Aer Lingus flight EI-495 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 1st.
The plane heading from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after the crew received an indication of a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All 102 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-6931 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Newcastle, United Kingdom, on November 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to Hamburg, Germany, was diverted after the crew reported fumes in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 161 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight AA-1693 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 27th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines and decided to divert to Albuquerque.
The plane landed safely. All 178 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 19th.
The plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 190 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-428 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 5th.
The plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 138 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Alitalia flight AZ-63 made an emergency landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on September 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, was on approach to Rome Fiumicino Airport when the crew received an unsafe gear indication and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 151 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Ryanair flight FR-817 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on September 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, when the crew requested an early descent to avoid icing. However, during initial descent, the crew declared an emergency due to light vibrations in both engines and increasing oil temperature.
The plane landed safely. All 145 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
NordStar Airlines flight Y7-247 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krasnojarsk, Russia, on September 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was heading to Norilsk, Russia, when the crew reported a cracked windshield and decided to turn back.
The plane landed safely. There were 168 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A light plane crashed into the mountains in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, on September 7th.
The aircraft travelling from Treviso, Italy, lost contact with the control centre just six miles away from Skopje Airport.
All 6 people onboard were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-492 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 4th.
The plane took off for Yakutsk, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an indication of a slat issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 65 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Smartlynx Airlines flight QS-1478 rejected take off from Brno, Czech Republic, on August 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Bourgas, Bulgaria, when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
There were 139 passengers and 6 members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A Pawan Hans chopper had to divert and make a precautionary landing in Kelva, Palghar, Maharashtra, India, on August 27th.
The Bell 407 flying from Vedodara, Gujrat to Juhu, Mumbai, was diverted due to bad weather conditions.
The helicopter landed safely. All 6 people onboard remained unharmed.
SpiceJet flight SG-182 rejected take off from Pune, Maharashtra, India, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to take off for Delhi when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to reject the take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All 183 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1183 made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on August 22nd.
The plane was en-route from Norfolk, Virginia to Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew reported issues with the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and decided to divert to Myrtle Beach for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. There were 160 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-782 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew reported a problem with the Air Data and Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs).
The plane landed safely. All 127 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2362 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 24th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane, heading from Los Angeles, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a problem with landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 158 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-169 made an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on June 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, heading from San Francisco, California, to Los Angeles, California, had to be diverted after it developed cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. All 159 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-450 rejected take off from Tyumen, Russia, on June 17th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, when the crew received a fire indication. The pilot slowed down the aircraft and returned to the apron.
There were 187 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Jin Air flight LJ-211 made an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on June 13th.
The plane, flying from Seoul, South Korea, declared emergency due to a hydraulic failure that affected normal gear extension.
The plane landed safely. There were 165 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.
The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2310 had to return and make an emergency landing at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on April 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 150 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
A TAME Airlines plane skidded off runway at Cuenca Airport, Ecuador, on April 28th.
The plane, performing flight EQ-173 from Quito, Ecuador, landed amid heavy rain and slided off the tarmac onto the grass.
There were 87 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
The aircraft was substantially damaged.
American Airlines flight AA-713 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a windshield cracked due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 174 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A military plane crashed on Kyushu island, Japan, after losing contact with the air traffic control on April 6th.
The U-125 plane was carrying six crew members when it disappeared from the radar around 10 kilometers north of Kanoya military air base.
All six people aboard were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
