Airlinair flight A5-4507 had to return and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on May 18th.
The Avions de Transport Reginal ATR-72-212A, en-route to Lyon, France, had to return after the crew received an over-temperature indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 64 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
A Malaysia Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Selangor, Malaysia, on May 18th.
The plane, heading to Singapore, had to return due to a bomb threat. Authorities said the airport’s reception received two phone calls saying there was a bomb on-board.
The plane landed safely. There were 30 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
No explosives were found upon inspection.
Virgin Australia flight VA-1351 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on May 19th.
The plane took off for Darwin, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards after smell of smoke was detected in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Germanwings flight 4U9023 made an emergency landing at Dusseldorf airport, Germany, on May 16th.
The plane, flying from Dresden, Germany, declared an emergency after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 142 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-147 had to return and make an emergency landing at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-700, heading towards Chicago, Illinois, had to return due to severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
Two passengers and 2 crew members sustained injuries.
TAROM flight RO-217 made an emergency landing in Timisoara, Romania, on May 13th.
The plane, heading from Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, to Belgrade, Serbia, had to be diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 27 passengers remained unharmed.
An offshore helicopter made an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on May 16.
The helicopter, belonging to Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore Ltd., declared emergency while flying over North Sea.
According to a Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore spokesperson, “We can confirm that an s-92 helicopter requested priority landing at Aberdeen airport after crew reported a cockpit warning light illumination…The aircraft made an uneventful landing just after 2pm and the 18 passengers on board were given a de-brief by the crew…The aircraft is currently being examined by engineers and will be subject to a detailed series of checks and tests before it’s returned to service.”
A Lufthansa plane burst four tires upon landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 was performing flight LH-764 from Munich, Germany, when four of the ten tires burst.
There were 163 passengers aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Jetblue flight B6-1134 encountered severe turbulence while heading to Orlando International Airport, Florida, on May 9th.
The plane was flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured at least 8 passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Orlando. The injured were taken to hospitals.
Air India flight AI-35 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on May 10th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from New Delhi to Kochi in Kerala, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight 346 had to make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on May 9th.
The plane, heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 170 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
A Vistara Airlines plane was hit by a bird while descending toward Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, on May 5th.
Authorities said the bird struck the nose of the plane that was performing flight UK-709 from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
Etihad Airways flight EY-474 encountered severe turbulence as it prepared to land in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 was flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when it ran into severe and unexpected turbulence that injured 31 passengers and a flight attendant.
The plane landed safely. Nine passengers and the flight attendant were transported to a hospital while the others were treated at the airport.
The aircraft sustained significant damage to the overhead cabin storage bins.
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Limoges – Bellegarde Airport, Limoges, France, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737, en-route from Liverpool, England, to Alicante, Spain, was mid-air when two drunk men onboard began fighting, prompting the captain to divert the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The two men were taken to a nearby police station.
A TAME Airlines plane skidded off runway at Cuenca Airport, Ecuador, on April 28th.
The plane, performing flight EQ-173 from Quito, Ecuador, landed amid heavy rain and slided off the tarmac onto the grass.
There were 87 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
The aircraft was substantially damaged.
United Airlines Flight 38 made an emergency landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Ohio, on April 28th.
The plane took off from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and was heading to Omaha, Nebraska, when it developed an engine problem, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely. There were 114 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Piedmont Air Flight AA-4801, operating on behalf of American Eagle, made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on April 29th.
The plane, flying from Richmond, Virginia, declared emergency after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 50 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed on Lake Gaston, North Carolina, on April 24th.
The 2005 Maule 235 single engine-plane was attempting to land when the pilot lost control and it flipped three times.
There were three people aboard, including the pilot Paul Heaton, of Roanoke Rapids, and two passengers; none of them were hurt.
The incident is being investigated.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-958 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on April 21st.
The plane, heading to Jakarta, Indonesia, had to return after the passenger oxygen masks deployed without any obvious reason.
The plane landed safely. There were 113 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Exploits Vallet Air Service flight AC-7804 made a hard landing at Gander International Airport, Canada, on April 20.
The Beech 1900D, flying on behalf of Air Canada, had its nose gear collapsed causing it to skid on its nose to a stop on the runway.
There were 14 passengers and 2 crew members aboard. Three of them were injured.
The plane sustained minor damage.
American Airlines flight AA-713 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a windshield cracked due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 174 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Stobart Air flight BE-6034 made an emergency landing in Groningen, Netherlands, on April 12th.
The plane was flying from London Southend Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and declared emergency.
The plane landed safely. There were 8 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Alaska Airlines flight 644 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on April 13th.
The plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost pressurisation.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 144 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Eastern Airways flight T3726 made an emergency landing at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, on April 13th.
The plane was flying from Norwich, England, when the pilot reported a hydraulic problem and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 19 passengers and 3 crew members remained unhurt.
