United Airlines flight UA-125 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland, on July 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 flying from Athens, Greece, Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 199 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
A My Indo Airlines’ freight flight made a hard landing at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia, on July 1st.
The Boeing 737-200 flying from Jayapura, Indonesia, rolled out after landing on the runway, and turned around to the backtrack due to tyres burst.
The plane was carrying 4 crew members, and 12 tons of fuel and food cargo.
No injuries were reported.
PAL Philippine Airlines flight PR-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Manila, Philippines, had to return after the captain failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 220 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Dallas, Texas, on February 11th.
Authorities said the pilot reported engine issues before the plane landed in a field near South Lancaster Road and Loop 12 in southeast Oak Cliff.
There were 2 people aboard at the time; both of them remained uninjured.
The plane was flying from Dallas Executive Airport at the time.
United Airlines flight UA-946 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 20th.
The plane flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the captain became unconscious.
The plane, carrying 82 passengers and 12 crew members, landed safely.
The captain was rushed to a hospital.
A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 12 in Sauk County, Wisconsin, on December 28th.
The pilot, Stephan Arnold, 69, of Madison, was forced to land on the highway after the plane lost power.
The pilot and his only passenger remained unharmed.
The plane was flying from Sauk-Prairie Airport in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, at the time.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on November 8th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Beijing, China, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 335 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A 12-seater helicopter crashed at the National Youth Service (NYS) engineering institute near Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, on September 8th.
The helicopter carrying 4 people was on routine patrol when it developed a mechanical problem.
All 4 people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The injured were taken to hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-880 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Houston, Texas, to London, England, encountered severe turbulence over Atlantic Ocean, prompting the crew to divert.
At least 12 passengers and 2 crew members suffered minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The passengers were later accommodated in a replacement plane.
A Sudanese transport aircraft had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Al-Baha Domestic Airport, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, on August 25th.
The Sudan bound Antonov 12 was mid air when it had to be diverted due to a technical problem in one of its engines.
One of the plane’s tyres burst during the landing.
All 10 people onboard remained unharmed.
Gulf Air flight 155 had to make an emergency landing at Manila Airport in the Philippines, on August 5th.
The plane was heading to Bahrain when the crew noticed smoke in the cabin and decided to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 307 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-958 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on April 21st.
The plane, heading to Jakarta, Indonesia, had to return after the passenger oxygen masks deployed without any obvious reason.
The plane landed safely. There were 113 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
A small plane nose-dived and crashed near Kiunga Airport, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, on April 13th.
The single-engine aircraft was heading toward Kiunga Airport from Telefomin, West Sepik, when the pilot had to attempt for an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The plane crashed upon landing.
All 12 people aboard were killed in the crash.
Air Transat flight TS-436 had to return and make an emergency landing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on March 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 took off for Cancun, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an indication of low hydraulic quantity.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 366 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A military helicopter crashed during an enemy chase mission in Poso District, Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 20.
The Bell 412-EP was on its mission to capture Indonesia’s most wanted militant Abu Wardah Santoso when it went down and crashed.
At least 12 soldiers and officials aboard the helicopter lost their lives and one soldier went missing.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
American Airlines flight 199 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on November 28.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, had to be diverted after its windshield shattered midair.
The plane landed safely. There were 183 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline accommodated passengers in other flights.
The incident is being investigated.