Japan Transocean Air flight NU-44 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan, on May 6th.
The Boeing 737-400 flying to Nagoya, Japan, had to return after the first officer’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5550 had to divert and make an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Blount County, Tennessee, on May 8th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was flying from Nashville, Tennessee, to Washington DC, when it had to divert due to indication of open door.
The plane landed safely.
All 47 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
Air Asia flight D7-377 made a safe emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Selangor, Malaysia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Five among the 291 passengers and 11 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were treated at the airport.
Air Cargo Carriers flight 2Q-1260 crashed into the trees left to the runway of Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, on May 5th.
The Short SD-330 flying on behalf of UPS went down the hill after hitting the trees.
All 2 crew members aboard lost their lives in the crash.
The incident is under investigation.
Aer Lingus flight EI-451 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Italy, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Dublin, Ireland, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
Nordwind Airlines flight N4-1606 had to return and make an emergency landing in Heraklion, Greece, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2.com flight LS-356 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Kos, Greece, to Leeds, England, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aurora Airlines flight HZ-4609 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, on May 1st.
The plane took off for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to issues with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 21 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
A New York Army National Guard helicopter made an emergency landing at the Chili Country Club in Scottsville, New York, on May 1st.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a routine training flight when its windshield cracked, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The helicopter landed safely on the ninth hole fairway. All 5 crew members aboard remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-2936 had to divert and make an emergency landing at DuPage Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 1st.
The plane en-route from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 54 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing at Spokane International Airport, Washington, on April 30th.
The plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a potential mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. No Injuries were reported.
LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-3392 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on April 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Congonhas Airport to Brasilia, Brazil, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-211 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on April 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a ‘maintenance issue’.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-188 had to return for an emergency landing in Beijing, China, on April 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Detroit, Michigan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Endeavor Air flight 9E-3682 made an emergency landing in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 28th.
The plane flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was on approach to Green Bay when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. There were 48 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an aft compartment overheat indication.
The plane landed back safely. All 124 people aboard remained unharmed.
Republic Airways flight YX-4411 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on April 26th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Fort Myers, Florida, was diverted after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-888 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 25th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to turn back after it lost the reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) maintenance capability.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Astana flight KC-857 had to return and make an emergency landing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Aktau, Kazakhstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
ANA Wings flight NH-1822 had to make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on April 25th.
The plane flying from Matsuyama, Japan, was descending toward Nagoya when the crew entered a hold reporting a hydraulic failure.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron.
There were 57 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-618 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on April 24th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Xiamen, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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.
Sita Air flight ST-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Phaplu Airport, Dudhakunda, Nepal, on April 23rd.
The Dornier Do-228 flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, had to divert due to bad weather.
The plane’s wing hit a wall during the landing.
All 14 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
Dana Air flight 9J-343 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 21st.
The plane took off for Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Eurowings flight EW-5805 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Hanover, Germany, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
