United Airlines flight UA-828 had to return and make an emergency landing in Guam, on November 27th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight LX-1175 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 25th.
The plane flying from Stuttgart, Germany, was descending toward Zurich when the crew noticed an issue with one of the engines and decided to shut it down.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All sixty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-808 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 13th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Bangalore, India, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All 156 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Miami to Chicago
Where: Miami
When: Feb 16th 2012
Why: After a normal takeoff, the flight was over Orlando when the plane developed bleed air problems.
Pilots returned to Miami and made a safe landing.
Lufthansa flight LH-483 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on August 13th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Tampa, Florida, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
An aviation school helicopter had an emergency landing landed along I-95 at mile marker No. 212 near Titusville.