Air France flight AF-457 made an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to issues with the speed indicators, autopilot and auto thrust.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-8094 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on October 19th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-506 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 1st.
The Boeing 747-800 plane took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a strong odor of fuel on board.
The plane landed back safely. Several passengers reported feeling unwell and were treated at the airport.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-4966 made a safe emergency landing at Aeroporto de Uberlândia – Tenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato, Brazil, on May 9th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was about to reach the destination when crew noticed smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-1613 had to return and make an emergency landing at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil, had to return due to smell of smoke.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were rebooked in other flights.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Viracopos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Embraer ERJ-195, flying to Brasilia, Brazil, had to return after a vulture hit the captain’s windshield.
The aircraft received substantial damage.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers after 1:45 hour delay.
LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-3392 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on April 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Congonhas Airport to Brasilia, Brazil, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-92 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dakar, Senegal, on March 13th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel pump.
The plane landed safely. There were 215 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Avianca Airlines flight O6-6304 had to return for an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Recife, Brazil, but had to turn back after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 156 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
LATAM Airlines flight JJ-3264 had to reject take off from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Belo Horizonte, Brazil, when the crew rejected take off reporting an engine fire indication.
The plane was towed to the apron. All 131 passengers and 6 crew members remained uninjured.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-89 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 14th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. There were 177 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 19th.
The plane had taken off from Sao Paulo shortly before it went down near the coastal town of Paraty.
The plane was carrying 3 people, including Brazilian supreme court Justice Teori Zavasck. All of them were killed in the crash.
Justice Zavasck was overseeing an investigation into a billion-dollar bribery scandal involving a group of elected officials.
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.
LATAM Airlines flight JJ-8030 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on December 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Montevideo, Uruguay, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-4966 had to reject take off from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 7th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Uberlandia, Brazil, when the crew reported an engine failure and rejected take off.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Avianca Brazil Airlines flight O6-6378 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on November 29th.
The plane heading from Sao Paulo to Juazeiro Do Norte, Brazil, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 99 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-8751 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 1st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1245 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 10th.
The plane flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was on final approach to Buenos Aires when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-82 made an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 21st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after a bird impacted its left engine.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-6970 had to return and make an emergency landing at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil, on May 31st.
The Airbus A330-200, flying to Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil, had to return due to a strong smell of smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-5176 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 25th.
The plane took off for Tras Lagoas, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported strange noises during gear retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAM Airlines flight JJ-3548 made an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil, on May 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading to Recife, Brazil, had to return after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All the passengers and crew members remained safe.
Avianca Plane had to reject takeoff at Sao Paulo- Congonhas Airport, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 was about to takeoff for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when it ingested a bird, prompting the crew to abort taking off.
The plane returned to the apron.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
TAM Airlines flight JJ8065 had to return and make an emergency landing at Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain, on December 15.
The Boeing 777 took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
TAM airlines changed the number of flight JJ3720 after a renowned clairvoyant Jucelino Nobrega da Luz predicted that a plane having this number would crash.
Jucelino Nobrega da Luz told the officials that flight JJ3720, scheduled to take off from Sao Paulo to Brasilia on Wednesday, would crash on the main Paulista drag of Sao Paulo due to engine problems. He says he had also predicted the deaths of Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna and Princess Diana.
TAM airlines authorities considered it an “indispensable information”, and changed the flight number to JJ4732.