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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Investigators found that an Enugu Air Embraer 170 crossed the threshold at more than 90 feet and touched down beyond two-thirds of Benin Airport’s wet runway. The aircraft, approaching with a tailwind, was badly damaged when it overran the runway.
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Investigators found that an Enugu Air Embraer 170 crossed the threshold at more than 90 feet and touched down beyond two-thirds of Benin Airport’s wet runway. The aircraft, approaching with a tailwind, was badly damaged when it overran the runway.
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Delta flight attendants will collect all airline-provided pre-departure beverages and other service items before the aircraft pushes back, under FAA enforcement beginning Sept. 1, 2026. Passengers may retain identical drinks they brought aboard if those items are properly stowed, according to the carrier’s guidance.
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A passenger’s laptop overheated and caught fire as an American Airlines flight from Atlanta approached Dallas-Fort Worth, prompting an emergency landing. Flight attendants contained the device, while four to five passengers were reportedly burned on their hands, according to pilot and air traffic control audio cited in reports.
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A Cessna pilot died when the aircraft collided near a runway with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle airport. Two troopers aboard the helicopter survived, while federal investigators recovered intact data cards from both aircraft to support the crash investigation.
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