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Plane Crashes Near Bridgewater Airport (VBW), Kills One
On Jan. 11, an airplane crash was reported to Virginia State police, launching a search for the aircraft. N43156, a 1983 Piper Saratoga,...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read
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ADS-B Saves The Day
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has been around for quite some time, but has become widely used since 2020. It's also...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read
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FAA Meltdown: NOTAM System Outage Grounds 1,000's
The FAA's Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system suffered a nationwide outage, grounding thousands of flights early Wednesday, Jan. 11,...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Up In Smoke: Delta Flight Suffers Engine Fire on Takeoff Roll
On Jan. 10, a Delta 757 was on its takeoff roll out of John Wayne airport (SNA) bound for Atlanta (ATL) when the fire began. Passenger...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
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2 Killed in Suffolk County, VA Crash
Two people were killed in a small airplane crash in Suffolk County, VA on Jan. 7. Details are sparce, but a Piper PA-28 was fully...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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2 Bodies Found in A320neo Undercarriage
On Jan. 6, Columbian authorities announced they have found two bodies in the undercarriage of an Avianca A320neo. Avianca flight AV116,...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Severe Turbulence Injures 7
On Jan. 7, an Air Astana flight experienced turbulence severe enough to injure 7. The flight was half an hour into the 1 hour flight from...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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IndiGo Airways A321 Suffers Tail Strike During Landing
On Jan. 2, an Air IndiGo Airbus A321 reported a tail strike after landing in Kolkata, India. No injuries were reported. Air IndiGo says...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Aeromexico Flights Shot At While On Runway In Culiacan, Mexico
On Jan. 5, members of the Sinaloa cartel shot at aircraft operating at the Culiacán Intl. airport (CUL) in Sinaloa, Mexico. The reason...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Papua New Guinea Air Traffic Halted Due to Lack of Jet Fuel
The lack/shortage of Jet-A has affected several countries so far, previously being New Zealand, now Papua New Guinea. Air traffic has...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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"You Can't Park There!" - Delta Slides Off Taxiway In Minneapolis
On Jan. 3, Delta flight 1819 departed Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (CSL) bound for Minneapolis Intl. (MSP) and had landed safely prior to the...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Phenom Crashes On Takeoff, Kills One
On Jan. 2 in Provo, UT a Phenom 300 crashed immediately after takeoff. The pilot was killed in the crash, with the other front seat...
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Jan 4, 20231 min read
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Two Helicopters Collide Mid-Air, Killing 4 & Seriously Injuring 3
On Jan. 1, two helicopters collided on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, killing 4 passengers and critically injuring three...
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Jan 2, 20231 min read
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Baggage Handler Dies After Being Sucked Into Running Engine
On Dec. 31, a baggage handler at Montgomery Regional (MGM) was killed after being sucked into an American Airlines E175 engine, operated...
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Jan 2, 20231 min read
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