A regional jet of the United Airlines, headed from Columbus, Ohio to Chicago, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport at around 7:40 p.m. on August 21.
According to an airport spokesperson, the flight was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The aircraft landed uneventfully and all 48 people aboard remained safe.
The cause of smoke is not yet known.
Delta Airlines flight DL-526 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on August 25th.
The plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 155 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed into a field near 151st Street and 161st East Avenue, near Bixby, Oklahoma, at around 11:15 a.m. on March 6.
The plane went down while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing due to mechanical issues.
The pilot, identified as Alex Rabbitt, 19, and his only passenger were able to escape unharmed.
The accident is under investigation.
Southwest Airlines flight 1479 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on June 7th.
The plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Copa Airlines flight CM-156 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 18th.
The plane heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Panama City, Panama, was diverted due to the autopilot failure.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Croatia Airlines flight OU-410 had to return for an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on September 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a fault in left hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
EasyJet flight U2-1454 had to divert for an emergency landing at Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, France, on October 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Porto, Portugal, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
