A Spirit Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, on December 27th.
The crew declared an emergency after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
It is believed that the plane was flying from Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey.
Avior Airlines flight 9V-1260 made an emergency landing in Manta, Ecuador, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane heading from Barcelona, Venezuela, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, was diverted after an engine started emitting loud bangs and the passenger oxygen masks deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-92 had to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on April 6th.
The plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a low oil pressure indication in one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5257 made an emergency landing in Nanchang, China, on December 4th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Qingdao to Guangzhou, China, was diverted after the passenger oxygen masks were automatically deployed, without any indication of a cabin pressure problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
QantasLink flight QF-1623 made an emergency landing at Perth Airport, Australia, on September 23rd.
The plane was flying from Newman, Western Australia, when it experienced hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. There were 102 people aboard at the time; 2 of them complained of eye irritation and were taken to hospital.
Japan Air Commuter flight 3X-3768 made an emergency landing in Kagoshima, Japan, on December 10th.
The plane flying from Nakatane, Japan, was approaching Kagoshima Airport when the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane continued for a safe landing,
All twenty-six passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in Tehachapi, California, on November 19th.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna 152 plane went down in the Capital Hills area of Tehachapi.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
