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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight attendant union pushes airlines to screen passengers for hantavirus symptoms

The ALPA-affiliated U.S. flight attendant union is urging airlines to add hantavirus symptom screening ahead of travel, using pre-flight emails and gate announcements instructing passengers to self-report recent exposure to rodents or contact with symptomatic individuals within the past 45 days. The request follows recent hantavirus exposure concerns involving air travel.

2026-05-09T10:53:30.741748-07:00
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View from the Wing • Gary Leff

“We Just Hit Somebody”: Frontier Pilot Aborts Takeoff, Reports Engine Fire

By View from the Wing: A Frontier Airlines pilot aborted takeoff in Denver after reporting an engine fire and telling the tower, “We just hit somebody.” The Airbus A321 had 231 people onboard when crew said a pedestrian was walking across Runway 17L, forcing an emergency evacuation by slides.

Also: CNBC, Washington Post, One Mile at a Time, Aviation Week, Simple Flying, CBS News, The Guardian, NBC News, CNN, South China Morning Post, The Independent and 5 more
2026-05-09T03:03:43.971976-07:00
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Delta Air Lines Employee Dies in Tragic Accident at Orlando International Airport After Tug Crashes into Jetbridge

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines employee at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) is confirmed to have died after a tragic accident involving an airplane tug crashing into a jetbridge late on Thursday evening.

Also: Aviation A2Z and thebulkheadseat.com
2026-05-09T08:45:45.821770-07:00
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

British Airways Bans Passengers From Putting Power Banks in Overhead Lockers As New Safety Rules Come into Force

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: British Airways has just joined a slew of other international airlines to ban passengers from storing portable power banks in overhead lockers over fears that the popular travel gadget could overheat and burst into flames undetected, allowing fire and smoke to quickly spread throughout the aircraft.

2026-05-09T07:52:59.083834-07:00