A Delta flight to Paris turned back to Boston after crew fell ill when a strange odor filled the cabin

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Last tests at Toulouse Blagnac airport of the Airbus A330-941 neo before being delivered to Delta Airlines, in Toulouse on 05th December 2022
The incident affected a Delta Airbus A330 (not pictured.)

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Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.

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Former pilots say that medical emergencies are expected.

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A US pilot school has banned solo flights for trainees at one of the world's top airlines after a spate of incidents

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An Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Cathay Pacific arrives from Hong Kong and an Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Asiana Airlines prepares to take off to Seoul at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024.
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350.

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Warren Buffett's private jet firm NetJets is suing its pilots' union over claims of defamation

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Warren Buffett and an Embraer Phenom 300 operated by NetJets
Warren Buffett and an Embraer Phenom 300 operated by NetJets

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American Airlines pilots say there's been a 'significant spike' in safety problems

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An American Airlines Boeing 737.

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Delta Air Lines pilot caught with 2 bottles of Jägermeister in his luggage pleaded guilty to turning up drunk for a flight

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Boeing 767-332(ER), from Delta Air Lines company, landing at Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 10th January 2023
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767.

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The US Air Force is again letting retirees come back amid worries about recruiting and retention

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Damian Dorsey, aircraft armament systems technician, from the 113th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of Washington D.C., conducts pre-flight procedures for an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 23-3, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 19, 2023.
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Captain Sully and the FAA are warning against plans to force pilots to retire later — as aviation safety comes into laser focus during the Boeing scandal

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Pilot Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger looks right at home in the cockpit aboard US Airways flight 1050 to New York, it is his first flight since landing a commercial plane in the Hudson River.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger.

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US Air Force announces retention bonuses of up to $600,000 in desperate bid to fix pilot shortage

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US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.
US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.

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The YouTube pilot convicted of crashing his plane for views says he'll keep flying 'before and after I serve my time in federal prison'

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Trevor Jacob in his new video, "I Got My Pilots License Back! But Going To Prison..."

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