United Airlines flight UA-4697 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on August 7th.
The plane heading from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Providence, Rhode Island, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were fifty-three people aboard at the time; three of them were examined by emergency teams at the airport.
United Airlines flight UA-957 had to reject takeoff from Geneva, Switzerland, on February 3rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Newark, New Jersey, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane was towed to the apron.
EgyptAir flight MS-748 had to return and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on March 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cairo, Egypt, but had to turn back due to a technical issue with the equipment used in meal preparation.
The plane landed back safely. All 103 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER en route from Hong Kong to Los Angeles
Where: Anchorage
When: Nov 22, 2012
Who: 288 passengers and 18 crew
Why: While en route, the Cathay Pacific developed a pressurization problem and had to make an emergency landing in Alaska. There were no injuries. When the pressurization problem developed, oxygen masks were deployed.
Cathay Pacific and the Civil Aviation Department will be investigating.
Passengers were provided hotel accommodations and an alternative flight.
The cause of the pressurization problem is speculated to be a malfunctioning valve in the air system
A United Airlines/SkyWest Flight 5229 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 ( Brownsville-Houston flight diverted to McAllen on July 12, 2013 when the pilots discovered pressurization problems.
Pilots received a cabin door indicator light in the flight deck.
Passengers disembarked without any problems.
None of the 43 aboard suffered injury.
UPS flight 5X-275 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on July 24th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Cologne when the crew received an unsafe gear indication.
The crew went around to work the related checklists and subsequently landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Pia flight en route from Multan to Islamabad
Where: Rawalpindi airport in Pakistan
When: August 12, 2011
Who: Eight injured, 300+ aboard
Why: While en route from Multan to Islamabad, the flight encountered bad weather, and made an emergency landing in Rawalpindi.
One person was seriously injured.
We will update with further details.
