United Airlines flight UA-972 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on February 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Chicago Illinois, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Helvetic Airways flight LX-454 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on February 10th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with a fuel pump.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing at U.S. Highway 31 in Howard County, Indiana, on January 31st.
The plane flying from Brownsburg, Indiana, was forced to land on the highway due to a mechanical issue.
No injuries were reported.
The incident is being investigated.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2246 had to return for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on January 30th.
The plane took off for Lyon, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Corendon Dutch Airlines flight CND-491 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 26th.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a technical issue.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Germanwings flight 4U-8061 made an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on January 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Nuremberg, Germany, was on approach to Berlin when the crew reported an issue with flaps and aborted approach.
The plane landed uneventfully on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-211 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on January 25th.
The plane was flying from Exeter, United Kingdom, when the crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 62 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Travel Service Airlines flight QS-7333 had to make an emergency landing in Katowice, Poland, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Fuerteventura, Spain, was on final approach to Katowice when the crew reported a flaps issue and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All 187 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-64 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to an electrical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Ryanair flight FR-408 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on January 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, was on approach to Cologne when the crew declared an emergency due to a flaps issue.
The plane landed safely. All 131 people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-66 had to divert for an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on January 22nd.
The plane was flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Barcelona, Spain, when the crew decided to divert due to an engine oil issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 151 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Jetstar Asia Airways flight 3K-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phuket, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a ventilation issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-4418 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Trondheim, Norway, on January 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo to Tromso, Norway, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A US military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 20th.
The AH-1 attack helicopter was forced to land in emergency on Ikei Island due to a mechanical issue.
The U.S. Marines Corps confirmed in a statement, “there was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries.”
Air Europa flight UX-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bridgetown, Barbados, on January 15th.
The plane heading from Madrid, Spain, to Lima, Peru, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
CityJet flight WX-180 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 13th.
The plane took off for London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with nose gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Sky Regional Airlines flight AC-7637 had to reject take off from LaGuardia Airport, New York, on January 12th.
The plane, flying on behalf of Air Canada, was accelerating to take off for Montreal, Canada, when the crew noticed an issue with the right hand engine and rejected take off.
The plane taxied to a parking spot.
All passengers and crew members remained unarmed.
A small plane crashed on a beach near Cape Blanco, Oregon, on January 13th.
It is believed that the pilot suffered a medical issue before the single-engine plane went down.
The pilot’s identity has not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) Airlines flight AB-6479 had to make an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on January 11th.
The plane was heading from Saarbrucken to Berlin, Germany, when the crew reported an engine issue and decided to divert.
The crew had shut down the faulty engine before the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SunExpress Airlines flight EW-1216 had to make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, was on approach to Stockholm when the crew reported a flaps issue and aborted approach.
The plane subsequently made a second approach and landed safely at a higher than normal speed. All 168 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-378 had to return for an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on January 8th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Detroit, Michigan, but had to turn back due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-730 had to reject take off from Munich, Germany, on January 6th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Hong Kong, China, when the crew reported an engine issue and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 4th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an issue with flap retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-104 had to return for an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 1st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a flaps issue.
The plane landed safely at a higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1700 had to return and make an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on December 29th.
The plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to turn back due to a gear issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 145 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
