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2 Feb 2023
Last Boeing 747 Delivered After 54 Years of Production
The last Boeing 747 has left the factory after 54 years of production, marking the end of an iconic aircraft's manufacturing history.
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12 Jan 2023
FAA System Failure Triggers First US Ground Stop Since 9/11
A deleted database file halted all US flights on 11 January 2023, triggering the first nationwide ground stop since the September 11 attacks in 2001.
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22 Dec 2022
Southwest Airlines Holiday Meltdown Cancels 16,900 Flights
How a winter storm combined with outdated crew scheduling software left more than two million passengers stranded at Christmas 2022 — and cost Southwest Airlines a…
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7 Nov 2022
Precision Air Turboprop Crashes into Lake Victoria, Killing 19
A Precision Air ATR 42 turboprop crashed into Lake Victoria while approaching Bukoba Airport in Tanzania on 6 November 2022, killing nineteen of the forty-three people…
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26 Oct 2022
FAA Orders Software Fix for Airbus A220 Engines
The FAA ordered airlines to update Airbus A220 engine software after a dual-engine shutdown scare on landing in Copenhagen.
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20 Sep 2022
FAA Rejects Republic Airways’ 750-Hour Pilot Plan
The FAA denied Republic Airways' bid to let LIFT Academy graduates qualify as first officers at 750 flight hours instead of 1,500.
