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• Allyson Versprille
The 21 Air Boeing 767-33A, operating for Amazon, touched down far beyond Miami International Airport’s Runway 30 threshold on Sept. 6, 2026, and the captain delayed aborting the landing until 930 feet remained. Investigators also said the crew lacked information about potentially strong tailwinds.
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A United Express Embraer E175 operated by Mesa Airlines returned to Houston shortly after takeoff after its cockpit windshield shattered and glass fell inside the flight deck. The aircraft was carrying 72 people, and Mesa said cabin pressure was maintained throughout the return.
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The 21 Air Boeing 767-33A, operating for Amazon, touched down far beyond Miami International Airport’s Runway 30 threshold on Sept. 6, 2026, and the captain delayed aborting the landing until 930 feet remained. Investigators also said the crew lacked information about potentially strong tailwinds.
Airbus is asking some operators to conduct additional inspections of A330neos during scheduled maintenance after a previously disclosed quality lapse involving stray tools. The request adds inspection work for affected aircraft and underscores continuing quality-control scrutiny across the widebody production and support chain.
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The FAA will convene a review board to assess a Boeing 737 MAX flight-management software problem that can block automated flight guidance during a landing scenario and increase pilot workload. Operators are avoiding the affected software while regulators weigh whether fleetwide corrective action is necessary, delaying approval of the MAX 10.
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Members of Boeing’s largest white-collar union approved sweetened four-year contracts taking effect Oct. 7, preventing a threatened strike by engineers, technicians and scientists. The agreement removes a potential disruption to certification work on Boeing’s delayed jetliners and to the company’s aircraft production and delivery recovery.
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Runway overruns remain a cross-cutting aviation safety risk, affecting different aircraft types and flight crews rather than a single category of operation. The pattern underscores the need for consistent attention to approach, landing and runway-excursion risk across the industry.
EASA is proposing a system to monitor takeoff performance in real time, including aircraft parameter and position checks and ongoing supervision. The initiative would establish a regulatory and operational framework for detecting deviations during the critical takeoff phase, with implementation envisioned from 2033.
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