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A double 7700: Twins, then illness
This week United flight 613 squawked 7700 (general emergency) and diverted to Dakar due to a passenger going into labor with twins. With the crew running short of duty hours, the flight headed back to Lagos for a reset. During that flight an elderly passenger suffered a medical event and the flight declared another emergency for priority landing in Lagos.
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A 14 hour flight to nowhere
ANA flight 203 was en route to Frankfurt when it turned around about halfway to its destination due to a technical issue. On this week’s AvTalk podcast we walk through the decision making process on why the aircraft went all the way back to Tokyo and why that’s the best option in this scenario.
Also on this week’s episode, a LATAM flight rejects its take off above V1 and Ian and Jason ponder what may be the world’s worst investment opportunity.
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NTSB issues final report on DC mid-air collision
The NTSB issued its final report on the mid-air collision in Washington DC between a PSA Airlines CRJ and US Army Blackhawk helicopter. The report, at nearly 400 pages, provides a comprehensive overview of the causal factors and provides a litany of safety recommendations to the FAA, Army, and others.
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TAP flight descends below 1000 feet miles from the runway
Czech investigators have opened a probe into TAP flight 1240’s low altitude well before the runway in Prague. The aircraft descended to below 1000 feet above the ground miles before the runway before climbing for a safe second approach.
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American Airlines unveils World Cup livery
American Airlines unveiled a special FIFA World Cup livery this week ahead of this summer’s games. Rumor has it there may be additional special liveries coming from American soon.
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The Tintin livery deep dive you didn’t know you needed
We’ve spent some time this week with Brussels Airlines’ newest special livery and there’s plenty more Tintin goodness to see beyond the initial photo we saw last week.
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AVIATION PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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A Qatar Airways A350 departing Los Angeles.
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Arik Air 737 suffers uncontained engine failure
An Arik Air 737-700 suffered an uncontained engine failure, but landed safely and no one on board was injured.
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Step-by-step instructions to build and set-up and ADS-B receiver
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