Category: Aviation
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Seconds Before Touchdown: Bird Strike Cripples Air Europa Jet’s Nose Steering, Causing Runway Excursion
An Air Europa flight suffered a significant incident at Palma de Mallorca, Spain caused by a bird strike on May 8th 2026. An Air Europa Boeing 737-800, registration EC‑MPG, operating flight UX‑6079 from Madrid to Palma Mallorca, experienced a bird strike during its final approach to runway 06L at Palma Mallorca Airport. The impact struck…
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Months After UPS MD-11 CrashTriggered by Engine Separation andFleet Grounding, a Small Fix Is HelpingFedEx Tri-Jets Return to Service
FedEx MD-11 N621FE operating as FDX9045 has taken to the skies for a test flight — marking the first flight by an MD-11 since the global grounding of the type following the UPS MD-11 crash last November. Boeing has developed a maintenance and inspection plan, plus the replacement of a ‘small piece of hardware’, which…
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What Happens To The Human Body When Ingested By A Jet Engine
Few accidents in aviation are as horrifying — or as misunderstood — as a person being pulled into a jet engine. While extremely rare, these incidents are almost always fatal within seconds due to the unimaginable forces generated by modern turbofan engines. Jet engines may appear smooth and controlled from the outside, but at close…
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A Cessna 750 Citation X Makes Belly Landing With Left Main Gear Up At Page Field Airport, FL No Injuries Reported.
A Cessna 750 Citation X owned by Bald 3 LLC opb Hera Flight with Registration N119RM, made a belly landing at Page Field in Fort Myers on Saturday morning, forcing other pilots to divert and attracting onlookers to the observation area. Elvis Gonzalez, a pilot, said he was in the air when he was told…
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The Person Pulled Into The Frontier Engine Reportedly Breached A Perimeter Fence And Was Not An Airport Employee
A Frontier Airlines plane taking off from Denver International Airport struck and killed a person on a runway Friday night, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, heading from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on…
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Frontier Airlines Jet Bound For LAX Strikes, Kills Person On Runway During Takeoff In Denver
A Frontier Airlines flight headed to Los Angeles struck and killed a person who was reportedly walking on a runway during takeoff Friday night at Denver International Airport. The person was at least partially consumed by one of the engines, an official confirmed to ABC News, causing a brief engine fire that was extinguished by…
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Californian Father Of Three Tragically Killed In Plane Crash That Sparked Massive Wildfire Across 2000 Acres In El Paso Mountains
The massive Canyon Fire tearing through the El Paso Mountains south of Ridgecrest has taken a heartbreaking turn, as the family of a California pilot identified their loved one as a victim of the suspected plane crash that ignited the blaze Thursday. A GoFundMe has been established for his wife Nadeem and her three children…
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“Abort, Abort” Call Before Crash: NTSB Finds No Immediate Engine Failure In Fatal Brooklyn Park Plane Crash That Killed ND Rep. Liz Conmy
The NTSB has released early findings from the devastating April 25 plane crash near Crystal Airport in Minnesota that killed North Dakota Representative Liz Conmy and pilot Joseph Cass. According to investigators, the single-engine aircraft had just departed when the pilot transmitted an urgent “abort, abort” radio call moments after takeoff. Witnesses on the ground…
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U.S. Plans Evacuation Flight For Americans On Cruise Ship In Hantavirus Outbreak
The United States government is sending a repatriation plane for the painstaking process of safely evacuating 17 Americans from the cruise ship dealing with a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The plane is being sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, and will be used to transport…
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AirAsia Places Landmark Order For 150 Airbus A220-300
Malaysia’s AirAsia has placed an order for 150 latest generation A220-300 aircraft. The purchase agreement is the largest single firm order placed for the A220 and propels the programme beyond the 1,000 firm order milestone, underscoring the aircraft’s global market appeal. The contract was announced at a ceremony at the Airbus facility in Mirabel attended…
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