A United Airlines Airbus jet had to turn around after a piece of its engine lining fell off during takeoff

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United Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft as seen flying, landing and taxiing at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos ATH at the Greek capital.
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Local senators slam FAA bill provision that would add long-haul flights to a key DC-area airport and benefit lawmakers: 'Ridiculous and dangerous'

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Passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Boeing's outgoing CEO says the company needs to 'slow down' after Alaska Airlines incident

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is departing a meeting with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Hart Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun.

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The FAA found staff at Boeing's supplier using liquid Dawn soap as lubricant for a 737 Max door seal: NYT

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The Spirit AeroSystems logo is pictured on an unpainted 737 fuselage as Boeing's 737 factory teams hold the first day of a "Quality Stand Down" for the 737 program at Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024.

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FAA orders grounding of some Boeing 737 planes after an Alaska Airlines flight lost part of its fuselage in air

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Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.
Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.

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Exhausted air traffic controllers are making more mistakes on the job amid a stretched workforce doing 10-hour workdays and 6-day workweeks, report says

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Some air traffic controllers who've endured 6-day workweeks and unrelenting schedules have turned to alcohol and drugs to avoid seeking professional help, report says

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I'm a former air traffic controller and I'm not alarmed by the recent number of close call collisions. Passengers shouldn't be either — here's why.

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Federal authorities have been probing roughly 5,000 pilots suspected of withholding major health issues that could imperil their ability to fly safely, report says

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Veterans Affairs investigators discovered that thousands of American pilots may have falsified their medical history.

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Airline close calls have been happening multiple times per week, report finds

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: A United Airlines lands as the other planes are taxiing to take-off at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on September 15, 2022.
Close-call incidents are often the result of human error, such as mistakes made by air traffic controllers and pilots, a New York Times investigation found.

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