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Delta A330-300 (N813NW) suffers catastrophic left-engine failure and fire on takeoff from São Paulo; returns with 288 aboard

Delta Air Lines' Airbus A330-300 (registration N813NW) suffered a catastrophic left-engine failure and fire — reportedly a PW4000 compressor stall — minutes after takeoff from São Paulo–Guarulhos on 29 March. The crew returned to GRU and landed safely with 288 passengers; US and Brazilian authorities have opened probes.

2026-03-30T13:15:31.752408-07:00

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Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire by end of Q3 2026 after French‑language backlash over fatal Jazz crash response

2026-03-30T05:16:33.014493-07:00

Washington Post

Army opens review after two AH-64 Apaches hover near Kid Rock's home amid protests

2026-03-30T12:27:21.223609-07:00

New York Times

TSA officers receive back pay; security lines ease as Tyler Perry gift‑card recipients asked to return donations

2026-03-30T10:21:00.770817-07:00

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Delta A330-300 (N813NW) suffers catastrophic left-engine failure and fire on takeoff from São Paulo; returns with 288 aboard Delta Air Lines' Airbus A330-300 (registration N813NW) suffered a catastrophic left-engine failure and fire — reportedly a PW4000 compressor stall — minutes after takeoff from São Paulo–Guarulhos on 29 March. The crew returned to GRU and landed safely with 288 passengers; US and Brazilian authorities have opened probes.

2026-03-30T13:15:31.752408-07:00

Delta A330-300 (N813NW) suffers catastrophic left-engine failure and fire on takeoff from São Paulo; returns with 288 aboard

Washington Post

Army opens review after two AH-64 Apaches hover near Kid Rock's home amid protests The Army has opened an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training flight hovered near the hillside home of singer Kid Rock outside Nashville, a move captured in a video and coinciding with nationwide anti‑Trump "No Kings" demonstrations.

2026-03-30T12:27:21.223609-07:00

Army opens review after two AH-64 Apaches hover near Kid Rock's home amid protests

New York Times

TSA officers receive back pay; security lines ease as Tyler Perry gift‑card recipients asked to return donations Most TSA officers received back pay Monday covering two missed paychecks held up by a Department of Homeland Security funding lapse, and White House executive action accelerated disbursements, easing multi‑hour security lines at hubs including Atlanta and Houston. Recipients of Tyler Perry $1,000 gift cards were asked to return them.

2026-03-30T10:21:00.770817-07:00

TSA officers receive back pay; security lines ease as Tyler Perry gift‑card recipients asked to return donations

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FAA Phase 4A Clears Boeing 777‑19 for Extended Testing, Turns 2027 EIS into a Scheduling Race FAA Phase 4A approval authorises Boeing's 777‑19 to begin intensive 'for‑score' ground and flight testing, shifting the programme's 2027 entry‑into‑service from a technical unknown to a scheduling race. The move reduces technical uncertainty but puts pressure on test throughput, supplier readiness and delivery sequencing ahead of 2027.

2026-03-30T05:55:51.485342-07:00

FAA Phase 4A Clears Boeing 777‑19 for Extended Testing, Turns 2027 EIS into a Scheduling Race

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Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire by end of Q3 2026 after French‑language backlash over fatal Jazz crash response Air Canada said Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, a move the carrier frames as planned as the board begins a search for a bilingual successor. The announcement follows intense criticism of an English‑only condolence after a Jazz regional jet collided with a fire truck, killing two pilots.

2026-03-30T05:16:33.014493-07:00

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire by end of Q3 2026 after French‑language backlash over fatal Jazz crash response

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Reiser's H145D3 XR mixed‑reality simulator certified by LBA/EASA as FTD‑3 Reiser's H145D3 XR mixed‑reality device has been approved by the German Federal Aviation Office (LBA) under EASA rules and certified as a Flight Training Device Level 3, validating its H145 procedural and systems training capability. The FTD‑3 award follows EUROPEAN ROTORS 2025 pre‑qualification and opens mixed‑reality H145 training across Europe.

2026-03-30T02:30:36.176903-07:00

Reiser's H145D3 XR mixed‑reality simulator certified by LBA/EASA as FTD‑3

Leeham News

NASA report finds systemic safety and quality failures in Boeing's 2024 Starliner test NASA on Feb. 19 released its investigative report into the 2024 failures of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, finding systemic safety and quality problems across the spacecraft's design, production and program oversight. The report traces defects that affected the vehicle and its crew and calls for corrective actions before further crewed flights.

2026-03-30T00:20:34.111294-07:00

NASA report finds systemic safety and quality failures in Boeing's 2024 Starliner test

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Bomb and murder threats on Frontier flight 2539 in Atlanta prompt level‑4 alert; passenger detained A passenger aboard Frontier flight 2539 threatened to kill his seatmate and repeatedly claimed to have a bomb, prompting a level‑4 “possible hijacking” alert at Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta. The aircraft was held off the gate while law enforcement responded; the passenger was calmed after landing and taken into custody.

2026-03-29T15:27:21.058036-07:00

Bomb and murder threats on Frontier flight 2539 in Atlanta prompt level‑4 alert; passenger detained

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Delta A330-300 (N813NW) suffers catastrophic left-engine failure and fire on takeoff from São Paulo; returns with 288 aboard

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire by end of Q3 2026 after French‑language backlash over fatal Jazz crash response

Army opens review after two AH-64 Apaches hover near Kid Rock's home amid protests

TSA officers receive back pay; security lines ease as Tyler Perry gift‑card recipients asked to return donations

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