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2025 airline safety review: Two high‑profile jet crashes drove fatalities to 420

Global airline fatalities rose to 420 in 2025 despite a low overall accident count, after two high‑profile commercial jet losses in India and the United States dramatically increased the death toll. The Airflow's annual airline safety review examines causes, fleet and regulatory implications.

2026-03-24T12:54:51.690251-07:00

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American Airlines flight attendant based at DFW reported missing in Medellín; possible kidnapping

2026-03-24T07:19:17.865830-07:00

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NTSB chair's initial briefing on Air Canada LaGuardia crash: Homendy outlines preliminary findings and safety priorities

2026-03-24T05:00:55.595340-07:00

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Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower, halting operations for about an hour

2026-03-23T06:25:25.679152-07:00

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Jetstar A320 taxiway excursion at Christchurch traced to inadvertent 'climb' thrust selection after hydraulic failure Investigators found a Jetstar Airbus A320 suffered a yellow‑circuit hydraulic failure en route from Auckland on 31 May 2024, and after vacating the runway at Christchurch the captain inadvertently advanced the thrust levers to 'climb' power, causing a taxiway excursion that damaged the aircraft.

2026-03-24T13:14:37.309019-07:00

Jetstar A320 taxiway excursion at Christchurch traced to inadvertent 'climb' thrust selection after hydraulic failure

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Air Baltic confirms A220-300 (YL‑AAO) written off after maintenance incident Air Baltic has confirmed that one of its early Airbus A220‑300s, registration YL‑AAO, was written off after a maintenance incident last year. The twinjet was delivered in March 2019 and its arrival previously took the carrier’s A220 fleet to 15 aircraft.

2026-03-24T12:54:51.882545-07:00

Air Baltic confirms A220-300 (YL‑AAO) written off after maintenance incident

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2025 airline safety review: Two high‑profile jet crashes drove fatalities to 420 Global airline fatalities rose to 420 in 2025 despite a low overall accident count, after two high‑profile commercial jet losses in India and the United States dramatically increased the death toll. The Airflow's annual airline safety review examines causes, fleet and regulatory implications.

2026-03-24T12:54:51.690251-07:00

2025 airline safety review: Two high‑profile jet crashes drove fatalities to 420

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

American Airlines flight attendant based at DFW reported missing in Medellín; possible kidnapping Fernando Gutierrez, an American Airlines flight attendant based at Dallas–Fort Worth International, is missing after an overnight layover in Medellín, Colombia. He left with another crew member Saturday and did not return; local reports say he may have been kidnapped and investigations are underway.

2026-03-24T07:19:17.865830-07:00

American Airlines flight attendant based at DFW reported missing in Medellín; possible kidnapping

AeroTime

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NTSB chair's initial briefing on Air Canada LaGuardia crash: Homendy outlines preliminary findings and safety priorities NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy gave the board's first public briefing into the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia, summarizing preliminary factual findings, investigative priorities and immediate safety issues under review. Investigators will continue evidence collection and analysis before issuing probable cause determinations and recommendations.

2026-03-24T05:00:55.595340-07:00

NTSB chair's initial briefing on Air Canada LaGuardia crash: Homendy outlines preliminary findings and safety priorities

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Colombian Air Force C-130H crashes after takeoff near Puerto Leguízamo; at least 34 dead, dozens injured A Colombian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130H transport crashed shortly after takeoff from a remote airstrip near Puerto Leguízamo in Putumayo province on 23 March, with around 125 people aboard. Officials say the accident killed at least 34 people and injured dozens as rescuers searched the southern jungle.

2026-03-23T09:55:11.663910-07:00

Colombian Air Force C-130H crashes after takeoff near Puerto Leguízamo; at least 34 dead, dozens injured

The Air Current

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Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash Decades of previously reported aircraft and ground‑vehicle near‑misses at New York's LaGuardia Airport culminated in a fatal runway collision Sunday evening, killing at least two people. The incident reignites scrutiny of operational risks and procedural gaps at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

2026-03-23T09:42:16.765114-07:00

Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash

New York Times

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ATC audio: Tower told Frontier pilot 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' minutes after collision Audio reviewed by The New York Times captures a controller telling the pilot of a Frontier jet 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' several minutes after a collision. The recording provides direct evidence of controller communications in the immediate aftermath of the incident.

2026-03-23T09:30:11.743033-07:00

ATC audio: Tower told Frontier pilot 'we were dealing with an emergency earlier' minutes after collision

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2025 airline safety review: Two high‑profile jet crashes drove fatalities to 420

American Airlines flight attendant based at DFW reported missing in Medellín; possible kidnapping

NTSB chair's initial briefing on Air Canada LaGuardia crash: Homendy outlines preliminary findings and safety priorities

Smoke forces evacuation of Newark ATC tower, halting operations for about an hour

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