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• Ricardo Meier
An Amazon Air-branded Boeing 767-300 freighter operated by contractor 21 Air reportedly overran runway 30 at Miami International Airport, struck multiple vehicles and came to rest outside the airport perimeter before catching fire. Reports said the aircraft touched down at an unusually high speed.
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An Amazon Air-branded Boeing 767-300 freighter operated by contractor 21 Air reportedly overran runway 30 at Miami International Airport, struck multiple vehicles and came to rest outside the airport perimeter before catching fire. Reports said the aircraft touched down at an unusually high speed.
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An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300ER freighter operated by 21 Air overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, crashed through a fence into a nearby parking area and caught fire. Five people were killed and five injured, including three critically, amid gusty winds.
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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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Bombardier has agreed to acquire the assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ MHI Canada Aerospace in Mississauga, Ontario, taking control of a longtime aerostructures supplier for its Global and Challenger business jets. The facility employs approximately 750 people and expands Bombardier’s Canadian manufacturing footprint.
A U.S. Coast Guard-operated Gulfstream V carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and 13 others diverted safely to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after its right engine failed during a border patrol mission. No injuries were reported, and Mullin praised the pilots for completing the single-engine landing.
A U.S. Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, senior officials and 14 people aboard made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after an engine failed during a border patrol mission. No injuries were reported, and Mullin said the single-engine landing went smoothly.
Boeing says it is prepared to support the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation fighter program, though executive Steve Parker offered no timeline for the effort. The company’s position signals its intent to compete for a major future naval aviation requirement as the program advances.
Sceye said its ST1 high-altitude platform system has completed its first transpacific deployment, flying from the United States to Japan through the stratosphere. The airship-like, long-endurance vehicle is designed to support communications and surveillance missions from high altitude.
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