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Bering Air Cessna Caravan departed overweight before fatal accident: NTSB

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As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. Indications show that its speed dropped from around 160 knots to 110 knots.

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Nolinor Boeing 737 lands in Montreal without one main gear leg extended: video  

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According to the Aviation Herald, the flight was on approach to La Baie Airport with the landing gear selected down when the flight crew received an ‘unsafe gear’ warning. The crew carried out a missed approach at La Baie and decided to divert to Montreal Mirabel Airport (YMX), located some 233 miles (373 km) away.

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Hong Kong investigators release report on Atlas Air 747-400F hydraulic failure

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The incident, which was categorized as serious by the Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) , resulted in the closure of a runway at HKG for eight hours. There were four crew members and one passenger on board the cargo jet. The crew dumped fuel and made a PAN-PAN call, before the aircraft made an ILS approach back to runway 25R.

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United 767 diverts to Ireland after laptop becomes stuck under business class seat 

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The aircraft, registered as N663UA, departed from Zurich Airport’s runway 16 at 10:08 local time. Due to the overweight landing, the airport’s Fire and Rescue Service was on standby, and once the aircraft was safely on the ground, they escorted the plane from the runway to its parking stand.

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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

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On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The 31-year-old cargo aircraft, registered in Spain as EC-MFE, was operated by Swiftair on behalf of the German logistics group DHL for a routine cargo flight from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius, Lithuania.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

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We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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“We are building the aviation capital for the world”: CEO of MBRAH (Dubai South)

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We are expecting it to have five runways, in addition to an independent runway for training. Most freighters already land at Al Maktoum International Airport and cargo is then moved between the two airports through a land bridge: two trucks every hour move cargo between DXB and DWC connecting the two systems.

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