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A pre-delivery 737 MAX in Seattle.
Boeing halts most 737 MAX deliveries

A sub-contractor of Spirit Aerosystems used a “non-standard manufacturing process” that affected some of the attachment points for the fitting between the 737-7, 737-8, 737-10, and P-8 fuselage and vertical fin. Approximately 50 undelivered aircraft are affected and nearly all 737 MAX aircraft built since 2019 will need rework.
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Flights avoiding Sudan airspace
Sudan airspace closed after fresh clashes

Fighting between the regular army and rapid reaction forces in Sudan led to the destruction of at least two civilian aircraft in Khartoum last weekend. Sudanese airspace is now closed to commercial flights as well, affecting flights that normally transit the country.
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LEAP 1-B engine made out of 400,000 lego bricks
A LEGO LEAP

Lufthansa Technik is one of the world’s foremost maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. They also put their LEGO skills on display this week with a 400,000 brick CFM LEAP-1B engine.
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Volga Dnepr Airlines An-124
Canada to seize Volga An-124, transfer to Ukraine

Canada is planning to seize a Volga Dnepr Airlines An-124 grounded in Toronto since February and transfer it to Ukraine. The airline owes more than $300,000 in parking fees since Canada closed its airspace to Russian airliners after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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New route filter option highlighted on Flightradar24 beta
NEW: filter by route added to Beta

You can now filter flights by route. Enter an origin and destination to the flights in between. You can filter by airport or by country. 

If you haven’t tried it out already, enter flightradar24.com/openbeta into your browser to give it a try. You can read our full tutorial on the new filters we’ve added on our blog.
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THE REFERENCE SECTION—MILITARY AIRCRAFT
US Air Force Global Hawk
Which military aircraft are visible near Ukraine and what are their roles? 
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NUMBER CRUNCHING WITH GABRIEL LEIGH
28 Takeoffs ✈️ | 35 minutes of jet engine roar
Here we go!

Feel the engines spool up and press you into the back of your seat with 28 takeoffs from the biggest jets to the smaller props.
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FLIGHTS TO FOLLOW
TransNusa ARJ-21
First international ARJ-21 in service

Indonesian airline TransNusa became the first operator of the ARJ-21 outside of China recently. 
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AVIATION PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Emirates A380
An Emirates A380 in Glasgow.
Singapore Airlines A350
A Singapore Airlines A350 in Singapore.
ANA 777
An ANA 777 departing Los Angeles.
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800 planes by 2033

Turkish Airlines wants to double its fleet to 800 aircraft by 2033. Can they do it? And where will they fly?
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"How to: Build and Set Up an ADS-B Receiver" overlaid on a photo of a raspberry pi ADS-B receiver
Step-by-step instructions to build and set-up and ADS-B receiver

If you’ve been considering sharing flight data with Flightradar24, but thought maybe it’s too difficult, this video has step-by-step instructions for building and setting up a raspberry pi ADS-B receiver. And remember, sharing ADS-B data with us gets you a free Flightradar24 Business subscription!
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