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United Airlines Flight Returns to Chicago After Bird Strike

United Airlines Flight Returns to Chicago After Bird Strike

United Airlines flight UA-1738 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on June 1st.

The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.

The crew had to shut one of the engines down before the plane touched down.

Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Plane seemed under control before crashing on I-684 in Greenwich, Texas pilot says

Robert Katz, who said he’s been a commercial pilot for 43 years, said public flight data…

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Explainer-What is the panel that blew off a Boeing plane in mid-air?

As Alaska Air Flight 1282 reached just over 16,000 feet on Friday, the panel tore off from the side of the jet, leaving a neat, refrigerator-sized, rectangular hole in the aircraft. The 737 MAX 9, currently Boeing’s largest single-aisle plane, can seat up to 220 people. Of the 200-plus 737 MAX 9 planes Boeing has delivered, 171 have this panel in place of a door.

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Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after plane suffers a blowout

An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that sucked clothing off a child and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing.

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Empty seats next to plane panel which blew out avoided potentially ‘tragic’ incident on Alaska Airlines flight says Safety Board

The aircraft lost a window and a piece of fuselage, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon.

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The Photos are Real: NASA’s Super Guppy Plane Is Very Real (With a

Today, just one Guppy remains in service: NASA operates the last Super Guppy, initially meant for the transportation of International Space Station components. Today, the aircraft transports Orion

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Will the Boeing Max 9 groundings cancel my flight? Here’s what to know.

Dozens of flights had been canceled Saturday as some Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft were taken out of service to be inspected.

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Flight crew recall horrifying moment captain was sucked out of plane’s cockpit window

An airline steward has recalled the horrifying moment a captain was sucked out of a plane’s cockpit window.

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A Kansas man pleaded guilty to selling plane parts to Russia. Here’s how Russian airlines have struggled with sanctions.

Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky admitted to doing business with the FSB and other sales to Russia as its aviation sector struggles with sanctions.

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Alaska Airlines window blowout: ‘A boom, a whoosh, white vapour rushed through the plane’

US orders 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes grounded after an Alaska Airlines flight suffers a window blowout shortly after takeoff

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Boeing 737 Max 9: Flights cancelled as regulator grounds jets over blowout

The US aviation regulator grounds 737 Max 9s to conduct urgent checks after a mid-air blowout.

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington

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Plane passenger relives ordeal after plane suffers blowout mid-air

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US Boeing Plane Emergency Landing

College students Fiona Max, left, and her twin sister, Isabel, check their phones Saturday while trying to rebook their flight back to school at Princeton after their Alaska Airlines flight

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Aviation expert says missing piece of Alaska Airlines plane holds a lot of clues

Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a window panel to blow off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-air on Friday night.

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Alaska Airlines blowout: 170 planes grounded after dramatic mid-air incident on new aircraft stuns aviation experts

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Canada Plane Diverted After 16-Year-Old Attacks Family Mid-Air

The family member received treatment for “minor physical injuries” during the flight and the teenager was detained and transferred to the hospital for a medical examination.

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Justin Trudeau’s Plane Breaks Down Again, This Time In The Caribbean

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a minor setback during his recent visit to the Caribbean, as an aircraft glitch prompted the Canadian Armed Forces to send a second plane with a repair team to address the snag.

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F.A.A. Orders Airlines to Ground Some Boeing 737 Max 9 Jets After Midair Emergency

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Seattle aviation lawyer, pilot calls Alaska plane incident ‘preventable’

After an Alaska Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in PDX when a portion of the aircraft blew out in mid-air shortly after takeoff Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (F…

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The fuselage blowout on Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 9: What we know

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 has been grounded after an Alaska flight made an emergency landing in Portland, Friday. Here’s what we know about the incident.

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