Malaysia Airlines flight MH-1 experienced severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, on June 5th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane was flying from Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured around 34 people.
The plane landed uneventfully. The airline said that a small number of passengers and crew members required medical assistance.
The plane was carrying 378 people at the time.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2129 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 1st.
The plane was flying from Rochester, New York, when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilots to accelerate the descent.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Passengers reported that the oxygen masks were deployed.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-480 made a safe emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was mid-air above Bahamas when the crew had to initiate an emergency descent after encountering loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-8011 had to abort takeoff at Dublin Airport, Republic of Ireland, on June 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 was accelerating to takeoff for Warsaw, Poland, when the crew reported they had a flight operations issue.
The plane resumed its flight 20 minutes later.
A Bell 206 helicopter crashed in Paniai district of Papua Province, Indonesia, on June 4th.
The aircraft went down when it was transporting three passengers from Nabire to a mining site in Degewo.
The pilot was killed in the crash while the passengers were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Spokesperson of Indonesia’s national police Agus Rianto said, “We have evacuated the passengers to the nearby city of Nabire so they could get medical treatment.”
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.
The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
An Air China flight had to make an emergency landing at Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on June 4th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, heading from Washington D.C. to Beijing, China, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cargolux flight CV-775 had to return and make an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on May 28th.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route to Luxembourg, had to return shortly after the crew heard a loud bang followed by the stick shaker activating. It later turned out that an AoA (Angle of Attack) vane was missing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1797 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-700, heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was mid-air when the crew reported a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
A British Airways flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, on June 1st.
Authorities said a security alert was issued about the British Airways plane that was flying from London, United Kingdom.
An airline spokesperson said, “The aircraft has landed normally. Security checks will carried out as a precaution…We do not discuss details of operational security. The safety and security of our customers and crew is our number one priority.”
The plane was carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st.
The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-7193 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on June 2nd.
The airline confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 plane, heading from Liverpool, England, to Faro, Portugal, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Several different alerts on this plane went off immediately prior to the plane disappearing from the radar, including 1) issues with the windows on the co-pilot’s side of the plane; 2) two smoke alerts, the first one “SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE” at 00:26 a.m. local time; 3) the second one “AVIONICS SMOKE” at 00:27 a.m. The second alert refers smoke in the avionics bay, which is located below the cockpit, and is where the electronics are housed.
This is also the same plane that was vandalised two years ago at Cairo Airport. In Arabic someone, presumably Cairo Airport workers, wrote on its belly, “We will bring this plane down.”
It is a special concern that the plane had flown to Eritrea.
The US State Department has a standing travel warning for Eritrea, and is quoted as saying “security at the Asmara airport ‘can be unpredictable,’ and had a ‘lack of efficiency and consistency” in screening passengers.'”
The search for Egyptair is still underway.
According to AV:
“on 2016/06/01, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority reported “Laplace” located pings presumably from one of MS804’s black boxes. The vessel “John Lethbridge” of DOS will be joining the search team to retrieve the black boxes. The BEA (FR)confirmed that Egyptian Authorities have confirmed a “signal that may come from one of the recorders” of flight MS-804. The BEA did NOT confirm that a black box has been located.”
Debris has been found.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-6970 had to return and make an emergency landing at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil, on May 31st.
The Airbus A330-200, flying to Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil, had to return due to a strong smell of smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Darwin Airlines flight F7-17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, formerly City of Busto Arsizio Airport, Italy, on June 1st.
The Saab 2000, flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to Lugano, Switzerland, had to divert after the crew received an unsafe indication for the nose gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-561 had to return and make an emergency landing at Haneda Airport, Ota, Tokyo, Japan, on May 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Kochi, Japan, had to return shortly after the crew detected problems with its cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
One passenger suffered ear injuries and was taken to hospital.
The incident remains under investigation.
Norwegian Air flight DY-7148 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on May 30th.
The Shuttle Boeing 787-800, en-route from Boston, Massachusetts, to London, England, was diverted after it was refused to enter UK airspace due to unreliable transponder signals.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The plane resumed its flight 11 hours later.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4187 had to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 30th.
The plane, heading from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 133 people aboard remained unhurt.
Mechanics found that a small loose hose was the source of odor.
Lufthansa flight LH-178 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after it developed an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 198 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Allegiant Airlines flight 871 had to make an emergency landing at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport in Florida, on June 1st.
The plane was flying from Moline, Illinois, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 140 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline said, “Our mechanics are doing a full investigation and inspection to diagnose and repair the issue.”
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-741 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on May 30th.
The Boeing 777-300, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had a technical issue with one of its computers, prompting the crew to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing on Roatan Island, Honduras, on May 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 was heading from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, when smoke was detected in the cabin, prompting the crew to divert to Roatan.
The plane landed safely. There were 140 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Airlinair flight A5-4328 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 27th.
The plane took off for Luxembourg, but had to return shortly afterwards after it experienced a cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Onur Air flight 8Q-814 made a safe landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on May 28th.
The Airbus A333-300, flying from Munich, Germany, was mid-air above Serbia when it lost its cabin pressure, prompting the crew to initiate an emergency descent before regaining control of the cabin pressure.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, on May 29th.
The Boeing 737-700, flying from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, was mid air when the crew reported smoke in the cabin, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 148 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
