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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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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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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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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: 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
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Which military aircraft are visible near Ukraine and what are their roles?
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NUMBER CRUNCHING WITH GABRIEL LEIGH
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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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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
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An Emirates A380 in Glasgow.
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A Singapore Airlines A350 in Singapore.
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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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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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