Air India flight AI-247 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on July 19th.
The Airbus A319-100 en-route to Kathmandu, Nepal had to return after the crew had to shut down on of its engines, mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 56 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
Rossiya Airlines flight FV-6483 made an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on July 18th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to an issue with landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
JetBlue flight B6-1131 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 18th.
The plane took off for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards after an odor and light haze was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-458 had to return and make an emergency landing at Haneda Airport, Ota, Tokyo, Japan, on July 18th.
The Airbus A330-200 en-route from Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii was mid-air when the crew reported a leakage in its hydraulic system.
The plane received damage to its tyres during the rollout.
All 293 people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled.
Red Wings Airlines flight WZ-9830 had to return and make an emergency landing at Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, on July 18th.
The Tupolev TU-204 was en-route to Sochi, Russia when the crew had to shut one of its engines down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 213 passengers and 8 crew members remained unhurt.
Azores Airlines flight S4-134 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Lajes Field, Lajes Air Base, Portugal, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lisbon, Portugal had just departed Lajes’s runway when the crew reported a bird strike resulting in engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 109 people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-407 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on July 14th.
The Airbus A380-800 en-route from Auckland, New Zealand was on approach to Melbourne’s runway when it was descended below the minimum assigned altitude, and climbed back after receiving instruction from the ATC.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
An investigation regarding the occurrence has been initiated.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-19 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Hilo International Airport, Hilo, Hawaii, on July 15th.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Sacramento, California to Honolulu, Hawaii was mid-air over Pacific Ocean when the crew detected smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Air Berlin flight AB-6048 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Cologne, Germany, on July 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Munich to Dusseldorf, Germany was mid-air when the crew announced an unreliable fuel quantity indication.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Solitaire Air flight FJR-200 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amman, Jordan, on July 15th.
The plane took off for Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a leaking door.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Porter Airlines flight PD-720 made an emergency landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Canada, on July 15th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two flight attendants and a passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The plane was carrying 61 people at the time.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-103 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, on July 16th.
The Boeing 787-900 en-route to Sydney, Australia had to return due to an electrical burning odour aboard.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were rebooked in other flights.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-5025/UA-5025 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Redding Municipal Airport, Redding, California, on July 13th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to San Francisco, California was climbing out of Redding’s runway when the crew failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
VivaColombia flight 5Z-355 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, on July 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Bogota, Colombia was mid-air when the crew reported fire indication on its right hand engine.
The plane landed successfully.
All 121 passengers and 5 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines Flight 5209 made an emergency landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 15th.
The plane heading from Norfolk, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted due to a possible issue with cargo hold’s fire extinguishing system.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-2250 had to return and make an emergency landing at Zurich Airport, Kloten, Switzerland, on July 7th.
The Helvetic Fokker 100, en-route to Budapest, Hungary, was mid-air above Austria when the crew reported that ground spoilers were inoperative, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled.
Bulgarian Air Charter flight IT-1113 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Varna Airport, Aksakovo, Varna, Bulgaria, on July 11th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, after taking off for Germany, had just climbed out of Varna when the crew needed to shut down its right side engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on July 13th.
The plane en-route from Vienna, Austria, to Tehran, Iran had to be diverted after the crew reported failure of APU.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on July 13th.
The plane heading from Stockholm, Sweden, to Tehran, Iran was diverted after one of the integrated drive electrical generators (IDG) stopped working.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Macau flight MX-882 had to return and make an emergency landing at Macau International Airport, Macau, on July 11th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Bangkok, Thailand, had to return due to an unusual odour aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Southwest Airlines flight 1265 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 13th.
The plane, heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Austin, Texas, was diverted after it ran into severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A United Express jet made an emergency landing in Redding, California, on July 13th.
The plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after its landing gear failed to retract completely.
The plane landed safely. All 53 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Zagros Air flight IZG-4065 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ahwaz, Iran, on July 12th.
The plane, en-route from Tehran to Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, was diverted after the crew reported a fire indication for one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-270 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Minsk National Airport, Belarus, on July 11th.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Hong Kong, China, had to divert due to possible fuel leakage at one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-105 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
