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British Airways A350-1000 Loses Rear Wheel on Las Vegas Takeoff, Continues to London and Lands Safely

An Airbus A350-1000 (G‑XWBN) operating British Airways BA274 lost a right rear main-landing-gear wheel during takeoff from Las Vegas (LAS) on 26 January 2026. The aircraft continued to London Heathrow and landed safely after a nine hour 17 minute flight; the separation was captured on video.

2026-01-28T02:39:09.115258-08:00

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Incorrect Vr entry and poor cross‑check led to Air Atlanta 747F tail‑strike at Frankfurt Hahn

2026-01-28T01:57:05.030850-08:00

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Learjet 45 crashes at Baramati, Maharashtra; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar among dead

2026-01-27T20:42:39.427336-08:00

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NASA WB‑57F Canberra makes gear‑up emergency landing at Ellington Field; crew uninjured

2026-01-27T12:31:11.539587-08:00

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British Airways A350-1000 Loses Rear Wheel on Las Vegas Takeoff, Continues to London and Lands Safely An Airbus A350-1000 (G‑XWBN) operating British Airways BA274 lost a right rear main-landing-gear wheel during takeoff from Las Vegas (LAS) on 26 January 2026. The aircraft continued to London Heathrow and landed safely after a nine hour 17 minute flight; the separation was captured on video.

2026-01-28T02:39:09.115258-08:00

British Airways A350-1000 Loses Rear Wheel on Las Vegas Takeoff, Continues to London and Lands Safely

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Incorrect Vr entry and poor cross‑check led to Air Atlanta 747F tail‑strike at Frankfurt Hahn German investigators found an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400F suffered a tail‑strike on takeoff from Frankfurt Hahn after the captain entered rotation speed 141 kt — 30 kt below the correct 171 kt — into the FMS. Insufficient crew cross‑checks triggered a stall warning and missed the error.

2026-01-28T01:57:05.030850-08:00

Incorrect Vr entry and poor cross‑check led to Air Atlanta 747F tail‑strike at Frankfurt Hahn

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Investigation: Skydiving PAC 750XL pilot killed after not wearing rescue parachute despite prior recommendation

2026-01-28T00:33:05.338476-08:00

Investigation: Skydiving PAC 7

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Learjet 45 crashes at Baramati, Maharashtra; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar among dead A Learjet 45 crashed while making an emergency landing at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, killing all on board, including Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed there were no survivors; initial reports list five to six fatalities.

2026-01-27T20:42:39.427336-08:00

Learjet 45 crashes at Baramati, Maharashtra; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar among dead

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NASA WB‑57F Canberra makes gear‑up emergency landing at Ellington Field; crew uninjured One of NASA's three WB‑57F Canberra high‑altitude research aircraft made a gear‑up emergency landing at Houston's Ellington Field on Jan. 27, 2026, sliding on its belly with visible flames. NASA says crew members were uninjured and a formal investigation into the cause is underway.

2026-01-27T12:31:11.539587-08:00

NASA WB‑57F Canberra makes gear‑up emergency landing at Ellington Field; crew uninjured

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NTSB: Black Hawk nearly invisible against D.C. skyline before Jan. 2025 midair collision An NTSB digital reconstruction of the January 2025 collision between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk over Washington shows the military helicopter was nearly impossible to see against city lights at the time, highlighting limits of visual detection during urban approaches.

2026-01-27T11:54:04.778519-08:00

NTSB: Black Hawk nearly invisible against D.C. skyline before Jan. 2025 midair collision

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Philippine Airlines 777‑300ER reports full lavatory failure mid‑Pacific; crew allege they were forced to handle human waste Philippine Airlines flight PR113 (LAX–MNL) on a Boeing 777‑300ER suffered a complete lavatory system failure over the Pacific; crew members allege they were instructed to manually remove human waste instead of diverting. The flight continued to Manila and landed on schedule amid conflicting accounts with the airline.

2026-01-27T08:40:14.840275-08:00

Philippine Airlines 777‑300ER reports full lavatory failure mid‑Pacific; crew allege they were forced to handle human waste

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NTSB finds FAA oversight, ATC training and collision‑avoidance failures behind Reagan National midair collision The NTSB found FAA oversight lapses, inadequate air‑traffic‑controller training, poorly designed flight routes and gaps in collision‑avoidance systems created conditions for a deadly midair collision near Reagan National involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter. The board will hold a public hearing and issue dozens of safety recommendations.

2026-01-27T07:19:47.127506-08:00

NTSB finds FAA oversight, ATC training and collision‑avoidance failures behind Reagan National midair collision

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British Airways A350-1000 Loses Rear Wheel on Las Vegas Takeoff, Continues to London and Lands Safely

Incorrect Vr entry and poor cross‑check led to Air Atlanta 747F tail‑strike at Frankfurt Hahn

Learjet 45 crashes at Baramati, Maharashtra; Deputy CM Ajit Pawar among dead

NASA WB‑57F Canberra makes gear‑up emergency landing at Ellington Field; crew uninjured

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