Expressjet flight EV-4296 made an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, on June 20th.
The plane, flying from Houston, Texas, declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Eurowings flight 4U-78 made an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on June 12th.
The plane was heading to Leipzig, Germany, when smoke was noticed on the flight deck, prompting the crew to turn back.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st.
The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
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.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-607 had to divert and make an emergency landing on Roatan Island, Honduras, on May 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 was heading from San Jose, Costa Rica, to Baltimore, Maryland, when smoke was detected in the cabin, prompting the crew to divert to Roatan.
The plane landed safely. There were 140 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Expressjet flight EV-3747 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 25th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 51 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight 3747 had to make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 25th.
The plane, flying from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, declared an emergency after smoke was detected in the flight deck.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 51 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
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.
American Airlines flight 2398 made an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 14th.
The plane, heading from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted due to smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 141 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
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.
V Air flight ZV-252 had to return and make an emergency landing in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 6th.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was seen emanating from a lithium power bank carried by a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 161 people aboard remained safe.
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.
Air Canada flight AC-16 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Narita, Japan, on May 6th.
The Boeing 777-200, en-route from Hong Kong, China, to Toronto, Canada, was mid air when the crew reported smell of smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 297 people onboard remained unharmed.
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.
Pakistan International Airlines flight 711 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Manchester, England, to New York, was mid-air above Northern Ireland when it was diverted in emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Airlines flight IB-6012 had to make an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 was en-route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Madrid, Spain, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 253 passengers remained unhurt.
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.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-891 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 7th.
The plane took off for Colombo, Sri Lanka, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The Airbus A330-200 plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Air Madagascar flight MD-530 made a safe landing at Toamasina Airport, Madagascar, on April 1st.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR- 72- 212A, flying from Sainte Marie, Martinique, was about to land when one of its engines started emitting black smoke.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa CityLine flight LH-2311 continued for a safe landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on March 30.
The Embraer ERJ-195, flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on approach to Munich’s runway when the crew reported unusual odor and smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1012 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on March 30.
The Embraer ERJ-190, heading from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard remained unharmed. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Air India flight AI620 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 28th.
The plane, flying from Hyderabad, was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the undercarriage.
The plane landed eventfully. All 120 passengers aboard were safely evacuated.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-4464 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 27th.
The plane, flying from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 161 people aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a vacant lot in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, on March 23rd.
The helicopter was carrying a toddler with burned hands to UC Davis Medical Center when it started to smoke, prompting the crew to land.
The helicopter landed safely.
The toddler was transported to the hospital.
