Novo Air flight VQ-967 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 16th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, en-route to Rajshahi, Bangladesh, had to return after its landing gear failed to retract.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Iran Air flight IR-721 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Robat Karim, Iran, on May 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Frankfurt, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-103 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, on July 16th.
The Boeing 787-900 en-route to Sydney, Australia had to return due to an electrical burning odour aboard.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were rebooked in other flights.
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter flight AB-6244 made a safe landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Tegel, Germany, on July 20th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin was about to land when the crew reporting a burning odor in its aft cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 53 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Pantanal Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Juiz de Fora Brazil
Where: Congonhas
When: Dec 8th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the flight returned to the airport, after developing smoke in the cabin. The plane landed safely.
Maintenance traced the smoke to faulty lighting.
Lufthansa flight GEC-8332 had to make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on December 17th.
The plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: KLM Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Amsterdam to Birmingham
Where: Amsterdam
When: Apr 21st 2012
Why: While en route, a leak in the right engine was detected. Pilots shut down the affected engine and returned to Amsterdam where they made a safe landing.
KLM Cityhopper received delivery of the plane on April 1 2010. It has CF34-10E6 engines. (GE)
