A Skippers Aviation plane made an emergency landing in Meekatharra, Australia, on April 18th.
The plane took off for Leinster, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Australia’s TSB is investigating the incident.
Flybe flight BE-848 had to return and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 16th.
The plane took off for Birmingham, England, but had to turn back after the crew reported vapor onboard.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 65 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
GoAir flight G8-557 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on February 8th.
According to the airline, the plane took off for Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, but had to turn back “due to technical reasons.”
The plane landed safely. All 187 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
WestJet flight 1402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on February 2nd.
The plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in the cabin and flight deck.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1897 had to return for an emergency landing in Manchester, United Kingdom, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, but had to turn back after one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Rossiya Airlines flight FV-5418 had to return for an emergency landing in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, on January 31st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2246 had to return for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on January 30th.
The plane took off for Lyon, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Singapore Airlines Cargo flight SQ-7359 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 11th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-495 had to return for an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on January 7th.
The plane took off for Khabarovsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to indications of a gear problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Nordica Airlines flight LO-8177 had to return for an emergency landing in Tallinn, Estonia, on January 3rd.
The plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to turn back due to fluctuations in engine oil pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 4th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an issue with flap retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Centurion Air Cargo flight GG-4852 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on November 11th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane departed for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but dropped an engine cowl during take off, prompting the crew to turn back.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-248 made an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 6th.
The plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. There were 416 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Jazz flight QK-8696 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on October 30th.
The plane took off for Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, but had to turn back after the crew reported difficulties in flying left turns.
The plane safely landed back in Montreal. There were 27 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight 17 had to make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after an indicator light went off.
The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac Airport where the fire trucks hosed down the brakes with water.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
KLM Airlines flight KL-897 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 30th.
The plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to turn back after the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Germania Airlines flight ST-3356 made an emergency landing in Erfurt, Germany, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 119 passengers aboard remained safe.
Sun Express Germany flight XG-3264 made a crash landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, on July 31st.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route from Varna, Bulgaria, was on the taxiway when it failed to follow the turn and hit the grass between taxiway and runway.
The plane received minor damage.
No one was injured.
Air France flight AF-990 made an emergency landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on May 28th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane, en-route to Johannesburg, South Africa, had to turn back after the crew reported a possible engine oil leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa flight LH-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on April 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was heading to Frankfurt, Germany, when a loud bang from right engine prompted the crew to declare an emergency and turn back.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-807 continued for a safe landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 19.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Bellingham, Washington to Hawaii, was mid-air above Pacific Ocean when a passenger’s iPhone emitted flame which turned into fire on the cabin floor.
The plane landed safely after 90 minutes.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is under investigation.
Southwest Airlines flight 484 made an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland, on February 22nd.
The plane, en-route to T.F. Green Airport, Rhode Island, had to turn back due to a possible bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 135 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
British Airways flight BA-33 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on February 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back just 20 minutes later, due to an issue with one of the door seals and difficulty in maintaining cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A United Airlines plane got stuck in the mud while taking off from Raleigh Durham International Airport in North Carolina, on January 12.
The plane was preparing to take off for Newark, New Jersey when it took a sharp turn and veered off the runway. Authorities said one of the wheels became lodged in the mud.
No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in another flight.
A SkyWest flight, operating as a United Express, had to make an emergency landing at DuPage County Airport, Illinois, on October 20.
Flight 5290, carrying 44 passengers and 3 crew members, was heading from Asheville, North Carolina to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, when the crew reported problems in maintaining the altitude and taking right turns.
The Canadair regional jet CRJ-200 aircraft was then diverted to DuPage where it made a safe emergency landing. SkyWest spokesperson Marissa Snow said, “The flight landed safely and customers were transported to O’Hare.”
The incident remains under investigation by the FAA.
