Delta Airlines flight DL-1986 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 27th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on November 8th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Beijing, China, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 335 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Corendon Dutch Airlines flight CD-295 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kos, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Russian Boeing 747 cargo flight en route
from Kandahar
Where: Sharjah International Airport
When: Sunday October 25 7.30pm
Who: Not available
Why: At Sharjah International Airport, a Russian cargo plane made an emergency landing when a fire developed in one of its four engines. The pilot shut down the affected engine and made a safe landing. The aircraft is currently grounded at the Sharjah airport pending repair and investigation.
The incident occurred four days after the Azza Transport B707 at Sharjah on Oct 21st 2009 went up in a fireball and grounded the airport for several hours.
American Airlines flight AA-986 made an emergency landing in San Jose, Costa Rica, on June 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was on final approach to San Jose when the crew received an unsafe gear indication and went around.
The crew subsequently performed a manual gear extension and landed safely.
There were one hundred and eighty-six people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
What: Midwest/Frontier Airlines en route from Milwaukee to Kansas City
Where: Kansas City
When: June 21, 2010 3:30 pm
Who: 104 aboard
Why: After smoke in the cockpit, the plane made an emergency landing at Kansas City International, passengers disembarked via slides. Fire trucks were on standby. Several passengers were hurt; one went to the hospital. Passengers’ luggage is also being examined by the NTSB.
Virgin Australia flight VA-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but suffered a bird strike during departure.
The crew subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.