Air Transat flight TS-232 had to abort taking-off at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Toronto, Canada, was about to take-off when two loud bangs were heard due to engine failure and stall.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
All 326 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-284 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 2nd.
The Boeing 767-400 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back after an engine compressor stalled.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and twenty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-136 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 24th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Detroit, Michigan, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew reported multiple engine stalls and wing anti ice faults.
The emergency services were put on alert as the plane touched down.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Aerolineas Argentinas Airlines flight AR-1301 had to reject take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on February 9th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Buenos Aires, Argentina, when the crew rejected take-off due to an engine stall.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Atlas Air flight LY-804 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on February 7th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of an engine compressor stall.
The plane landed safely. All 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near the town of Butte in Alaska, on October 29th.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 plane crashed into a Knik River gravel bar.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as 25-year-old Ray Justen.
According to Alaska National Transportation Safety Board chief Clint Johnson, “Witnesses said this airplane came in, made a touch-and-go on a gravel bar and during a fairly steep climb out there was an aerodynamic stall…The airplane descended nose-first and struck the gravel bar.”
Air France flight AF-852 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Paris Orly Airport in Paray-Vieille-Poste, France, to Cayenne, French Guiana, when the crew reported that left engine had suffered a compressor stall and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Air Canada flight AC-942 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, USA, on March 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100, heading from Toronto, Canada, to Bermuda, was mid air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported engine stall, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Air India flight AI-433 made a safe emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on October 1.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Delhi from Varanasi, India, had to be landed in emergency due to an engine stall.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Investigations are underway.