Emirates Airlines flight EK-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 20th.
The plane was heading to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when the passenger oxygen masks deployed, prompting the crew to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone 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.
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.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-148 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 12th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane was flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, when the crew received an indication of low engine oil.
The pilot continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-3496 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on August 11th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Palma in Majorca, Spain, when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 197 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-782 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew reported a problem with the Air Data and Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs).
The plane landed safely. All 127 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
Air Canada flight AC-84 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on August 8th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane was flying from Toronto, Canada, to Tel Aviv, Israel, when the crew decided to divert due to a fault in its oxygen system.
The plane landed safely. All 252 people aboard remained unharmed.
Emirates flight EK-573 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 8th.
The plane was flying from Kolkata, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 3rd.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a fault in cabin’s temperature control system.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1275 made a safe emergency landing after a hold at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on July 30th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Cancun, Mexico, was about to land when the crew reported some issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely on a speed higher than normal.
No one was injured.
Emirates flight EK-652 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on July 26th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane en-route from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Male, Maldives, had to be diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 309 people aboard remained uninjured.
United Airlines flight UA-1919 made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 24th.
The plane was heading from San Francisco, California, to Newark, New Jersey, when a panel door separated, forcing the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Philippine Airlines flight PR 720 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, on July 22nd.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to turn back after the crew reported smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Manchester United’s plane had to make an emergency landing in Tianjin, China, on July 23rd.
The plane heading to Beijing, China, was diverted due to bad weather. The team was on its way to face Manchester City on July 25th.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Club manager Jose Mourinho said at a news conference, “We were supposed to fly with two different planes, with half of us in one plane and half in the other… The ones in the first plane was lucky because we landed safely and were in the hotel to have dinner. The second group was unlucky. The plane was not good. They had to make an unscheduled landing for a couple of hours, and then they arrived in the hotel to have dinner at one o’clock in the morning. But they had it with a smile on their faces which is good.”
A small plane crashed near Ajdovscina in western Slovenia on July 14th.
The 6-seat Piper 32 plane was heading from Venice, Italy, to Leipzig, Germany, when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. It is believed that the founder of German internet company ‘Unister’ Thomas Wagner, 38, was among those killed in the crash.
The plane was registered in the United States.
Authorities said the pilot reported problems with icing before the plane crashed.
A United Express jet made an emergency landing in Redding, California, on July 13th.
The plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after its landing gear failed to retract completely.
The plane landed safely. All 53 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-105 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA-929 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, heading from London, United Kingdom, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to a possible fuel issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 119 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-25 made a safe emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Clare, Ireland, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, was about to land when its right hand main gear stopped working properly.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air China flight CA-941 made a safe emergency landing at Dubai International Airport, Dubai, UAE, on July 5th.
The Airbus A330-200, en-route from Beijing, China, was on approach to Dubai when the crew reported they would not be able to employ its nose wheel steering.
The plane landed successfully. It was towed off the runway.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-510 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, on July 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to oxygen leak.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-116 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on June 30th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, en-route from London, United Kingdom, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 144 people aboard remained unharmed.
Emirates flight EK-22 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, flying from Manchester, England, declared emergency after the crew reported that pilot vision was impaired.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-893 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on June 19th.
The Boeing 747-400, heading from Seoul, South Korea, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the passengers reported smell of smoke in the aft cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines Flight 3730 had to make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 22nd.
The plane, en-route from Jackson, Mississippi, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to issues with cockpit flight control system.
The plane landed safely. All 37 people aboard remained unharmed.
