American Airlines flight AA-797 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-362 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 10th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew requested emergency assistance due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1097 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Boston, Massachusetts, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three people aboard remained unharmed.
Republic Airlines flight YX-4675 had to reject takeoff from Columbus, Ohio, on August 8th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-759 encountered turbulence near Long Island, New York, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was descending toward Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured ten people.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospitals.
UPS flight 5X-203 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on August 4th.
The plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-892 had to divert for an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted due to indication of an unsafe thrust reverser.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-759 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, on June 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Athens, Greece, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had to divert due to electrical odor.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Icelandair flight FI-828 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 30th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Keflavik, Iceland, was diverted after a strong smell of rubber was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1803 had to make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted due to issues with the weather radar and navigation systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Piedmont Airlines flight PDT-4868 had to return and make an emergency landing at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, New York, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards after a light bulb in the cockpit started emitting smoke.
The plane landed back safely. All 40 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
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.
American Airlines flight AA-728 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on January 7th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was on final approach when the crew declared an emergency due to an unsafe nose gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-740 had to return and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that a panel door was open.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-9634 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 13th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1786 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Orlando, Florida, on October 2nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was on final approach when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Piedmont Airlines flight PDT-4839 had to return and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 27th.
The plane took off for Elmira, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 32 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-1822 had to reject takeoff at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 was taking off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the crew reported a fuel leakage.
The flight was cancelled. The passengers were disembarked via slides.
A flight attendant and 23 passengers complained about neck and back injuries, burning eyes, itchy skin and breathing difficulties. The injured were taken to hospitals.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-604 made an emergency landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 20th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane, heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after the crew reported issues with its flaps.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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.
American Airlines flight AA-782 made an emergency return to Tampa International Airport, Florida, USA, on November 25.
The Airbus A320-200 was en-route from Tampa to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the left hand engine was shut down due to over temperature, causing it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 135 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
American Airlines Flight 1889 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on September 21.
The Airbus 319, en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Hartford, Connecticut, had to be diverted after a bird struck its windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. 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.
American Airlines flight 669 had to return and make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on August 7.
The plane took off for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport but had to return shortly afterwards after fire was observed in its left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 142 people aboard remained unhurt.
According to airline spokesperson Josh Freed, the engine burned-off some residual fuel during take off but remained operational the whole time.
US Transportation Department has started an investigation into possible overcharging by airlines following May 2015 Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia.
The New York-Washington Amtrak rail service was suspended after a derailment that took 11 lives and injured 200 people.
The department has sent letters to JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and United Continental Holdings, asking for their average fares before, during and after the accident. According to transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, “These airlines have allegedly raised fees beyond what you would ordinarily be expected in the Northeast Corridor at a time when the Amtrak line was shut down.”
A small plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on June 4.
Authorities said the Hawker 4000 jet was flying from Carlsbad, New Mexico to Monmouth Airport, New Jersey, when it experienced nose gear issues and had to make an emergency landing.
The plane skidded along the runway and came to stop with its nose gear up.
There were 5 people aboard at the time; none of them was injured.
