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Southwest/FedEx Close Call Under Investigation
On Feb. 5, a Southwest 737 and a FedEx 767-F had a near-miss at Austin Intl. airport (AUS). The Southwest 737 had been cleared for...
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- Feb 8, 2023
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Very Last 747 Draws Crown in Sky as Final Farewell
On Feb. 4, the final 747 ever departed the Boeing facility in Everett, Washington in its Atlas Airlines paint scheme. The pilots drew an...
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- Feb 8, 2023
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Tally One! F-22 Scores First Air-To-Air "Kill" Against a.. Balloon
On Feb. 4, a USAF F-22 shot down & scored its first air-to-air "kill" when it shot down the Chinese spy balloon that made headlines for...
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- Feb 8, 2023
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Two United Aircraft "High Five" in Newark
On Feb. 4, amid engine issues for a United 777, two other United aircraft "high fived" in Newark (LGA). The aircraft involved, a 25...
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- Feb 8, 2023
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United 777 Suffers Engine Failure In-Flight, Diverts to Lincoln Airport
On Feb. 4, a United Boeing 777-222 departed Chicago O'Hare (ORD) as UAL1888 and was enroute for Las Vegas (LAS) at FL190 when it squawked...
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- Jan 31, 2023
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0 for 5: Qantas Dash 8 Returns to Airport, Marks 5th Issue In A Month
On Jan. 29, a Qantas Bombardier Dash 8 returned to Sydney (SYD) after it suffered a landing gear issue. The flight was enroute to Coffs...
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- Jan 28, 2023
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Air Canada A321 Declares MAYDAY, Diverts to Tampa
On Jan. 23, an Air Canada Rouge A321 was in-cruise from Cozumel, Mexico (CZM) to Toronto, Canada (YYZ) when several warnings were...
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- Jan 28, 2023
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PSA CRJ-900 Slides Off Taxiway Into Snow Bank
On Jan. 23, a PSA Airlines CRJ-900 departed Philadelphia (PHL) and had landed at Portland, ME (PWM) when it slid off the taxiway and into...
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- Jan 28, 2023
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American B777 Makes Emergency Return to Sao Paulo After Pressurization Loss, Lands Overweight
On Jan. 22, an American 777 departed Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) for JFK and was climbing up to cruise when it leveled off at FL200. The...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Another Star Removed; Sha'Carri Richardson Booted From AA Flight
The U.S. track and field athlete was removed from an American Airlines flight for arguing with a flight attendant. The ordeal began when...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On Ground Worker Accident
After 3 weeks of investigating the accident that killed a ramp worker when she was sucked into a running engine of an E175 on New Years...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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American Airlines' Flight Attendants Picket
On Jan. 24, AA Flight Attendants started their nationwide picket in an effort to get a new contract negotiated. The union representing...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Another Turnaround for Qantas
On Jan. 22, another Qantas flight, QF102 departed from Nadi intl. airport in Fiji (NAN) bound for Sydney (SYD) when smoke was detected in...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Bomb Threat Yet Again, This Time For FlyDubai
On Jan. 22, a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed Warsaw, Poland (WAW) bound for Dubai Intl (DXB) when it declared an emergency and...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Southwest Set to Pay $45+ Million In Bonuses to Christmas-Meltdown Workers
The airline, still recovering from its mid-December meltdown, has said it will pay millions to its employees who worked during Dec....
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Ryanair Flight Threatened with Bomb, Escorted By F-16's
On Jan. 22, a Ryanair flight operated by Buzz departed Poland 2 hours late, and was enroute when a possible bomb threat was announced....
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Cessna Stationair 206 Stolen, Crashes, Kills 5
On Jan. 18, a Cessna Stationair T206H was stolen in Argentina. The plane allegedly belonged to a flying club in the Chaco province. The...
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- Jan 25, 2023
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Qantas Flight Declares Emergency Due To Engine Malfunction
On Jan. 16, Qantas flight QF144 departed Auckland, NZ (AKL) for Sydney, AS (SYD) when it declared an emergency mid-flight due to an...
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- Jan 15, 2023
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ATR 72 Crashes In Nepal, Kills At Least 68
On Sunday Jan. 15, an ATR 72 belonging to Yeti Airlines crashed near Pokhara in Central Nepal. The flight was on its final approach into...
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- Jan 15, 2023
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Near Miss at JFK Under Investigation
Around 9pm Friday, Jan. 13, a Delta 737 aborted its takeoff roll as an American 777 taxied across the active runway. The Delta flight...
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