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Everything that is essential to a plane’s operation should be included in pilot training. The pilot must know his tools backward and forward. What happens when that training is curtailed?

On March 19th, the US Department of Transportation announced that its inspector general will audit the 737 Max 8’s certification process. Some pilots say they know how to address problems with the 737 Max 8’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) system. Pilots say the MCAS software system can (apparently) be disabled by hitting the trim switch on the control column. Difference training is required for pilots who fly the Max, but apparently (MCAS) explanations, operations, procedures related to the differences were left out of the manual. The flight manual of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 planes mentions MCAS computer system only once. If MCAS information was cut from the manual to prevent the MCAS from having to be included in 737 Max transition training, whoever cut it considered only that it would save 737 Max operators training costs, but not what it would cost in terms of human lives.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual smell on board.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All ninety-three passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Santa Ana, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual odor on board.

The plane landed safely. The cabin crew were taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.

The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was descending toward Milan Malpensa Airport when the crew reported an unusual smell in the cabin.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The incident happened after the plane bound for Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was cleared to line up for departure.

The plane returned to the apron.

Authorities believe the wing damage was caused by the jet blast from another aircraft.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Bristol, England, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning electrical odor on board.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The Airbus A320-200N plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH-724 made an emergency landing in Jambi, Indonesia, on February 25th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a low fuel indication.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane took off for Surat, India, but had to turn back after a passenger who was flying for the first time suffered a panic attack.

The plane landed back safely.

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The plane was coming from Budapest, Hungary, when the crew suspected a damaged tire,

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from New Orleans, Louisiana, was on final approach to LaGuardia Airport, when it hit turbulence, prompting the crew to go around.

The plane subsequently landed safely.

Four passengers were injured in the incident.

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The plane was coming from Chennai, India, when the crew reported an engine issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, when a passenger attempted to enter the cockpit at gunpoint.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All Passengers and crew members disembarked while the security forces tried to negotiate with the purported hijacker. He was later shot by the security forces when he refused to surrender and was taken to a hospital where he died.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

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A Czech Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Václav Havel Airport Prague, Czech Republic, on February 23rd.

The plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to turn back due to a suspected fuel leak.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The plane heading from Palm Springs, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Samara, Russia.

No injuries were reported.

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The plane heading from Springfield, Missouri to Dallas, Texas, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a suspected nose tire damage.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.

The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty-one people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Nuremberg, Germany, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was diverted due to a technical issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Satena flight 9R-8729 made an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on February 20th.

The plane took off from Quibdo, Colombia, but suffered tire damage during departure.

The crew continued the flight and landed uneventfully in Bogota. Emergency services inspected the plane upon arrival.

All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane landed safely. The patient was pronounced dead upon landing.

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The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back due to a lavatory maintenance problem.

The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and ninety-passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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