On August 30th, Air Canada flight AC-7 made an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2651 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
WestJet Encore flight 3105 made an emergency landing in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, on November 22nd.
The plane heading from Vancouver to Terrace, Canada, was diverted after the crew reported an issue with the front landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 40 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-2293 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia, on May 7th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Texas, to District of Columbia, was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Airport when the crew reported problems with its flaps, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Jazz Air flight QK-8417 had to reject takeoff at Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on April 20th.
The De Havilland Dash 8-300 was about to takeoff for Vancouver, Canada, when the crew reported some problem with its flight control system.
The plane returned to the apron.
The flight was cancelled.
United Airlines flight UA-53 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany, on April 24th.
The Boeing 767-400, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to District of Columbia, USA, was mid-air above France when the crew detected retraction problem with its nose gear, prompting it to divert to Frankfurt.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-5631/ AA-5631 had to abort takeoff at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, Texas, on April 20th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 was about to takeoff for Columbia, South Carolina, when the crew had to abort taking off due to a flight control issue.
The plane remained on the taxiway, and resumed flight after 40 minutes.
Westjet flight WS-3240 made an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on February 9th.
The crew declared emergency after receiving several caution messages about the aircraft’s electrical systems. The plane was en-route from Terrace, British Columbia, to Calgary, Alberta, at the time.
The plane landed safely. All 31 people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crash-landed in a field near Vernon airport in British Columbia, Canada, on December 23.
Authorities said the plane experienced engine failure shortly after it took off from Vernon airport.
According to Vernon’s fire captain Chris Robinson, “The pilot landed in the field just next to the airport. There was just a bit of damage to the plane.”
There were two people aboard including the pilot and his passenger; both of them suffered minor injuries.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Meridian, Mississippi, on December 5.
The plane, operated by ExpressJet, was heading from Dallas, Texas, to Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina, when the crew reported a crack in the windshield and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged another aircraft for the passengers.
American Airlines flight 2777 made an emergency landing at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina, on November 27.
According to the airline, the plane was heading from Dallas to Columbia when it experienced mechanical issues and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 39 passengers and 3 crew members remained uninjured.
The plane was being operated by ExpressJet Airlines.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in an open field near Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport, Columbia, South Carolina, at 4:18 p.m. on December 4.
The helicopter, assigned to the 1-111th General Aviation Support Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard military, had to make a precautionary landing after it experienced a main rotor blade malfunction. According to Major Cindi King with the SC National Guard, the helicopter was on a routine training mission at the time.
All the three people aboard remained safe.
ExpressJet flight 5106 had to make an emergency landing at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina, at around 5:30 p.m. on November 19.
According to the FAA, the flight, en-route from Atlanta, Georgia to Wilmington, North Carolina was diverted, after the pilot reported pressurization problem.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was injured.
