Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-600 made a safe landing following bird strikes near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on April 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on final approach to Tehran when it received multiple bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-496 made an emergency landing at Devi Ahilyabai airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on March 11.
The crew declared emergency after a warning system indicated smoke in the cargo area. The flight was en-route from Mumbai to Indore at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully, around 4 minutes before its scheduled landing time. All 181 passengers remained unharmed.
Investigation into the incident is underway.
A Sirius Aero plane made an emergency landing in Ust-Kut, Russia, on September 7th.
The plane was flying from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All forty-six passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
An American Eagle plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on February 12.
The plane, heading from Marquette, Michigan, to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, was diverted after it developed control problems.
The plane landed safely.
There were 42 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight Dl-964 made a safe emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Romulus, Michigan, May 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from New York was about to land when it had to go-around due to loss of nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely.
All 66 people aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight 4919 made an emergency landing at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, Colorado, on September 30.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop aircraft, en-route from Aspen to Denver, was diverted after the pilots had to shut down its right engine due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
