United flight diverts after passenger allegedly tries to open door mid-flight
A United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Guatemala City was forced to divert on Thursday evening after an unruly passenger allegedly attempted to open an aircraft door while the plane was cruising at 36,000 feet. Flight UA1551, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registration N37278) carrying 145 passengers and six crew […]
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Intellisense wins $400 million Boeing contract for C-17 flight deck upgrade
Intellisense Systems has been selected by Boeing to supply avionics hardware for the US Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster…The postIntellisense wins $400 million Boeing contract for C-17 flight deck upgradeappeared first onAeroTime.
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E-7 Wedgetail Arrives At Home Base RAF Lossiemouth for First Time
The first of three RAF E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland for test and evaluation trials prior to entering squadron service. The aircraft was flown to the airbase by a mixed crew of personnel from Boeing UK and the RAF, with the arriving jet then greeted by a member of […]
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AvTalk Episode 371: “So that started this on the wrong trajectory to begin with”
On this episode of AvTalk, we follow the NTSB’s thread as the agency holds two days ofinvestigative hearingson thecrash of UPS flight 2976, the MD-11 that crashed in Louisville after one of its engines separated from the wing. The FAAissues its first official responseto the NTSB’S safety recommendations following the 2025 DCA mid-air collisions. And the NTSB calls for morerealistic trainingof smoke in the cockpit scenarios after a 2023 incident.ACroatia Airlines A220suffers a runway excursion during a rejected takeoff in Split. Indian investigators will travel to Seattle in June to be present for tests of 787 fuel cutoff switches at Boeing’s Pacific Northwest facilities. And WestJet isunder investigationfor what passengers are calling a deceptive practice of swapping flights to airplanes undergoing maintenance before cancelling those flights to avoid paying compensation.Please click here for a transcript of this week’s episode.
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Emirates Completes First Retrofit of Two-Class A380
Emirates has completed its first-ever retrofit of a two-class A380 aircraft, transforming it into a three-class layout. The aircraft (A6-EUX) is operating as EK 39/40 and has taken to the skies between Dubai and Birmingham. Elevated Experience The retrofit is part of a multi-billion-dollar programme, which has already seen 42 Airbus A380s and 53 Boeing […]The postEmirates Completes First Retrofit of Two-Class A380appeared first onTravel Radar - Aviation News.
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GE secures UK Apache engine support contract
GE Aerospace has secured a three-year contract from Boeing Defence UK to continue supporting the T700-GE-T701D engines powering the British Army’s Apache AH-64E helicopter fleet. Under the Performance Based Logistics agreement, GE Aerospace will provide an on-site Field Service Representative at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk, alongside logistics management, technical support and material services for […]The postGE secures UK Apache engine support contractappeared first onAviTrader Aviation News.
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