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Two EA-18G Growlers collide mid-air during Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

Two Boeing EA-18G Growlers from the Navy’s Growler Demo Team collided during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Video shared online shows the aircraft striking and spinning toward the ground; all four crew members ejected before the crash.

2026-05-17T12:51:13.509349-07:00

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Emirates Boeing 777 declares Mayday over Miami after 17-hour Dubai flight runs low fuel following two missed landings

2026-05-17T10:30:22.546288-07:00

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Croatia Airlines A220-300 aborts take-off after runway excursion at Split; crew rejects departure for OU412 to Frankfurt

2026-05-16T09:41:39.659656-07:00

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British Airways incident: crewman accidentally activates Boeing 777 emergency slide on second day, delaying Heathrow–Dulles depa

2026-05-16T13:10:55.855219-07:00

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Two EA-18G Growlers collide mid-air during Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely Two Boeing EA-18G Growlers from the Navy’s Growler Demo Team collided during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Video shared online shows the aircraft striking and spinning toward the ground; all four crew members ejected before the crash.

2026-05-17T12:51:13.509349-07:00

Two EA-18G Growlers collide mid-air during Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

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Emirates Boeing 777 declares Mayday over Miami after 17-hour Dubai flight runs low fuel following two missed landings An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, operating flight 213 after more than 17 hours from Dubai, reached Miami during thunderstorms and encountered windshear/poor visibility. The crew missed a first landing and, after being unable to land on a second attempt because the runway wasn’t clear, the aircraft declared a low-fuel Mayday and diverted.

2026-05-17T10:30:22.546288-07:00

Emirates Boeing 777 declares Mayday over Miami after 17-hour Dubai flight runs low fuel following two missed landings

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British Airways incident: crewman accidentally activates Boeing 777 emergency slide on second day, delaying Heathrow–Dulles depa A brand-new British Airways flight attendant, on his second day of work, accidentally activated an emergency evacuation slide on a Boeing 777-200 ahead of a London Heathrow–Washington Dulles flight. The incident forced a six-hour delay to the transatlantic departure on Saturday afternoon.

2026-05-16T13:10:55.855219-07:00

British Airways incident: crewman accidentally activates Boeing 777 emergency slide on second day, delaying Heathrow–Dulles depa

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Croatia Airlines A220-300 aborts take-off after runway excursion at Split; crew rejects departure for OU412 to Frankfurt A Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 preparing to depart for Frankfurt (flight OU412) veered left and exited the runway during an aborted take-off at Split Airport, Croatia. Reporting indicates the aircraft struck ground signage as it went onto grass, involving 132 passengers onboard.

2026-05-16T09:41:39.659656-07:00

Croatia Airlines A220-300 aborts take-off after runway excursion at Split; crew rejects departure for OU412 to Frankfurt

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Alaska Airlines facing negligence lawsuit after severe turbulence injured cabin crew and left passenger “terrified of flying” An Alaska Airlines passenger is suing the carrier for negligence after a severe turbulence event left three flight attendants tossed and bleeding, according to the complaint. The case alleges the turbulence outcome was mishandled and seeks damages tied to the passenger’s fear of flying and related harm.

2026-05-15T08:38:36.981042-07:00

Alaska Airlines facing negligence lawsuit after severe turbulence injured cabin crew and left passenger “terrified of flying”

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Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision An Astra executive-jet flight ended in a fatal terrain collision after the aircraft carried out an unstable approach to Hot Springs, Virginia, with the crew failing to set the altimeter pressure reference and the captain not responding to a go-around call. The sequence underscores approach-management and crew-communication breakdowns.

2026-05-15T03:56:05.615496-07:00

Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision

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NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots The NTSB reports one in four fatally injured pilots in the US tested positive for potentially impairing drugs. More than half of the tested pilots had at least one drug detected, and potentially impairing drugs were found in 28.6% of cases, underscoring ongoing concerns about medical and substance-risk controls.

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

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Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation Investigators determined that a De Havilland Dash 8-300’s post-V1 takeoff abort was driven by a misunderstanding between the two pilots during rotation. The crew reduced rotation rate to address a possible bird strike, but the investigators found the abort stemmed from crew coordination breakdown rather than a confirmed bird impact.

2026-05-15T01:29:08.654784-07:00

Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation

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Two EA-18G Growlers collide mid-air during Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

Emirates Boeing 777 declares Mayday over Miami after 17-hour Dubai flight runs low fuel following two missed landings

Croatia Airlines A220-300 aborts take-off after runway excursion at Split; crew rejects departure for OU412 to Frankfurt

British Airways incident: crewman accidentally activates Boeing 777 emergency slide on second day, delaying Heathrow–Dulles depa

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