United Airlines flight UA-64 had to divert for an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 5th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Lisbon, Portugal, was diverted after the crew reported an engine instrument problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
American Airlines flight AA-4678 suffered a bird strike near Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on October 29th.
The incident happened when the Embraer ERJ-175 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was on final approach to MSP Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1704 had to return and make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, on March 14th.
The plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to strong odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The incident is being investigated.
A Vistara Airlines plane was hit by a bird while descending toward Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, on May 5th.
Authorities said the bird struck the nose of the plane that was performing flight UK-709 from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
A Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Orlando to Cincinnati made an emergency landing in Knoxville after pilots reported smoke coming from the plane.
The five crew and all the passengers put on oxygen masks but removed them on landing as a ground crew inspected the outside of the plane. Emergency services did not see smoke or fire.
The unplanned landing was uneventful. A replacement flight was provided for to accommodate 52 passengers. There were no injuries, but there was a discrepancy of the number of people reported aboard.
On August 30, 2013, a Thai Airways Airbus A380 en route from Bangkok,Thailand, to Hong Kong flew into turbulent air that caused loose property to bounce to the ceiling. Some of the passengers bounced from the ceiling to the floor as well. Some of the loose items caused minor damage inside the plane, to lockers and ceiling.
The turbulence lasted only a few seconds.
Pilots landed safely.
Of the 504 passengers 38 passengers were injured by turbulence and hospitalized.
One of the 26 crew was injured and hospitalized on landing.
On August 14, 2013, a Nordwind Airlines Boeing 767 300 en route from Bangkok to Irkutsk, with 284 passengers aboard was (standing) on the ground when it was struck by a vehicle.
None of the passengers aboard were injured–expressed by Phuket news as “no human casualties” but the plane suffered damage.
The plane was on the ground in Suvarnabhumi, Thailand. Passengers (we hope) were provided alternate transportation, but there’s no indication we could find of what those circumstances might be.
