Tag: Boeing 737
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American Airlines Operates Humanitarian Relief Flight to Earthquake-Stricken Venezuela
American Airlines Operates Humanitarian Relief Flight to Earthquake-Stricken Venezuela American Airlines has operated a special humanitarian relief flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), delivering more than 9,000 pounds of emergency supplies to communities affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. The relief mission was carried…
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United Airlines Flight Carrying 111 People Nearly Hits Drone While Landing in New Jersey
Close Call in the Skies Over New Jersey. A United Airlines Boeing 737 operating Flight UA1513 from Key West, Florida, to Newark Liberty International Airport narrowly avoided what the flight crew described as a drone during its final approach on Friday. According to air traffic control audio, the pilot reported, “We almost hit a drone,”…
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Bee Swarm Delays Delta 737 In Cancun, But The Tiny Stowaways Were Blown Away Once The Jet Gained Speed
Unexpected passengers on board… well, almost! A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 experienced a bizarre delay in Cancun on Thursday after a massive swarm of bees chose the aircraft’s wing as their temporary resting spot before departure. Ground crews worked to safely clear the wing, allowing the flight to finally take off. The good news?…
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United Flight Forced To Divert After Passenger Tries To Storm Cockpit
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night after an “unruly passenger” caused a security concern on board, the airline said. Air traffic control audio captured crew members of United flight 2005 describing a passenger who had made “multiple attempts to try to breach the cockpit” before law…
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Southwest Flight & Small Plane Flew Too Close At JWA – Resulting In Southwest’s Go Around
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a safety maneuver after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday night, May 13, according to air traffic communications. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the…
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American Airlines Flight From Miami Lands In Chicago With Two Flat Main Landing Gear Tires
An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport with two flat tires. The FAA said the American Airlines flight 791, a Boeing 737, landed safely at O’Hare Airport at 10:30 p.m. and crew members reported a flat main landing gear tire. The Boeing 737 departed from Miami International Airport. Passengers told they…
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A Cross-Country Southwest Flight’s Windshield Cracked At 37,000 Feet And Forced A Diversion
A Southwest Airlines flight diverted after the plane’s windshield cracked in midair. Monday’s Flight 2665 took off from Albuquerque around 2 p.m., about 20 minutes behind schedule. It was set to land in Baltimore about three and a half hours later. However, data from Flightradar24 shows that just over an hour into the journey and…
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Mother And Son Pilots Fly Together In A Milestone Moment Of First Mother-Son Pilots Team For Alaska Airlines
Jeff Miles grew up watching his mom leave for work in her Alaska Airlines pilot’s uniform, never thinking much of it. After all, he thought, doesn’t everyone’s mom fly airplanes for a living? But as Jeff got older, he began to understand how extraordinary his mom’s job was and aspired to one day follow in…
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