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• Meg Godlewski
A joint search team concluded that the Taraia Object anomaly on Nikumaroro is organic material, not wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. The finding leaves the expedition without evidence that the aircraft came down on the island.
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A joint search team concluded that the Taraia Object anomaly on Nikumaroro is organic material, not wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. The finding leaves the expedition without evidence that the aircraft came down on the island.
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A chartered Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven others struck an airport perimeter fence after an aborted takeoff in Las Vegas. The pilots avoided construction equipment, and Wahlberg said everyone aboard was safe; the incident prompted renewed attention to runway overrun risks during rejected takeoffs.
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A LATAM Airlines Peru Airbus A320 scheduled to fly from Lima to Piura emitted large flames from its left engine at Jorge Chávez International Airport on Monday, the 19th, shortly before departure. Passengers were evacuated; the articles provide no further details on injuries or the cause.
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A Challenger business jet landed safely in Abuja after its door separated, with nine people on board, according to the report. Nigerian investigators are examining the incident; the available account does not identify the aircraft’s operator or provide details on the circumstances of the separation.
An expedition to Nikumaroro, Kiribati, found no definitive evidence that an object in the lagoon was wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E. The effort, involving the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University, ended without resolving the mystery; organizers say the search will continue.
Two German Air Force Typhoon fighters intercepted a packed British Airways A321neo on Saturday after air traffic control lost contact with its pilots as the aircraft approached German airspace. The aircraft was bound for London; the report does not specify how long contact was lost or what caused the communications failure.
The family of a man killed after being pulled into the engine of a Delta Air Lines aircraft at Salt Lake City International Airport on New Year’s Day 2024 lost its lawsuit against the city. The suit alleged Salt Lake City failed to do enough to prevent his death.
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An Austrian Airlines A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia on Oct. 18 after a bomb threat, with a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 escorting the aircraft. Authorities searched the plane and found nothing dangerous; the flight then continued to Vienna with 51 passengers and six crew members.
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