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What: Austrian Airlines Fokker 100 en route from Belgrade Serbia to Vienna Austria
Where: Belgrade
When: Jan 19th 2010
Who: 83 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After passengers had boarded but before they took off, the left hand engine began smoking. Passengers disembarked and the flight was cancelled. The flight was reported alternately as an aborted takeoff and engine fire, but in our opinion, the most credible report seems to be that the flight never actually attempted to get off the ground.

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Skywork Emergency Return to Bern, No Injuries Reported


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What: Skywork Airlines Dornier Do-328-100 en route from Bern to Vienna
Where: Zurich
When: Mar 14th 2012
Why: While en route, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure. The crew had perform a descent to safe levels.

Pilots returned to Bern where they made a safe landing.

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Emirates Aborts Takeoff


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Contact photographer Sandro Koster

What: Emirates Boeing 777-200 en route from Dubai to Houston
Where: Dubai
When: Aug 8th 2010
Why: The pilot taking off in the Emirates 777 rejected the high speed take-off, deflating nose gear tires. No injuries were reported.

A replacement jet was provided.

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Austrian Airlines Flight Diverts to Serbia due to Engine Vibrations

Austrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines flight OS-769 made an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on November 6th.

The plane flying from Vienna, Austria, to Pristina, Kosovo, was diverted after the crew reported vibrations in one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. There were 79 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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American Airlines Fuel Leak


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Contact photographer Dennis Löffler

What: American Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from London to Dallas/ Ft. Worth
Where: Chicago
When: Jan 3rd 2010
Who: not available
Why: After crossing the Atlantic, the crew of the American Airlines Boeing 777 suspected a fuel leak, and diverted to Chicago where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight to complete the journey.

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Mistral Engine Shut Down over Italy


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What: Mistral Air Boeing 737-300 en route from Fuerteventura,Spain to Rome
Where: Alghero Airport
When: Jul 4th 2011
Who: 139 passengers
Why: Halfway between Mallorca and Sarina, an engine developed problems. Pilots shut it down and diverted to Sardinia, where they made a safe landing (described as a soft landing.)

*One source describes the flight as originating in the Canary Islands.

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Lufthansa Flats at JFK


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Contact photographer Christoph Flink

What: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Frankfurt/Main
Where: JFK,NY
When: Oct 11th 2009
Why: Prior to take-off, the plane was believed to run over runway lights, which blew out the plane’s main gear tires. The flight was delayed while the flat/damaged tires were removed and new tires were installed.

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