in the crash. Their identities are not known at the moment.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-331 suffered the collapse of both main gear struts during landing at El Alto International Airport, Bolivia, on November 22nd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-500 plane was coming from Cusco, Peru.
There were one hundred and twenty-two passengers and five crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained uninjured.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-8262 made an emergency landing in Tauranga, New Zealand, on November 22nd.
The plane was flying from Wellington, New Zealand, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to indication of a possible propeller issue.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Philippine Air Force helicopter crash-landed in Tarlac province of Philippines, on November 22nd.
The aircraft was transporting members of the Senate and the House of Representatives when it crash-landed at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base.
Twelve people were injured in the incident.
The incident is being investigated.
