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Iberia’s New A321XLR Diverts After Bird Strike, Cabin Crew Treated for Smoke Inhalation

An Iberia Airbus A321XLR delivered just over a month ago was forced to return to Madrid after striking a large bird during climb out of Barajas Airport, leaving a flight attendant hospitalized for smoke inhalation and several passengers treated for anxiety before a replacement service to Paris was arranged.

2025-08-04T03:19:09.220642-07:00

The Air Current

NTSB Hearing Finds Army Black Hawk Flew Above Assigned Altitude Before Fatal Reagan National Collision

2025-07-30T06:47:56.852480-07:00

Reuters

Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 Crashes in Russia’s Amur Region, Killing All 49 On Board

2025-07-23T23:34:37.432708-07:00

newsable.asianetnews.com

Bangladesh Air Force Training Jet Crashes into Dhaka School, Killing At Least 19

2025-07-21T04:21:29.133507-07:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle Lands Safely at Kadena After Losing Wheel at Diego Garcia A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, made an emergency landing on Aug. 4 after one of its landing gear wheels was left behind at Diego Garcia. Both airmen aboard touched down without injury despite the malfunction.

2025-08-04T07:30:04.715023-07:00

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle Lands Safely at Kadena After Losing Wheel at Diego Garcia

The Hill

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United 787 Mayday: Left-Engine Failure Forces Return to Dulles A United Airlines Boeing 787 operating the Washington Dulles–Munich service declared a mayday and returned to Dulles after reporting left-engine failure. The Dreamliner dumped fuel and executed an emergency landing, safely disembarking over 200 passengers and crew amid ongoing investigations into the powerplant malfunction.

2025-08-04T05:44:06.232895-07:00

United 787 Mayday: Left-Engine Failure Forces Return to Dulles

Air Data News

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Iberia’s New A321XLR Diverts After Bird Strike, Cabin Crew Treated for Smoke Inhalation An Iberia Airbus A321XLR delivered just over a month ago was forced to return to Madrid after striking a large bird during climb out of Barajas Airport, leaving a flight attendant hospitalized for smoke inhalation and several passengers treated for anxiety before a replacement service to Paris was arranged.

2025-08-04T03:19:09.220642-07:00

Iberia’s New A321XLR Diverts After Bird Strike, Cabin Crew Treated for Smoke Inhalation

Washington Post

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NTSB Hearings Uncover Army and FAA Lapses in Fatal Black Hawk–American Airlines Collision NTSB hearings and newly released documents detail shortcomings in Army helicopter procedures and FAA air traffic oversight that led to the Jan. 29 midair collision near Reagan National between an Army Black Hawk and an American Airlines regional jet, resulting in 67 fatalities.

2025-08-02T10:39:39.160739-07:00

NTSB Hearings Uncover Army and FAA Lapses in Fatal Black Hawk–American Airlines Collision

Reuters

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Sue Boeing Over 737 MAX 9 In-Flight Panel Blowout Four flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January 2024 have filed suit against Boeing, seeking compensation for physical and emotional injuries and economic losses. They allege Boeing’s negligence in production and maintenance reflects deeper safety culture failings.

2025-07-31T21:51:35.051863-07:00

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Sue Boeing Over 737 MAX 9 In-Flight Panel Blowout

Associated Press

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NTSB Concludes Hearing on Deadly January Midair Collision Near Reagan National The NTSB concludes its three-day public hearing into the January midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport between a US Army Black Hawk and a PSA Airlines regional jet that killed 67. Chair Jennifer Homendy urged the FAA to act on ignored safety warnings and bolster risk-management systems.

2025-07-31T21:20:04.666819-07:00

NTSB Concludes Hearing on Deadly January Midair Collision Near Reagan National

Toronto Star

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Delta Flight Attendant Files $75M Suit Over Toronto CRJ Crash, Alleges Pilot Inexperience A Delta Air Lines flight attendant on board the Bombardier CRJ that flipped and partially caught fire while landing at Toronto Pearson on Feb. 17 has filed a $75 million lawsuit, accusing the carrier and its regional subsidiary of assigning an inexperienced pilot and prioritizing profits over safety.

2025-07-31T12:12:23.084969-07:00

Delta Flight Attendant Files $75M Suit Over Toronto CRJ Crash, Alleges Pilot Inexperience

Politico

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130 Feet from Disaster: Hearing Exposes Unforgiving Airspace in Nation’s Deadliest Airline Crash At a fact-finding hearing, investigators revealed how complex approach procedures and narrow altitude margins left the ill-fated flight just 130 feet above terrain before impact, marking the deadliest commercial airline crash in decades and spotlighting critical safety shortcomings in modern airspace design.

2025-07-30T17:19:38.727190-07:00

130 Feet from Disaster: Hearing Exposes Unforgiving Airspace in Nation’s Deadliest Airline Crash

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