United Airlines flight UA-4007 made an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on June 26th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1012 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on March 30.
The Embraer ERJ-190, heading from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard remained unharmed. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
TAROM flight RO-372 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on June 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a technical issue with one of the engines
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-924 had to return and make an emergency landing in Guangzhou, China, on November 2nd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to turn back after mist appeared in the cockpit and the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were one hundred and sixty-three passengers and ten crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88
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Contact photographer Ricardo Morales
What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Albuquerque, N.M to Atlanta
Where: Albuquerque
When: Oct 23rd 2009
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the cockpit indicator light indicated something wrong with the landing gear. The flight returned to the airport and circled before landing uneventfully.
The flight was cancelled.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1201 made a safe landing following a lightning strike in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was descending toward Atlanta when it experienced a lightning strike on the nose.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Centennial airport in Colorado, on February 18th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a parking lot at Belford Avenue and Peoria Street.
There were two people aboard at the time; one of them was taken to a hospital while the other one was treated at the scene.
The cause of crash is being investigated.