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Investigators: SWISS Skipped Safety Fix That Led to Mid‑Air Decompression

Investigators found SWISS International Air Lines failed to implement a required safety fix, a lapse that directly led to a mid‑air cabin decompression event. The probe criticises the airline’s maintenance decisions and highlights a failure to address a known technical vulnerability.

2026-01-25T03:56:41.666336-08:00

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Safety group urges global grounding of Boeing 787s over hazardous water‑leak design defect

2026-01-24T10:43:39.201365-08:00

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Vehicle plows into Detroit Metro McNamara Terminal, slams Delta check‑in; six injured, driver detained

2026-01-24T01:29:34.490720-08:00

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United flight diverts after laptop falls through cabin-floor crack into cargo hold

2026-01-24T04:45:32.763155-08:00

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Investigators: SWISS Skipped Safety Fix That Led to Mid‑Air Decompression Investigators found SWISS International Air Lines failed to implement a required safety fix, a lapse that directly led to a mid‑air cabin decompression event. The probe criticises the airline’s maintenance decisions and highlights a failure to address a known technical vulnerability.

2026-01-25T03:56:41.666336-08:00

Investigators: SWISS Skipped Safety Fix That Led to Mid‑Air Decompression

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Safety group urges global grounding of Boeing 787s over hazardous water‑leak design defect A safety group has urged regulators to ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners worldwide after identifying a design defect that can cause hazardous water leaks into systems and cabins. The group says the flaw creates safety and operational risks and is calling for immediate fleet inspections and fixes.

2026-01-24T10:43:39.201365-08:00

Safety group urges global grounding of Boeing 787s over hazardous water‑leak design defect

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United flight diverts after laptop falls through cabin-floor crack into cargo hold A United Airlines flight diverted when a passenger's laptop fell through a crack in the cabin floor into the cargo hold, prompting safety concerns over a loose device and its lithium‑ion battery. The crew diverted to locate and secure the laptop and to inspect the aircraft before resuming service.

2026-01-24T04:45:32.763155-08:00

United flight diverts after laptop falls through cabin-floor crack into cargo hold

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Vehicle plows into Detroit Metro McNamara Terminal, slams Delta check‑in; six injured, driver detained A Mercedes sedan crashed through security barriers and glass entry doors into Detroit Metro Airport’s McNamara Terminal Friday, striking Delta’s departures check‑in area and injuring six people. Bystanders were treated for mostly minor wounds; authorities detained the driver and launched a security response.

2026-01-24T01:29:34.490720-08:00

Vehicle plows into Detroit Metro McNamara Terminal, slams Delta check‑in; six injured, driver detained

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Delta flight diverts to Alaska after crew use beverage carts to contain unruly passenger A Delta Air Lines flight performed an emergency landing in Alaska after flight attendants used beverage carts to contain an unruly passenger. The onboard intervention prompted diversion to the nearest airport; authorities met the aircraft on landing and the passenger was removed for further handling.

2026-01-22T11:33:07.529497-08:00

Delta flight diverts to Alaska after crew use beverage carts to contain unruly passenger

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FAA makes DCA helicopter and powered‑lift restrictions permanent after Potomac collision FAA to make temporary flight restrictions around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport permanent after last year’s Potomac midair collision. The rule codifies limits on helicopters and powered‑lift operations in the crowded DCA arrival/departure corridors to reduce collision risk.

2026-01-22T10:36:44.651402-08:00

FAA makes DCA helicopter and powered‑lift restrictions permanent after Potomac collision

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NTSB: Vanderbilt LifeFlight paramedic took controls of EC130 T2 after pilot incapacitation; attempted emergency landing Preliminary NTSB findings show a Vanderbilt LifeFlight paramedic with no flight training took control of an EC130 T2 after the pilot became incapacitated, attempted an emergency landing to avert a free fall, and the agency has opened an investigation; investigators say mechanical failure has been ruled out.

2026-01-22T08:25:34.497029-08:00

NTSB: Vanderbilt LifeFlight paramedic took controls of EC130 T2 after pilot incapacitation; attempted emergency landing

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Air India to report record ₹150 billion ($1.6B) annual loss after June Dreamliner crash and operational disruptions Air India is set to report a record annual loss of at least ₹150 billion (~$1.6 billion) for the year ending March 31 after the June Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner crash that killed over 240 people, plus airspace shutdowns and operational turmoil that wiped out a near break‑even turnaround.

2026-01-21T23:53:24.129881-08:00

Air India to report record ₹150 billion ($1.6B) annual loss after June Dreamliner crash and operational disruptions

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Investigators: SWISS Skipped Safety Fix That Led to Mid‑Air Decompression

Safety group urges global grounding of Boeing 787s over hazardous water‑leak design defect

Vehicle plows into Detroit Metro McNamara Terminal, slams Delta check‑in; six injured, driver detained

United flight diverts after laptop falls through cabin-floor crack into cargo hold

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