Air New Zealand flight NZ-296 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Apia, Samoa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew suspected a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 293 people aboard remained safe.
Flybe flight BE-986 made an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on August 19th.
The plane was flying from Southampton, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to a minor technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All 70 people aboard remained unharmed.
Boliviana de Aviacion flight OB-442 made an emergency landing in La Paz, Bolivia, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-300 aircraft had departed for Cochabamba, Bolivia, when the crew reported that cabin did not pressurize and decided to turn back.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1267 had to return for an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 19th.
The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after its right engine began emitting flames and loud bangs.
The crew shut down the engine before the plane landed back safely. No injuries were reported.
Fuzhou Airlines flight FU-6509 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fuzhou, China, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kunming, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike that damaged a pitot tube.
The plane landed uneventfully after burning off excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
China Airlines flight CI-701 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Manila, Philippines, on August 19th.
The plane flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was on final approach to Manila when a bird hit on its left flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small Cessna 150 lost power and crash landed in Littleton, Massachusetts, on August 19th.
According to sources the plane was at 2000 feet when it was seen coming down and crashing into a wooded area.
The pilot was successfully pulled out of the plane and received no injuries.
OpenSkies flight EC-8001 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon airport, Ireland, on August 19th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Paris Orly Airport, France, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted due to a gear well fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All 89 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
KrasAvia flight KI-67 made an emergency landing in Krasnojarsk, Russia, on August 18th.
The plane took off for Kodinsk, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 15 people aboard remained unharmed.
Up Airlines flight LY-2653 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 18th.
The plane had just departed for Kiev, Ukraine, when the crew received information that tire debris was found on the runway and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 182 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Qatar Airways flight QR-240 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to return shortly afterwards after its engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TUIFly Nordic flight 6B-554 had to return and make an emergency landing at Alghero-Fertilia Airport, Italy, on August 17.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Oslo, Norway, had to return after it ingested a number of birds into one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 176 people aboard remained unhurt.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-755 made a safe landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, on August 14.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Hong Kong, China, was about to land when the crew noticed smoke appearing in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-249 had to return and make an emergency landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 15.
The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, had to return due to engine problem. The crew had to shut its engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 229 people aboard remained unhurt.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-551 made a safe emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on August 13.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Seoul, South Korea, was about to reach when it received a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5490 made a safe emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, on August 12.
The Canadair CRJ-900 was flying from Louisville, Kentucky, when the crew noticed smoke in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 64 people aboard remained safe.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-1867 had to reject taking-off at Stuttgart Airport, Filderstadt, Germany, on August 13.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the take-off due to hot brakes.
The plane vacated the runway safely.
No one was injured.
United Airlines flight UA-1618 had to return and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on August 13.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Virginia had to return due to bird ingestion.
The plane landed safely.
All 153 people aboard remained safe.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-3195 had to return and make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 15th.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tail strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Condor flight DE-1686 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was en-route from Hamburg, Germany, to Heraklion, Greece, when the crew decided to divert due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Voronezh, Russia, on August 14th.
The plane heading from Lipetsk to Sochi, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight 1171 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 had to return after the crew detected deflated landing gear tyres during the takeoff rollout.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-878 made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on August 12th.
The plane took off for Latrobe, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a strong odor onboard.
The Airbus A320-200 plane carrying 179 people landed safely.
Two passengers and five crew members reported breathing difficulties and nausea. They were taken to hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 13th.
The plane had just departed for LaGuardia Airport, New York, when the crew suspected that one of the tires had blown during departure and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
