What: Air Via Airbus A320-200 en route from Bourgas to Dublin
Where: Dusseldorf
When: Feb 17th 2012
Who: 3 crew
Why: While en route on the ferry flight, the left engine gauge indicated low oil, signifying an oil leak.
Pilots diverted to Dusseldorf where they made a safe landing.
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Contact photographer Fabrizio Gandolfo
What: Air Contractors Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-300 en route from Rome to Ancona
Where: Rome
When: Feb 16th 2012
Who: flight crew (cargo flight)
Why: On takeoff, the engine caught fire.
The flight was cancelled. The situation is under investigation. Maintenance is examining the right engine.
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Contact photographer Oleg Drul
What: Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-96 en route from Goa India to Moscow Russia
Where: Moscow
When: Feb 16th 2012
Who: 265 passengers
Why: After making a safe landing at Moscow airport, while the plane was navigating the runway, its main gear went off the snowy runway.
Passengers disembarked from the stranded plane on to terra firma via mobile stairs.
There were no injuries. The plane had to be towed, tying up the runway until it was removed.
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Contact photographer Peter Heck
What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Miami to New York
Where: New York
When: Feb 17th 2012
Why: On approach to New York, the plane developed problems with the left engine and pilots shut down the engine.
They made a safe landing with emergency services on stand-by.
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Contact photographer Kim Philipp Piskol
What: Air France Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris to Madrid
Where: Madrid
When: Feb 17th 2012
Why: On landing in Madrid, the Airbus incurred a bird strike.
Although the pilots made a safe landing, the return flight for that plane was cancelled due to damage to the plane.