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United Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States and the world, has discovered loose bolts and other parts on the doors of at least five Boeing Max 9 aircraft. This was reported by the industry publication Air Current. The planes were inspected after a 737 MAX 9 of Alaska Airlines blew out […]
On social network X, there was a message from a user who found a smartphone that fell out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Portland Airport on January 5 because it lost part of the fuselage at an altitude of about 5 km. […]
According to journalists, a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft made a safe emergency landing in Portland even without an important spare part. The part that broke off from the Alaska Airlines plane during the flight was found in the yard of an American teacher named Bob. This was reported by the BBC. Authorities were searching […]
The U.S. military is preparing to gradually retire legendary reconnaissance aircraft that entered service 70 years ago. In early January 2024, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 940th Refueling Wing conducted an “elephant walk” training exercise at Bill Air Base, when six U-2S reconnaissance aircraft and two TU-2S trainers, six T-38 trainers used to support […]
On Friday night, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after how a hole appeared in its fuselage. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to temporarily ground some Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for safety checks after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a cockpit panel during a flight […]
The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, carrying 174 passengers and 6 crew members, departed Portland, Ontario. When it reached an altitude of about five thousand meters, a part of the fuselage and a seat suddenly flew out. The child, who was sitting nearby, had his shirt torn off, SHOT.ua reports. The pilots reported a […]
Aviation startup Hermeus has completed testing the first in a series of four Quarterhorse jet UAVs used as unmanned flying laboratories to test technologies as part of the Hermeus Quarterhorse hypersonic aircraft project. It is expected that the Quarterhorse series will include four drones in total, each of which should be more complex than its […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has signed an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to create a prototype of the latest X-65 aircraft, which will become a platform for testing advanced technologies. The new product is based on Active Flow Control (AFC) technology, which uses jet air jets […]
Ukrainian airlines have set up a hub at Chisinau airport and are operating flights on behalf of Moldovan airlines while Ukraine’s skies are closed to flights. Five passenger planes of Ukrainian airlines SkyUp and Windrose are based at the capital’s airport. “Windrose has deployed all two of its flying aircraft in Chisinau – a Boeing […]
In South Dakota, a B-1B Lancer strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear-capable missiles crashed while landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base. The base command reported that the crash occurred during a training flight. The weather was bad and it was freezing. The crew of four soldiers managed to eject, no one was injured. The air […]