Envoy Air Flight 3530 had to return and make an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York on April 30.
The plane took off for Detroit but had to turn back shortly afterwards after one or more birds hit its left wing flap.
The plane landed safely. All 62 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1878 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ushuaia, Argentina, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members 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.
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed near the Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, on March 14th.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet plane was performing a training flight when it went down.
There were two aviators aboard, including the pilot Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and the weapons systems operator Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King; both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-2594 made a safe emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air when it initiated a rapid descent due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
According to the FAA, 15 passengers and 1 crew member sustained injuries.
EasyJet flight U2-7925 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 7th.
The plane took off for Nice, France, but had to turn back after loss of oil pressure prompted the crew to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Aeroflot Airbus A321-200 en route from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Sochi
Where: Sochi
When: Mar 7th 2012
Who: 148 passengers
Why: The flight was on approach to Sochi when it was struck by lightning.
Pilots made a safe landing in Sochi, with visible damage to the plane.