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EASA mandates Trent XWB97 inspections after Cathay Pacific incident

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring the inspection of all Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines following…

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FAA investigating Southwest low approach in Tampa

The FAA is investigating a low approach by a Southwest Airlines 737-8 MAX in Tampa. The aircraft descended to just 150 feet nearly fives…

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Close encounters of the CRJ kind in Syracuse

The FAA is investigating how two CRJ-900s came close enough to trigger a TCAS alert in Syracuse on 8 July. The incident involved an…

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Tower warns Southwest of low altitude on approach

Southwest Airlines flight 4069 descended to ~525 feet AGL 9 miles from the airport Air traffic control received a low altitude alert and notified…

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Southwest flight makes “excessive descent” during go around in Hawaii

A Southwest Airlines flight from Honolulu to Lihue made an “excessive descent” during a go around at Lihue, flying as low as 400 feet…

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IndiGo, Air India experience loss of separation in Mumbai

Indian authorities are probing a loss of separation incident that occurred on 8 June in Mumbai. Air India flight 657 was cleared to depart…

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NOTAMs: cracking the code

NOTAMs – notices to air missions (formerly notices to airmen) – are critical to safe operations because they contain the details of, well, everything…

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Volcanic eruption disrupting flights in Indonesia and Malaysia

The Indonesian volcano Mount Ruang on remote Tagaulandang island in Indonesia has erupted, causing significant disruption to flight operations in the region….

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Lessons from recent Middle East airspace closures

As Iran launched a retaliatory attack on Israel last weekend, airspace in the region was restricted, impacting thousands of flights that normally navigate the…