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• Ricardo Meier
A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, crossed a perimeter road and struck vehicles before catching fire. Five people were killed and five others seriously injured; airport operations were partially disrupted as the NTSB prepared its investigation.
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Italian investigators found that Boeing 737 built-in airstairs are steeper and narrower than those typically used by ground-handlers, highlighting a disproportionate number of falls involving the stairs—almost exclusively on Ryanair jets. Ryanair has amended its disembarkation procedures in response.
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A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, crossed a perimeter road and struck vehicles before catching fire. Five people were killed and five others seriously injured; airport operations were partially disrupted as the NTSB prepared its investigation.
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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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An Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport, broke through a perimeter fence and struck vehicles before catching fire. At least five people died and five others were injured, while federal investigators work to determine what caused the crash.
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An eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau sent volcanic ash as high as 50,000 feet (15,000 meters), forcing the cancellation of flights and the temporary closure of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Services at other airports were also disrupted, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.
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European and U.S. regulators have issued an urgent directive requiring operators of Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Boeing 777s and older Airbus A330 variants to de-pair engines equipped with certain oil pumps. The action addresses a potential dual in-flight shutdown scenario affecting both engines on the same aircraft.
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American Airlines Flight 618 diverted to Baltimore after a 67-year-old passenger allegedly used racial slurs, assaulted travelers and bit a retired police officer. Passengers restrained him with duct tape until the Boeing 737 landed, where he was arrested, according to reports.
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A two-seat Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom crashed during a low-altitude flying display at Tanagra Air Base north of Athens, killing both pilots. The accident occurred during Athens Flying Week, and the air force is investigating the cause; reports said there were no signs of an ejection.
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