United Airlines flight UA-198 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on April 22nd.
The Boeing 787-900 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
El Al flight LY-5425 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and ninety people aboard remained unharmed.
What: An American Airlines MD-80 jet enroute from Saint Louis to Los Angeles
Where: Lambert Airport
When: 2:00pm Wednesday July 29
Who: 140 passengers 5 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine ingested a bird. (Apparently it passed right through). The bird strike disabled the engine; and the pilot landed immediately, after declaring an emergency.
Japan Airlines flight JL-3513 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sapporo, Japan, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were one hundred and seventy-five people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1728 had to divert and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 8th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 flying from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, had to divert due to some generator problem.
The plane landed safely.
All 158 people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-5560 made a safe landing at Harrisburg International Airport, Pennsylvania, on June 27th, after a nose gear door separated from the aircraft.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, was on final approach to Harrisburg International Airport.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The flight was being operated by PSA Airlines.
United Airlines flight UA-30 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Newark, New Jersey, when the crew declared an emergency due to a flaps issue.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained safe.