A pair of commercial passenger planes clipped each other while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport, possibly injuring one person. Both planes suffered damage in the 7:30 p.m. incident, according to Massport, an agency that manages Logan Airport. One plane was a 767 jet operated directly by Delta and the second was a smaller plane …
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Southwest grounds 79 737-300’s after hole prompts emergency landing – CNN.com
(CNN) — Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection following an incident in which one of its flights was forced to make an emergency landing after a 3-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of the plane. The plane managed to land safely at a military base in Yuma, Arizona, …
Troubles Again Force FAA to Lower Eclipse 500 Service Ceiling – Flying Magazine
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive reducing the Eclipse EA500’s maximum ceiling to 30,000 feet after several reported instances of engine surging. This is the second time the FAA has sought to lower the Eclipse 500’s ceiling because of problems with the airplane’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A engines. A 2008 AD reduced the …
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FAA said Tuesday that pilots authorized by air traffic controllers to taxi onto runways and await takeoff clearance will be instructed to “line up and wait” rather than “position and hold,” effective Sept. 30. The new terminology, which was recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board, conforms to terminology used internationally under International Civil Aviation …