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May 25, 2019

NTSB Releases Update On Jacksonville, FL Boeing 737 Runway Excursion

All Passengers And Crew Were Safely Evacuated From The Airplane

The NTSB has released an investigative update from the runway excursion which occurred at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville (FL) (KNIP) May 3. The Boeing 737-800 operating as a charter flight from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba exited the runway and came to a stop in shallow water in the St. Johns River adjacent to the base.

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A4A Projects Record-Setting Number Of Passengers For Summer 2019

More Than 257 Million Summer Travelers Expected To Fly, An All-Time High

Airlines for America (A4A) expects a record 257.4 million passengers — an average of 2.8 million per day — to travel on U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2019. That number is up 3.4 percent from last summer's record 248.8 million passengers. Airlines are adding 111,000 seats per day to accommodate the additional 93,000 daily passengers expected during the summer travel period. This will be the 10th consecutive summer to see an increase in the number of U.S. airline passengers.

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American Airlines Files Suit Against Union Workers

Says Unions Are Conducting An 'Illegal Slowdown' To Influence Contract Talks

American Airlines has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth, TX against the Transport Workers Union of American, AFL-CIO, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and Airline Mechanic and Related Employee Association.

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Bird Strike Considered As A Factor In Ethiopian 737 MAX Accident

Collision Could Have Damaged Sensor That Let To MCAS Malfunction

The Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX which went down earlier this month may have been involved in a bird strike, according to unnamed U.S. aviation officials.

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Dassault Renews Its Approval Of FlightSafety As An Authorized Training Provider

Provides Professional Training For Multiple Dassault Aircraft Models

FlightSafety International announces that Dassault Aviation has renewed the Certificate of Approval that names FlightSafety as an authorized training provider in accordance with the Falcon Training Policy Manual. FlightSafety was the first to receive a Dassault Authorized Training Provider Certificate in 2011.

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NASA's New Horizons Team Publishes First Kuiper Belt Flyby Science Results

Most Distant Object Ever Explored Presents Mysteries Of Its Formation

NASA’s New Horizons mission team has published the first profile of the farthest world ever explored, a planetary building block and Kuiper Belt object called 2014 MU69.

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United Unveils Winning Designs By Female Artists For Upcoming Aircraft Livery

Two Aircraft To Fly With Winning Artwork This Fall

United Airlines has revealed the two winning designs, selected through a combination of official judging and public voting, for Her Art Here, a first-of-its-kind contest designed to find and uplift underrepresented women artists by providing a chance to have their work painted on a canvas like no other — a United Airlines aircraft.

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Airbus Celebrates Delivery Of Its 12,000Th Aircraft

Milestone Airplane Is An A220-100 For Delta Air Lines

Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.25.19)

"With airlines offering low fares and reinvesting billions of dollars in their product, there's never been a better time to fly. This summer, U.S. airlines expect travelers to take to the skies in record numbers." Source: A4A vice president and Chief Economist John Heimlich. The association is predicting record numbers of passengers during the summer travel season.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.25.19): Major Alterations

An alteration not listed in the aircraft, or aircraft engine/propeller specifications that (1) might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant operations, flight characteristics or other qualities affecting airworthiness or (2) is not done according to accepted practices or cannot be done by elementary operations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.25.19)

Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation

The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory and legacy of the greatest humanitarian/aviation event in history, The Berlin Airlift.

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