Nordica flight LO-8179 had to reject takeoff from Tallinn Airport, Estonia, on June 5th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Amsterdam, Netherlands, when the crew received a smoke detector warning and rejected takeoff.
The plane stopped safely.
The passengers were evacuated onto the runway.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-552 had to reject takeoff from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Munich, Germany, when the crew received a warning indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Batik Air flight OD-181 had to reject takeoff from Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was commencing takeoff for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to a configuration warning.
All one hundred thirty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
WestJet Flight 3205 made an emergency landing at Prince George Airport, British Columbia, Canada, on February 14th.
The plane heading from Fort St. John to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted due to a fire detection warning.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A US military helicopter made an emergency landing in Tonaki, Okinawa, Japan, on January 23rd.
The AH-1Z Viper helicopter was on a routine training flight when the crew noticed a warning indication light and decided to make an emergency landing.
Both crew members aboard the aircraft remained unharmed.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing in an empty parking lot near Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, California, on August 8th.
Authorities said the crew decided to land as a precaution after a warning light in the cockpit came on.
The helicopter landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft made an emergency landing at Amami Airport, Japan, on June 10th.
According to the Okinawa defense bureau, the pilots decided to make an emergency landing after a cockpit warning light came on.
The plane, based at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-213 had to reject takeoff from Cuzco, Peru, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Lima, Peru, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a configuration warning.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
According to Peru’s Ministry of Transport, the crew rejected takeoff due to a maintenance indication.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6176 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 26th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when the crew declared an emergency due to a rapid loss of fuel and a fire warning.
The plane landed safely. All 65 people aboard remained unharmed.
Rossiya Airlines flight SU-6551 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sochi, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cabin pressure warning.
The plane landed safely. All 157 people aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-2713 had to reject take off from Malaga, Spain, on January 3rd.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew rejected take off due to a safety warning.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
An offshore helicopter made an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on May 16.
The helicopter, belonging to Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore Ltd., declared emergency while flying over North Sea.
According to a Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore spokesperson, “We can confirm that an s-92 helicopter requested priority landing at Aberdeen airport after crew reported a cockpit warning light illumination…The aircraft made an uneventful landing just after 2pm and the 18 passengers on board were given a de-brief by the crew…The aircraft is currently being examined by engineers and will be subject to a detailed series of checks and tests before it’s returned to service.”
Emirates flight EK-19 had to divert and land at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on March 26.
The Airbus A380-800, flying from Dubai, UAE to Manchester, England, was on approach to runway when the crew had to divert it to London after receiving a computer warning that the runway was too short.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
A U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing at Chofu Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on February 29th.
Authorities said the pilot of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois aircraft, belonging to the 459th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, declared emergency due to an engine warning light. The helicopter was on a routine local flight at the time.
The aircraft landed safely. All nine people aboard remained unhurt.
Eastern Airways flight EZE514 made an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, on January 20.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The captain operating charter flight EZE514 from Scatsta to Aberdeen received a cockpit warning indication en-route to Aberdeen relating to one of the aircraft’s two engines…The airport fire service was put on standby but was stood down shortly after the aircraft landed in Aberdeen.”
All 28 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
The incident is being investigated.
A helicopter made an emergency landing at Kirkwall airport in in Scotland, United Kingdom, on November 21.
Authorities said the helicopter requested an emergency landing after engine warning lights turned on.
The aircraft landed safely. There ere 14 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Luxair flight LG 9562 had to return and make a gear-up landing at Saarbrücken airport, Germany, on September 30.
Authorities said the pilots of the Luxembourg-bound Bombardier Q400 aircraft decided to abort take off due to a cabin fire warning. The plane then landed on its underbelly because apparently the landing gear failed to deploy.
There were 16 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; none of them was hurt.
According to an airline spokesperson, the passengers were transported to Luxembourg by road.
The FAA was investigating.
Flybe flight BE6938 was forced to return and make an emergency landing in Kirkwall, Scotland, on September 24.
The Saab 340 turboprop jet, operated by Loganair, had to be diverted after the crew shut down its left engine due to a warning indication. The flight was en-route to Inverness, Scotland at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 32 people aboard remained unharmed.
A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.
Philippine Airlines flight PR-1814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao city, Philippines, on September 11.
The Airbus A321-231 aircraft was en-route to Manila when the pilots noticed a cargo smoke warning and had to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 131 passengers, including Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay, remained unhurt.
An Insel Air plane made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on September 2.
The MD-82 aircraft, heading from Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao to Miami, Florida, was diverted after a warning light indicated an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely. All 55 passengers remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A plane, carrying Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, made a precautionary landing at Baldonnel Aerodrome in Dublin, Ireland, on the afternoon of June 22.
Prime Minister Enda Kenny was travelling to Brussels, Belgium from Ireland West Airport Knock, when a warning light came on in the cockpit and the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt and the flight continued to Brussels after resolving the issue.
An Eastern Airways fight had to make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland on April 30.
According to an airline spokesperson, “Our crew were re-positioning an empty aircraft from Orebro in Sweden to Aberdeen and reported a cockpit warning indication relating to the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit…There were no passengers onboard the Saab 2000, and the two pilots landed safely at 7.20pm…After vacating the runway the aircraft then taxied to its parking stand.”
The airline engineers were inspecting the aircraft.
IndiGo flight 6E-496 made an emergency landing at Devi Ahilyabai airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on March 11.
The crew declared emergency after a warning system indicated smoke in the cargo area. The flight was en-route from Mumbai to Indore at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully, around 4 minutes before its scheduled landing time. All 181 passengers remained unharmed.
Investigation into the incident is underway.
An American Eagle flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas, on December 11.
The twin-engine plane, en-route to Dallas, had to turn back after a hot-engine warning light turned on.
The plane landed uneventfully at 11:38 a.m. No one was injured.
The incident is under investigation.
On November 15, the National Weather Service warned the aircrafts to avoid airspace near erupting Pavlof Volcano in Alaska, which is spewing ash around 30,000 feet above sea level.
The volcano began erupting lava from a vent near its summit a few days ago. On November 14, the ash cloud was recorded at 16,000 feet. Dave Schneider from the Alaska Volcano Observatory said that the eruption became more intense at 6 a.m. on November 15, further rising the ash cloud.
According to Schneider, the eruption can last for several weeks or months with fluctuations in intensity.