Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
A 14-year-old Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 flying from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City made an emergency descent and diverted to Las Vegas after the aircraft experienced a depressurization over the Mojave Desert. Passenger oxygen masks deployed during the incident.
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A 14-year-old Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 flying from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City made an emergency descent and diverted to Las Vegas after the aircraft experienced a depressurization over the Mojave Desert. Passenger oxygen masks deployed during the incident.
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An Amazon Air Boeing 767 freighter operated by 21 Air overran runway 30 at Miami International Airport, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire, reportedly killing at least five people. The crash forced the closure of all runways at one of the United States’ busiest airports.
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