An American Airlines (AA) flight bound for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) after a fire was reported in the cabin, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Emergency landing
Delta Air Lines (DL) flight DL668 from New York JFK to San Francisco (SFO) was diverted to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) due to a medical emergency on August 20, 2025.
Air France (AF) flight AF9 from New York (JFK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue on its Boeing 777-300ER.
A LOT Polish Airlines (LO) Boeing 787-9 operating flight LO80 from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Warsaw Chopin (WAW) was forced to divert to Urumqi (URC) on August 15 after the crew reported an engine issue.
American Airlines (AA) flight AA2616, operated by an Airbus A321, diverted to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on August 17, 2025.
An Air France (AF) flight to Dakar (DSS) returned to Paris after a female passenger violently attacked a flight attendant mid-air on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
A British Airways (BA) flight from Mumbai (BOM) to London Heathrow (LHR) was forced to divert to Doha (DOH) on August 11, 2025, following a medical emergency involving a passenger onboard.
Air France (AF) diverted flight AF81 from San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) due to a passenger’s medical emergency, landing in St. John’s (YYT), Canada.
A British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet made an emergency landing at Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in southwestern Japan after a reported malfunction.
An Air France (AF) flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to São Paulo–Guarulhos (GRU) diverted to a military airbase in the Azores (TER) after an in-flight electrical failure.