Malaysia Airlines flight MH-122 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Alice Springs Airport, Australia, on January 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-76 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Vancouver, Canada, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to failure of a weather radar.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and eighty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-16 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 27th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to turn back due to failure of a weather radar.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-967 made an emergency landing in Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia, on December 20th.
The A320-200 plane flying from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, was on approach to Coolangatta when fumes were noticed on-board, and all six crew members complained of dizziness, light-headedness, and nausea.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The crew members were taken to hospitals.
There were no passengers aboard the flight.
Qantas flight QF-2179 suffered a bat strike near Coffs Harbour Airport, Australia, on November 24th.
The plane flying from Port Macquarie, Australia, was on final approach to Coffs Harbour Airport when a bat hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-646 made a hard landing at Canberra Airport, Australia, on November 19th.
The incident happened after the plane flying from Sydney, Australia, encountered wind shear.
Authorities said the aircraft’s tail skid and the fuselage contacted the runway.
No injuries were reported.
Australia’s TSB is investigating.
Jetstar flight JQ-202 returned to Auckland, New Zealand, on October 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane, heading to Sydney, Australia, was called back after debris was seen coming out of an engine’s tailpipe.
The incident happened after a ground handler forgot a plastic clipboard onto an engine cowl.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Eastern Australia Airlines flight QF-2207 made an emergency landing in Albury, Australia, on October 25th.
The plane was flying from Sydney, Australia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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.
Virgin Australia flight VA-319 made an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on October 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ-535 had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on October 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Denpasar, Indonesia, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
Virgin Australia flight VA-546 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on October 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Coolangatta to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-157 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on October 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured six crew members and one passenger.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
Qantas Airways flight QF-1535 made an emergency landing in Canberra, Australia, on September 29th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-233 encountered severe turbulence near Adelaide, Australia, on September 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Adelaide when it was hit by turbulence that injured two flight attendants.
The plane landed safely. The injured flight attendants were taken to hospital.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-127 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port Hedland, Western Australia, on September 13th.
The plane heading from Adelaide, Australia, to Bali, Indonesia, was diverted after a passenger fell ill.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Qantas flight QF-7 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 17th.
The plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Qantas Airways flight QF-63 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-7 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Asia X flight D7-207 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia, on July 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Coolangatta, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to divert due to bird strike resulting in engine problems.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 345 passengers and 14 crew members aboard remained safe.
Qantas flight QF-93 had to divert for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 29th.
The plane heading from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after an indicator light in the cockpit switched on.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AirAsia X flight D7-237 made an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on June 25th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after it began shaking mid-air due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All three hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained uninjured.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-736 had to return for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-128 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on May 31st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit and claimed that he had a bomb.
The passenger, identified as a 25-year-old male, Sri Lankan Citizen, was restrained before the plane safely touched down in Melbourne. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A light plane crashed near the Renmark Aerodrome, Old Calperum, South Australia, on the evening of May 30th.
The Cessna 441 Conquest II was on a routine crew check flight at the time.
All three pilots were killed in the crash.
The decreased were identified as Paul Daw, 65, Martin Scott, 48, and Stephen Guerin, 56.