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Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air India  
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Air India captain’s initial drug screen prompts confirmatory testing after turbulence-related altitude loss

India’s civil aviation ministry said an Air India captain’s initial screening for psychoactive substances was non-negative after the Phuket–New Delhi flight suffered a sudden altitude loss near Odisha, injuring 17 passengers and crew. Further laboratory testing is underway, while Air India says it has not received the results.

2026-08-09T16:28:56.218880-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 757   Delta Air Lines  
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View from the Wing • Gary Leff

Delta Passengers Were Told To Brace For Return To Atlanta After Cockpit Fumes, Then Evacuated Down Slides

By View from the Wing: A Delta 757 returned to Atlanta shortly after takeoff after pilots reported smoke and fumes in the cockpit, donned oxygen masks, and told passengers to brace for landing.

Also: airwaysmag.com and Aviation Source
2026-08-09T04:10:49.989362-07:00
777X   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

777X Certification Delays Force Emirates and Lufthansa to Reconsider Early-Build Aircraft

By Air Data News: Years of certification delays left dozens of early-built jets requiring extensive redesign work before delivery, prompting airlines to seek newer production Boeing 777X has not lost the confidence of two of its largest customers.

2026-08-09T12:55:35.096859-07:00
ATC   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Air Traffic Controllers Slam Sean Duffy Over Claims That Sick Calls Are to Blame For Continued Disruption Across the Northeast

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Air traffic controllers have slammed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s claims that high rates of controller sick calls have led to days of delays and disruption across the Northeast, saying that “patently false” allegations have been made against overworked and understaffed staffers who oversee the busiest and.

2026-08-09T08:15:35.807961-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 757   Delta Air Lines  
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NBC News • Shayna Jacobs

Delta flight evacuates via slides after emergency landing on Atlanta taxiway

By NBC News: Passengers aboard an Orlando-bound Delta flight had to evacuate via slide after the aircraft made an emergency landing on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after takeoff Saturday morning.

Also: AeroTime, Aviation24 and aeroxplorer.com
2026-08-08T11:51:05.755463-07:00
ATC   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Qatar Airways  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Flight Attendant Injured After Pilots of Jetstar Plane Slam On Brakes to Avoid Qatar Airways Boeing 777 While Taxiing at Sydney Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A flight attendant was injured early on Sunday morning at Sydney International Airport (SYD) after the pilots of a Jetstar plane taxiing for departure were forced to slam on the brakes to avoid colliding with a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which was under tug to a remote parking position.

Also: One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, aeroxplorer.com, The Independent, Economic Times, Aviation Safety Network and CNA
2026-08-08T20:01:25.961164-07:00