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.
ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-992 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand, on May 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 was mid-air when it had to enter a hold due to problem with its air conditioning.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Viracopos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Embraer ERJ-195, flying to Brasilia, Brazil, had to return after a vulture hit the captain’s windshield.
The aircraft received substantial damage.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers after 1:45 hour delay.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-3999 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to Antalya, Turkey, had to return due to a number of bird strikes.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
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.
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.
TAROM flight RO-415 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on May 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Bucharest Otopeni, Romania was about to land when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 120 passengers remained unhurt.
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4245/ AA-4245 had to divert and make an emergency landing at the University Park Airport of State College, Pennsylvania, on May 3rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was en-route from Philadelphia to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when it had to divert due to strange motions at high speed and some issue with the rudder.
The plane landed safely.
All 22 people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-444 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Atlanta, Georgia, had to return due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-530 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Houston, Texas, was on final approach to Kansas City when the crew reported a flaps problem and went around to work related checklists.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All 58 people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Claremont Municipal Airport, New Hampshire, on May 3rd.
The plane was returning from Nashua, New Hampshire, when the pilot reported that he was unable to lower the landing gear. Airport authorities said in a new release, “After exhausting all possible remedies, the pilot advised that he would be attempting a landing with only the nose gear down and locked… The pilot came in on Runway 29 and set the plane down and it skidded to a halt.”
The pilot, John Wilson, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, remained unharmed.
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.
KLM flight KL-808 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-551 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Akron–Canton Airport, Ohio, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after an unknown odor was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 171 people aboard remained unharmed.
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.
British Airways flight BA-143 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on April 29th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Florida, on April 28th.
The plane was flying from Belize to Tampa, Florida, when the pilot declared an emergency reporting that the left main gear wheel was missing.
The plane landed safely. Chief Operating Officer of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Mark Stuckey, said, “Luckily when it did land, the aircraft did not catch fire, there were sparks but it safely skidded into the grass.”
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-9958 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a pressurisation issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
