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JFK Suffers Power Outage
On Feb. 16, JFK Intl. airport suffered a power outage, which has now stretched into its second day (Feb. 17.) The outage has caused...
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Feb 15, 20231 min
Man Attempted To Open Aircraft Door on American Airlines Flight
On Feb. 14, an American Airlines flight operating as AAL 1775 was enroute from LAX to Dulles (IAD) when a passenger attempted to open the...
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Feb 14, 20231 min
2 Dutch F-35's Intercept 3 Russian Jets
On Feb. 13, two Dutch F-35 intercepted a Russian formation flight as they neared the Polish NATO area of responsibility. The flight of...
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Feb 14, 20231 min
NTSB Subpoenas AAL Pilots In JFK Near-Disaster
On Feb. 10, the NTSB announced a subpoena for the three American Airlines pilots involved in the Jan. 13 near-disaster at JFK. The pilots...
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Feb 13, 20231 min
Delta 767 Diverts to Glasgow After Engine Fire
On Feb. 10, a Delta 767-300ER departed Edinburg airport (EDI) as DL 209 bound for JFK. Just a few minutes into the flight, the right...
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Feb 13, 20231 min
5 Injured After American A321 Strikes Passenger Bus at LAX
On Feb. 10, an AAL Airbus A321 was under tow for maintenance at LAX on Feb. 11, being moved from the gate to a parking area. While being...
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Feb 13, 20231 min
UPS 767 Stranded In Alabama After Taxiway Excursion
The 767 had just landed at Birmingham (BHM) after its brief one hour flight from Louisville (SDF) on Feb. 10 and was taxiing in when the...
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Feb 13, 20231 min
Exact Same Air France 787 Declares Second Emergency in Same Day
The flight, this time departing Paris (CDG) bound for Male (MLE) was ~20 minutes into the flight (again) when it experienced another...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
Air France 787 Declares Emergency Over France
Air France flight AF864 had departed Paris (CDG) and was enroute for Cape Town, South Africa (CPT) when it declared an emergency. The...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
Cirrus Grounds Its SR22/22T Company Fleet
Announced Feb. 9, Cirrus Design Corp has grounded its company fleet of SR22 & SR22T aircraft due to a "Continental engine issue."...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
KLM 777 Makes Emergency Return to Amsterdam
On Feb. 9, a KLM Boeing 777-200 operating as KL591 departed Amsterdam bound for Johannesburg, South Africa (JHN) when a fire broke out in...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Return to JFK Following Bird Strike
On Feb. 8, Delta flight DL1907 departed JFK around 9am bound for Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) when the bird strike occurred, forcing the flight...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
United Flight Makes Emergency Return After Battery Fire in Cabin
On Feb. 7, United flight UAL 2664 had just departed San Diego (SAN) for Newark (EWR) when a passenger's external battery caught fire in...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
Boeing 737-300 Crashes While Firefighting In Australia
On Feb. 6, Tanker 139, a Coulson Aviation Boeing 737-300, was fighting fires in Australia and had just dropped its fire retardant payload...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
Lufthansa Flight Turns Back
On Feb. 6, a Lufthansa Airbus A330 had departed Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) and was enroute for Austin, TX (AUS) over the Atlantic when the...
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Feb 10, 20231 min
FAA Seeking to Fine United $1.1 Million Over Preflight Safety Checks
On Feb. 6, the FAA announced it will be proposing a $1.1 million dollar fine against United as the airline allegedly failed to perform...
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Feb 8, 20231 min
FAA Seeking to Fine United $1.1 Million Over Preflight Safety Checks
On Feb. 6, the FAA announced it will be proposing a $1.1 million dollar fine against United as the airline allegedly failed to perform...
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Feb 8, 20231 min
Southwest Dropping Pilot Minimums
Announced on Feb. 6, Southwest's new pilot minimums went into effect on Feb. 7, lowering the turboprop/turbine time requirement from...
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Feb 8, 20231 min
Feathered Propellers Likely Cause of Yeti Airlines Crash
On Jan. 15, a Yeti Airlines ATR-72 crashed in Nepal, killing the majority of passengers onboard. Now, three weeks after the crash,...
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Feb 8, 20231 min
Delta Engine Fire on Takeoff-Roll Caught on Video
A Delta Airbus A319 was filmed departing LAX on Feb. 4. What the videographer didn't know is that they'd catch a compressor stall/engine...
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