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What: Air Canada Airbus 320-200 en route from Toronto to Miami
Where: Miami
When: Dec 16 2010
Why: On landing in Miami, the Airbus suffered a bird strike causing minor damage to the airframe. No one was injured except the hawk.
Lufthansa flight LH-608 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, on July 20th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Munich, Germany, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had to divert due to an unusual odor in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 186 passengers remained unhurt.
What: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 Flight VS06 en route from Miami to London
Where: Wilmington International Airport, NC
When: Thursday night
Who: 350
Why: Crew members felt heat coming from the plane’s floor and made an emergency landing. The problem may have been caused by an overheated toilet pump
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Contact photographers Daniel and Robert Fall
What: DHL Bahrain/ACT Airlines Airbus A-300B4-200 en route from from Bahrain to Bagram
Where: Bahrain/
When: Apr 10 2010
Who: 7 crew members
Why: On takeoff, the right engine caught fire and scattered debris on the runway. The plane rejected takeoff and rolled to a stop. Subsequent flights were delayed during runway cleanup. No injuries were reported, and emergency services handled the engine fire.
Wizz Air flight W6-1898 had to return and make an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on September 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Wroclaw, Poland, but had to turn back after an electronic cigarette of a passenger started emitting smoke.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Manuel Fernandez
What: Air Transat Airbus A330-300 en route from Toronto to Dublin
Where: Toronto
When: Jul 15th 2011
Who: 314 passengers
Why: During takeoff, a tire was damaged. The tire caused damage to several parts of the plane, which initially had been attributed to a bird strike. Tire debris (tread) was found on the runway.
The flight continued to Dublin, where the plane made a safe landing on a tire which had lost tread. On inspection, it was found that a wing panel and a landing gear door needed repair, having been damaged on takeoff by tread.
A replacement flight was sent to Dublin to make the return flight.
On January 9, 2013, a Jazz Air flight operating as Air Canada Express–flying a de Havilland DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 made a safe landing at John G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatchewan Canada.
The plane was taxiing when it struck ice, and veered off runway into snow where it was mired, blocking the runway.
The fifty-six passengers aboard evacuated with the assistance of emergency crews at about 6:30 after waiting about half an hour for a Saskatoon Transit bus from Tarmac to the gate. Weather conditions at the time were reported as heavy fog causing and near zero visibility in Saskatoon. It looks really cold, doesn’t it?
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