A 32-year-old United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER suffered significant damage after a hard landing at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The cause of the hard landing remains under investigation by the NTSB. The aircraft, in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation, remains grounded in Houston.
The air-crew of Lufthansa Flight 306 bound from Germany’s Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Sicily’s Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) is believed to have grown frustrated after their aircraft was denied landing clearance and rerouted to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. Prior to proceeding south toward Malta, the Lufthansa pilots skillfully guided their aircraft through a series of courses and turns which resulted in a radar track bearing a striking resemblance to a male organ.
Air Transport Services Group Inc. (ATSG), parent company of Air Transport International (ATI), reported stronger-than-expected earnings for 2023’s second-quarter, with profits being led by cargo operations. The ATI pilots, whose skill and professionalism sustain the largest cargo carrier in ATSG’s portfolio, urge the company, once again, to invest in the pilot cadre lest company profits suffer substantially.
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