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AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust

A Hong Kong AAIA preliminary report into the Oct. 20 ACT Airlines Boeing 747‑400F runway excursion found asymmetric thrust — one engine surged to full forward during landing — was a key factor. The freighter was destroyed; two airport security personnel were killed and four crew survived.

2025-11-18T20:04:23.407118-08:00

Airline Geeks

UPS MD-11F freighter crashes after takeoff from Louisville en route to Honolulu; seven dead, 11 injured

2025-11-04T15:17:43.981648-08:00

Associated Press

Federal jury awards $28M to family of UN consultant killed on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (Boeing 737 MAX)

2025-11-12T14:53:55.600816-08:00

CNN

All 14 victims identified after UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville; includes 3‑year‑old and grandfather

2025-11-12T16:17:52.366166-08:00

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The War Zone

Russian spy ship Yantar directs lasers at Royal Air Force jets off U.K. coast The Russian undersea espionage and salvage ship Yantar, which has been operating more frequently off the U.K., has for the first time been reported to direct lasers at Royal Air Force jets. The behaviour represents a new and potentially hazardous escalation in maritime ISR activity near British airspace.

2025-11-19T09:05:19.131520-08:00

Russian spy ship Yantar directs lasers at Royal Air Force jets off U.K. coast

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AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust A Hong Kong AAIA preliminary report into the Oct. 20 ACT Airlines Boeing 747‑400F runway excursion found asymmetric thrust — one engine surged to full forward during landing — was a key factor. The freighter was destroyed; two airport security personnel were killed and four crew survived.

2025-11-18T20:04:23.407118-08:00

AAIA preliminary: ACT Airlines 747‑400F runway excursion in Hong Kong linked to asymmetric thrust

Daily Sabah

Black-box analysis of Turkish C-130 crash in Georgia to take at least two months, minister says Turkey's defence minister said black-box analysis and initial findings into last week's C-130 cargo aircraft crash in Georgia — which killed 20 Turkish soldiers after departing Azerbaijan — will take at least two months. Preliminary reporting says the tail separated first and the airframe broke into three parts.

2025-11-17T10:29:15.969213-08:00

Black-box analysis of Turkish C-130 crash in Georgia to take at least two months, minister says

AeroTime

AirJet Angola ERJ-145 destroyed by fire after runway excursion at Kolwezi; government delegation escapes An AirJet Angola Embraer ERJ‑145 carrying a Democratic Republic of Congo ministry of mines delegation was destroyed by fire after a runway excursion during landing at Kolwezi Airport on 17 November. All 26 passengers and crew escaped; local responders and investigators secured the burnt-out regional jet.

2025-11-17T09:25:28.925674-08:00

AirJet Angola ERJ-145 destroyed by fire after runway excursion at Kolwezi; government delegation escapes

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Former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to cut a passenger jet’s engines in 2023 to be sentenced in Portland federal court A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 is due to be sentenced in federal court in Portland, Oregon, after criminal prosecution of the mid‑air incident that prompted an emergency response and renewed scrutiny of cockpit security.

2025-11-16T21:03:59.962540-08:00

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to cut a passenger jet’s engines in 2023 to be sentenced in Portland federal court

globalnews.ca

TSB: Pilot killed in eastern Ontario mid‑air collision was on training flight A mid‑air collision over eastern Ontario over the weekend killed a Quebec pilot who was taking part in a training flight, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said. The TSB and local police have opened an investigation into the fatal collision between two aircraft.

2025-11-16T10:33:48.115782-08:00

TSB: Pilot killed in eastern Ontario mid‑air collision was on training flight

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FAA expands emergency AD to ground MD-10 and DC-10 fleets after Louisville MD-11 crash The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive grounding all MD-11, MD-10 and DC-10 aircraft worldwide after a UPS MD-11F crashed in Louisville following reported engine and pylon separation. The AD, first issued for MD-11s on Nov. 8, was expanded to include MD-10/DC-10 on Nov. 15.

2025-11-14T20:56:26.099447-08:00

FAA expands emergency AD to ground MD-10 and DC-10 fleets after Louisville MD-11 crash

Associated Press

Haiti police destroy helicopter after forced landing in gang‑held area; seven killed in shootout Haitian police clashed with gangs Thursday night into Friday, killing seven suspected gang members and destroying a helicopter that made a forced landing in gang‑held territory. Authorities said the aircraft was deliberately destroyed to prevent it being recovered and used to arm criminal groups.

2025-11-14T16:09:50.490231-08:00

Haiti police destroy helicopter after forced landing in gang‑held area; seven killed in shootout

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