AvTalk Episode 312: It’s good to have balloon insurance

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On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Chris Lomas fills in for a vacationing Jason. The FAA acts on the NTSB’s urgent safety recommendations in DC and reconfigures helicopter routes near DCA. An American Airlines 737 catches fire at the gate in Denver, leading to questions about evacuations when passengers are already deplaning. The NTSB issues its preliminary report on the runway incursion at Chicago-Midway. And Jazeera Airways finds out the hard way how important balloon insurance is.

Helpful links for this week’s episode

• FAA’s airspace changes in DC area
• American Airlines flight 1006 playback
• Chicago-Midway runway incursion preliminary report

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