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IATA publishes air safety report for 2024, overall situation worse versus 2023

Aerotime

Background to the report Tail strikes and runway excursions were the most frequently reported accidents in 2024. The most common accident types in 2024 were tail strikes, followed by runway damage and runway excursions. The largest proportion of accidents were related to tail strikes, followed by runway excursions.

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First US-bound A321XLR spotted with American Airlines livery at Airbus facility

Aerotime

The ultra-long range single aisle jet was photographed by a keen-eyed aviation enthusiast on several occasions this week, most notably on March 25, 2025, as the new aircraft completed its first runway check. today first runway check from the first #A321xlr for #American #Airlines N300ny by #Airbus in #Hamburg @flightradar24 @AmericanAir.

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LATAM Boeing 777 suffers tailstrike on departure from Milan, makes safe return  

Aerotime

Having taken off from Milan’s runway 35L at 13:26 local time, the aircraft’s tail made contact with the runway surface as the aircraft rotated. Images posted on social media show the aircraft climbing out leaving a large cloud of dust behind it where the underside of the tail struck the runway surface.

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LATAM Boeing 777 Suffers Tail Strike During Milan Takeoff

One Mile at a Time

A LATAM jet departing Italy for Brazil suffered a tail strike on takeoff, in what can only be described as a rather strange incident, as reported by The Aviation Herald. At 1:26PM local time, the aircraft took off from Milan Malpensa Airport’s runway 35L. However, while rotating, the jet struck its tail on the runway.

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CRJ900 Overturns on Canada’s Busiest Runway

Fear of Landing

The wing tip struck the runway after which the wing and the tail separated and the fuel from the wing caught fire. The aircraft tumbled and came to a halt upside-down at the intersection of runway 23 and runway 15. The wing tip then struck the ground, at which point the wing and the tail section broke.

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Flying Frontier is Perfectly Good… Except for That Seat (Trip Report)

Cranky Flier

I stopped to admire Hazel the Chipmunk on the tail and then went down the jet bridge. We pushed back a couple minutes early and made our way to the runway. Everyone else boards later in groups 2-5. Then I remembered that I had to drive home, and these things are potent. I quickly decided that was a bad idea.

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Caught On Video: LATAM Boeing 777-300 Severe Tail Strike Incident At Milan Malpensa

Simple Flying

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER suffered a significant tail strike incident at Milans largest airport on July 9th with a video of the incident showing the aircraft scraping the tail against the surface of the runway for a significant distance as it attempted to climb out of its departure airport.

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