Skywest flight OO-4906/DL-4906 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Erie International Airport, Erie County, Pennsylvania, on September 21st.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of Delta Airlines was mid-air when the crew reported indication of thrust reversers deployment, causing the diversion.
The plane landed safely.
All 34 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1843 made a safe landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on September 21st.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Two people sustained altitude deviation injuries.
The plane landed safely.
JetBlue flight B6-385 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bridgetown, Barbados, but had to turn back after at least three crew members fell ill mid-air.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and one passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) flight AB-8883 made a safe landing at Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, on July 3rd.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin from Florence, Italy, was mid-air when the crew got information about tyre debris found on the runway after departure.
The plane landed safely after entering a hold.
No one was injured.
Inspection revealed that one of the plane tyres was deflated.
TAROM flight RO-306 made an emergency landing at Henri Coand International Airport, Romania, on May 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the captain decided for emergency landing due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 91 people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-2594 made a safe emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air when it initiated a rapid descent due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
According to the FAA, 15 passengers and 1 crew member sustained injuries.
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.
Swiss Global Air Lines flight LX-40 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, on February 1st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after one of the engines shut down mid-air.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-8576 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at El Dorado International Airport, Bogota, Colombia, on December 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 had taken off for Valledupar, Colombia, when the crew detected flaps issue mid-air, prompting it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in a farmland in Bloomfield, New Mexico, on the morning of October 28th.
The Cirrus SR22 encountered engine malfunction mid-air and crashed shortly afterward.
The pilot, who was the only person onboard, rescued himself through a parachute and escaped without injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
An Air cargo plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Mitchell Municipal Airport, Mitchell, South Dakota, on the night of October 11th.
The Fairchild Metro Three Turbopop en-route from Minot, North Dakota, to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was mid-air when it encountered an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-58 made a safe landing at Dubai International Airport, Dubai, UAE, on September 18th.
The Airbus A380-800 was on approach to Dubai from Dusseldorf, Germany, when the crew had to shut one of its engines down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members aboard remained unhurt.
A small plane crash landed in Xanadu Avenue, Jordan, Minnesota, on September 14th.
The Stinson V77 flying from Fleming Field, South St. Paul, had to make a landing attempt after encountering engine problem mid-air.
The plane flipped over on landing.
The pilot remained unharmed.
A military aircraft had to divert and make an emergency landing at Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, on September 15th.
The KC-135 Stratotanker was on its routine mission when it encountered some complications mid-air, forcing the pilot to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Jet Time flight SK-1289 made a safe landing at Billund Airport, Billund, Denmark, on July 31st.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, was mid-air when its first officer started feeling sick and developed cold sweat.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Alaska Airlines flight 7 had to make an emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on August 29th.
The plane heading from JFK Airport, New York, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after an unruly passenger tried to open a door mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The unruly passenger was arrested upon landing.
JetBlue flight 429 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on August 11th.
The aircraft carrying 151 people from Massachusetts to Sacramento, California, was mid-air when it encountered severe turbulence, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
At least 20 passengers sustained injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
Airlinair flight, on behalf of Hop! A5-4073 made a safe emergency landing at Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, France, on July 29th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A en-route from Pau, France, was mid-air when its windshield cracked.
The plane with 62 people aboard landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to return and make an emergency landing at Lipetsk Airport, Russia, on July 28th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Sochi, Russia, had to return due to engine failure. The crew had to shut its engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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.
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.
KLM flight KL-723 returned and made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 6th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Havana, Cuba, was mid-air when the crew reported an abnormal decrease in its oil quantity.
The plane diverted to Ireland but then continued for Amsterdam, and landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-480 made a safe emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was mid-air above Bahamas when the crew had to initiate an emergency descent after encountering loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1797 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-700, heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was mid-air when the crew reported a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, on May 29th.
The Boeing 737-700, flying from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, was mid air when the crew reported smoke in the cabin, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 148 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
