Explosive Drone on Tarmac, Cargo Jet Strikes Object: Double Incident Shuts Leipzig/Halle Airport
A bomb-disposal robot neutralized an explosive drone near a Ukrainian freighter at Leipzig/Halle Airport; a DHL cargo jet struck an…
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1243 Blows Both Nose-Gear Tires at Chicago Midway; FAA to Investigate
Southwest Flight 1243 blew both nose-gear tires at Chicago Midway on Aug. 3. The FAA is investigating runway FOD or a maintenance failure.
LATAM Airbus A321 Returns to Brasília After Bird Ingested Into CFM56 Engine on Takeoff, Oil Spill Closes Runway
A LATAM Airbus A321 ingested a bird into its CFM56 engine on takeoff from Brasília, forcing a return landing and…
Ground Handling Equipment Strikes Air Serbia ATR 72 at Belgrade, Aircraft Grounded Three Months
A SkyPartner ground vehicle struck Air Serbia's ATR 72-600 YU-ASF at Belgrade on July 28, 2026, grounding the turboprop for…
NTSB Rebukes Ryanair CEO for Blaming FOD in Malta Air 737 Engine Failure Investigation
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy rebuked Ryanair CEO O'Leary for publicly blaming FOD in the FR1879 engine failure before investigators reached…
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Uncontrolled Bird Flock Shuts Down Tivat Airport, Diverts 10+ Flights Across Region
A bird flock forced Tivat Airport to suspend operations for over three hours on July 24, 2026, diverting flights from…
NAHCO Ground Truck Tears Into Air Peace A320 Engine at Lagos — Airline Alleges Sabotage, Regulators Probe Third Equipment Strike in a Month
A NAHCO baggage conveyor truck struck an Air Peace A320 engine at Lagos on July 14. Air Peace alleges sabotage;…
Eurowings A320 Diverts to Hamburg After Left Engine Bird Strike
A Eurowings A320 on flight EW4679 struck birds in the left engine after departing Hamburg on July 17, forcing an…
Kalitta Air Boeing 777-300ER Scrapes Tail on Go-Around at Cincinnati; FAA Investigates
Kalitta Air Flight 264 suffered a tail strike during a go-around at CVG on July 19, 2026. Sparks and debris…
NTSB Probe Points to Foreign Object Damage as Trigger of Ryanair FR1879 CFM56 Failure
Ryanair CEO says NTSB-led probe's initial findings suggest foreign object damage triggered the FR1879 CFM56-7B fan-blade failure, shifting liability focus.
British Airways Chennai Flight: Bird Strike Tears 18-Inch Chunk from Radome
Bird strike at Chennai ripped 18 inches from the radome of a British Airways Boeing 787-8, grounding the jet and…
NTSB Confirms Bird-Strike Geese as Cause of Fatal Hudson River Helicopter Crash
NTSB confirms Canada geese struck a Bell 206L-4 tour helicopter over the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, killing all…
Lufthansa 787-9 Nose Gear Collapse at Frankfurt: BFU Interim Report Points to Tool-Control Failure
A missing downlock safety pin caused Lufthansa's 787-9 nose gear collapse at Frankfurt, Germany's BFU finds. Textbook tool-control accountability failure.
Air Nostrum CRJ-1000 Tire Burst at Nantes Sparks Engine FOD, 4-Hour Runway Shutdown — and a Ryanair Fuel Emergency
Air Nostrum CRJ-1000 suffered a Nantes runway tire burst reportedly causing engine FOD, a 4-hour airport closure, and a Ryanair…
Ryanair/Malta Air 737 Suffers CFM56 Fan Blade Failure Over Greece — Passenger Partially Sucked Out
A CFM56 fan blade failure on Ryanair flight FR1879 shattered a cabin window at FL160, partially ejecting a passenger. NTSB…