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On this episode of AvTalk, an Air India Express 737 clips a brick wall, Cobalt Airlines becomes the second airline this month to cease operations, and fresh off the relaunched world’s longest flight, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren fills us in on the journey.
Air India Express hits a wall and keeps on going
An Air India Express 737 hit part of the Instrument Landing System lighting array and clipped a fence and brick wall on take off from Tiruchirapalli and flew towards its destination in Dubai for hours before making a precautionary diversion to Mumbai. We discuss the circumstances of the flight and what we know so far.
Skywest returns to Chicago because the plane is too big
A Skywest flight operating for United between Chicago and Chattanooga returned to Chicago last week after someone at the airline realized the aircraft was too large for Chattanooga.
Cobalt Airlines ceases operations
Cobalt Airlines abruptly ceased operations last week after failing to secure additional funding.
Onboard the world’s longest flight
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren climbed aboard the world’s longest flight and fills us in on the journey. We also look toward to the future of ultra-long haul flights.
UPS air-to-air photo shoot
UPS published behind the scenes footage from their air-to-air photo flights over Los Angeles.
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