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A flight was forced to make a emergency landing after a passenger was reportedly partially sucked out of a window, we will be covering this as updates come out.
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We are aware of an incident involving Ryanair flight 1879 from Thessaloniki this morning.
My team is gathering information and we will release a short on YouTube shortly with what we know.
Everyone is safe, which is the main point.
@MenTourPilot
Local media in Greece reported that a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window, causing the cabin to decompress and sucking one passenger partially out of the window. https://t.co/wfosVM03VO
A 777 flying dangerously low, a "hijacked" airliner intercepted by fighter jets, and a run of engine failures making headlines. This week Petter and Ben take a look at some of aviation's most viral stories in recent times.
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What is the biggest problem in the airline industry right now? Fuel prices, pilot shortages, trade uncertainty or something far more simple?
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https://t.co/JJkiwCeXgs
The Harrier solved a problem many thought impossible! How to fly a fighter jet when your runways have been bombed into rubble. Let's take a look back at the amazing engineering of the Harrier Jump Jet!
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https://t.co/Mscp9BxKwY
On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 was operating a routine flight. The crew decided to violate the approach procedure by taking a short cut and during the approach. What happened next was catastrophic.
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https://t.co/wRmy4QHRfL
This week on Captain Speaking, Petter and Ben catch up on a hectic few weeks in aviation including a run of recent incidents and a conversation around a pilot flying without valid license!
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A United Airlines Boeing 767 came in so low on its approach into Newark that it clipped a light pole It would be easy to write this off as simple error. But it isn't.
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https://t.co/Q8ej4GnQOW
It looks like a simple icing accident. It wasn't. What seems like a simple crash goes far deeper than you'd expect.
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https://t.co/q57xNUAudu
A Lufthansa 787 suddenly drops onto its nose and a China Eastern A350 is filmed slamming into a jet bridge in Shanghai. In today's episode, Petter and Ben break down what happened!
https://t.co/4rY6vEBEvV
The most famous airline in history launched the jet age, ordered the 747, and then collapsed. What is the real reason Pan Am died? From ruling the skies to being defunct, there's quite a lot to tell in this one.
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https://t.co/CS2xHt6Cw4
By 2006, the US Navy had retired the F-14 Tomcat and Congress ordered nearly every surviving jet shredded beyond recovery. But now lawmakers want to bring the F-14 back into the skies!
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https://t.co/xLNDOLCJUl
On the night of September 20th, 1989, a Boeing 737-400 thundered down LaGuardia's runway with nothing mechanically wrong with it, yet within seconds it would shoot off the end of the runway and into the waters of Bowery Bay. So what happened? Find Out.
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https://t.co/Pp1fSbd6lH
A Paris appeals court has just ruled that Airbus and Air France are criminally responsible for the 2009 crash of Flight 447. In today's episode, Peter and Ben break down the verdict, and what it means for the long-running debate.
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What really killed Spirit Airlines? Today we'll break down what actually went wrong, why other low-cost carriers are still thriving, and what's next for them.
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https://t.co/m36yyCXhgv
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 freighter was on a routine approach, when something almost no crew in history has ever experienced happened. Suddenly the aircraft tore apart. There was no warning, no system failure, and nothing the pilots could have done.
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https://t.co/9DozhEd3Ij
The 2025 Washington National mid-air collision had many contributing factors, but the NTSB highlighted one piece of technology that could have made a critical difference, ACAS X. So what is it?
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https://t.co/3BpuAmSqxw