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Threats and intercepts: what happens when a flight faces security concerns?

An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi received a bomb threat and was diverted to Rome with a fighter jet escort. He’s…

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Runway incursion leads to go around at Midway

On the morning of Tuesday, 25 February, a Flexjet Challenger 350 crossed Chicago-Midway’s runway 31C, leading a landing Southwest Airlines 737 to initiate a…

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ATC alerts Asiana A350 to low approach

On the afternoon of 23 February, an Asiana Airlines A350 on approach to San Francisco (SFO | KSFO) sank below the glide slope for…

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Drones versus airplanes

On 9 January, at the height of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, one of the firefighting aircraft, a Canadair CL-415 ‘Super Scooper’, was…

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TCAS a winner in close call over Phoenix

On 11 January, Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) once again proved its worth, this time in a close call between two airliners approaching Phoenix…

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Swiftair 737 crashes on final approach to Vilnius airport

A Swiftair 737-400 freighter operating for DHL crashed short of Vilnius Airport while on final approach in the early morning hours of 25 November….

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TCAS averts possible head-on collision in Austin

On 16 October, an American Airlines 737 (N800NN) and Cessna R182 Skylane (N738PG) came dangerously close as the airliner was preparing to land in…

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Disruptive passengers: what’s the price?

In the USA alone last year (2023) there were 2,075 cases of disruptive passengers. That led to 512 investigations and 402 enforcement actions. That…

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Pilot automation: how much auto should be in the pilot?

Pilots get very upset if you suggest all they do is sit back, drink coffee, and watch the world fly by while the autopilot…

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Delta A350 clips CRJ-900 in Atlanta

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 struck a Delta Connection (Endeavor Air) CRJ-900LR while taxiing for departure on 10 September in Atlanta. The CRJ’s…