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Broken Wire in Alternate Extension System Forces FedEx 757 Gear-Up Landing

US investigators traced the gear-up landing of a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter in Chattanooga to a fatigue rupture in the left main-gear door that severed a wire in the alternate undercarriage extension system. The failure prevented manual gear deployment and forced the crew to conduct a safe belly landing.

2025-05-30T07:01:44.726658-07:00

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Delta Faces 11 Lawsuits Over Runway Inversion of CRJ at Toronto Pearson

2025-05-29T09:26:32.051630-07:00

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Unruly Passenger Drags Flight Attendant Aboard American Airlines Hartford–Chicago Service

2025-05-29T04:22:27.918763-07:00

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Heathrow Grounded by Substation Fire as CEO Unreachable

2025-05-28T10:21:33.215044-07:00

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tulsaworld.com

Small Plane Crashes into Utility Lines South of Tulsa International Airport A small aircraft crashed into utility infrastructure just south of Tulsa International Airport Friday at about 4:30 p.m., severing lines and prompting emergency crews to secure the scene as authorities launched an investigation.

2025-05-30T15:41:39.302256-07:00

Small Plane Crashes into Utility Lines South of Tulsa International Airport

FlightGlobal

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Broken Wire in Alternate Extension System Forces FedEx 757 Gear-Up Landing US investigators traced the gear-up landing of a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter in Chattanooga to a fatigue rupture in the left main-gear door that severed a wire in the alternate undercarriage extension system. The failure prevented manual gear deployment and forced the crew to conduct a safe belly landing.

2025-05-30T07:01:44.726658-07:00

Broken Wire in Alternate Extension System Forces FedEx 757 Gear-Up Landing

Yonhap News Agency

No Distress Call Before South Korean Navy P-3CK Orion Crash South Korea’s Navy said Friday that crew aboard a P-3CK Orion maritime patrol plane that crashed near Pohang during a routine training exercise this week did not transmit any emergency communication to the control tower before the fatal impact, suggesting a sudden catastrophic failure.

2025-05-29T23:51:18.444160-07:00

No Distress Call Before South Korean Navy P-3CK Orion Crash

Variety

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Nathan Fielder, Pilot, Calls FAA 'Dumb' Over Cockpit Communication Safety Pushback Comedian-turned-737 pilot Nathan Fielder criticized the Federal Aviation Administration after it dismissed his HBO series The Rehearsal’s warnings about cockpit communication breakdowns and labeled his concerns unfounded. Fielder called the FAA’s response 'dumb' and questioned the adequacy of current pilot training protocols.

2025-05-29T09:55:43.739204-07:00

Nathan Fielder, Pilot, Calls FAA 'Dumb' Over Cockpit Communication Safety Pushback

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Delta Faces 11 Lawsuits Over Runway Inversion of CRJ at Toronto Pearson Delta Air Lines is facing 11 separate lawsuits stemming from the Feb. 17 inverted landing of Flight DL4819, a Bombardier CRJ, at Toronto Pearson Airport. Though all 80 passengers and crew escaped unharmed, several plaintiffs cite injuries and trauma from the crash-landing on a freezing runway.

2025-05-29T09:26:32.051630-07:00

Delta Faces 11 Lawsuits Over Runway Inversion of CRJ at Toronto Pearson

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Unruly Passenger Drags Flight Attendant Aboard American Airlines Hartford–Chicago Service An American Airlines flight from Hartford to Chicago O’Hare was rocked Tuesday evening when an unruly passenger grabbed a flight attendant by the collar, threw them to the floor and attempted to drag them down the aisle. Crew members restrained the individual and the flight continued to Chicago without further incident.

2025-05-29T04:22:27.918763-07:00

Unruly Passenger Drags Flight Attendant Aboard American Airlines Hartford–Chicago Service

South China Morning Post

South Korean Navy P-3C Orion Crashes Near Pohang in Training, Four Dead A South Korean Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft went down in a mountainous area near Pohang on May 29 at approximately 1:52 p.m. local time during a routine training exercise, killing all four crew members and marking the first ROKN P-3C loss since 1995.

2025-05-28T22:46:13.939146-07:00

South Korean Navy P-3C Orion Crashes Near Pohang in Training, Four Dead

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Heathrow Grounded by Substation Fire as CEO Unreachable A high-voltage substation fire on March 20 cut power to runway lights and safety systems at London Heathrow, forcing a full-day shutdown of Europe’s busiest airport and stranding thousands of passengers. Meanwhile, CEO Thomas Woldbye was unreachable as ground operations remained suspended into the morning.

2025-05-28T10:21:33.215044-07:00

Heathrow Grounded by Substation Fire as CEO Unreachable

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