Primera Air Nordic flight 6F-108 had to return and make an emergency landing in Alicante, Spain, on October 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Keflavik, Iceland, but had to return after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed.
No injuries were reported.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-37 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on November 3rd.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Singapore but had to turn back due to an issue with engine oil indications.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.
The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.
The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.
A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.
Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.
There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-206 made an emergency landing at Lajes Field, Portugal, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed multiple system failures.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Gulf Air flight GF-155 made an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on May 27th.
The Airbus A330-200, en-route from Manila, Philippines, to Bahrain, was diverted after it was hit by severe turbulence that injured several passengers and crew members.
The plane landed uneventfully. One person was taken to hospital with head wounds.
The flight was carrying 247 passengers at the time.
A UPS cargo plane, en-route from Ontario, California to Louisville, Kentucky, had to make an emergency landing at the Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, at about 11 p.m. on September 10.
The pilot decided to land in emergency after a hydraulic fault was discovered in the aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 4 people aboard remained unhurt. The cargo packages were transferred to another plane for timely delivery.
The plane was taken for inspection.
The FAA is investigating.
