Southwest Airlines flight WN-775 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Louisiana, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 en-route from Tampa, Florida, to San Antonio, Texas, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 125 passengers and 5 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
A single- engine Cessna plane crashed at Penn Yan Airport in Yates County, New York on May 3.
The plane was being flown by a student pilot, who was practicing “touch-and-go-landing” at the airport. Right after taking off, the plane suddenly swerved, hit the ground, spun around and collided with the fence.
The pilot was killed at the spot. He was identified as Steven P. Seely, 55, of Stanley, New York.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating the cause of crash.
KLM flight KL-1576 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 26th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed at Porter County Regional Airport, Indiana, on December 13th.
Authorities said the plane went down nose-first in a grassy patch between two runways.
The pilot, who is believed to be the only one on-board, was killed in the crash.
American Airlines flight AA-1100 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back after a noxious odor in the cabin made several people feel sick.
The plane landed back safely.
Two people were evaluated by the medical teams at the airport.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-268 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after it experienced severe turbulence that injured 4 people.
The plane landed uneventfully. The injured, including 3 crew members and 1 passenger, were taken to hospital.
Qantas flight QF-73 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on October 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
