Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

British Airways incident: crewman accidentally activates Boeing 777 emergency slide on second day, delaying Heathrow–Dulles depa

A brand-new British Airways flight attendant, on his second day of work, accidentally activated an emergency evacuation slide on a Boeing 777-200 ahead of a London Heathrow–Washington Dulles flight. The incident forced a six-hour delay to the transatlantic departure on Saturday afternoon.

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Croatia Airlines A220 suffers runway excursion during aborted take-off at Split

By FlightGlobal: Twinjet bound for Frankfurt apparently hits signboard as it veers onto grass. One of Croatia Airlines’ Airbus A220-300s has suffered a runway excursion while aborting take-off from Split.

2026-05-16T09:41:39.659656-07:00
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2026-05-15T09:24:05.899861-07:00
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Alaska Airlines Passenger Sues Carrier After She Was Left Terrified of Flying Following Severe Turbulence That Left Crew Members Bleeding and Screaming in Pain

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Alaska Airlines passenger who was left terrified of flying after being on a flight that experienced severe turbulence, tossing three flight attendants in the air and leaving them bleeding and screaming in pain, is now suing the Seattle-based carrier for negligence.

2026-05-15T08:38:36.981042-07:00
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Berkshire Invests in Delta Again During Abel’s First Quarter as CEO

By Wall Street Journal: Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B -0.28%decrease; red down pointing triangle bought a sizable stake in Delta Air Lines in Greg Abel’s first quarter at the helm since succeeding Warren Buffett, returning to a stock the conglomerate previously invested in several years ago.

2026-05-15T13:39:19.624237-07:00