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AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha

@ondisasters.bsky.social

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Author of Book "IDN 1851 - The Santa Maria Air Disaster"; Posts #OTD On This Day Aviation Safety Occurrences (Crashes/Incidents) and other aero miscellanea

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AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha @ondisasters.bsky.social · Jul 5

Due to the unfounded pussy coward attacks to my friend @wapplehouse.bsky.social here on Bluesky I will be making a strike: I won´t publish for a week here. I have no respect for people attacking my friend, which is one of the reasons why I keep social media here #weareallwapplehouse

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jacdecnews.bsky.social @jacdecnews.bsky.social · 19h

2025-10-18: Eastern Air Express Boeing 737-400 (N804TJ,*1989) veered off the side of rwy 06 after landing at Ft. Myers AP(KRSW), FL becoming disabled at taxiway A5. All on board were safe. Flt #BBQ2150 from Havana made a go-around some 14 min earlier for unknown reasons.
www.wgcu.org/2025-10-18/a...

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AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha @ondisasters.bsky.social · 12h

Cool stuff. Which brand manufactured the model?

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Sean was here @yyzbound.bsky.social · 2d

Parking checklist complete.

All shut down on the other side of the ocean after a delightfully uneventful flight.

My approach and landing from the right seat wasn’t too shabby either (it’s been a while since I got to fly from the left seat now).

#avgeek

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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 2d

Look after your mental well being

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Stansaid Airport @stansaidairport.bsky.social · 2d

Fact: The Dutch are the tallest race of people on earth. Which gives them a distinct advantage when it comes to aircraft maintenance.

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Hype @hype.aero · 2d

The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a 38-aircraft-per-month production cap on Boeing's 737 MAX, authorizing output to rise to 42 jets per month, the FAA and Boeing said Friday. The cap was imposed in January 2024 after a door plug blew out of a nearly new MAX 9. - More on hype.aero

FAA lifts 38-per-month cap, allows Boeing to raise 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month

Boeing can hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a 38 plane-per-month cap that had been in place since January 2024, the agency and planemaker said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

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One of many.... @shari-in-the-sky.bsky.social · 2d

For Pete Hegseth…..

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Scott Hamilton @leehamnews.com · 1d

Well, week long trip hasn't gone well. 2 hrs delay at ORD for rain in NYC. From there to SEA, where 1st nite at hotel had no heat. Then three accidents on 3 freeways delayed or stopped traffic. Now on 2 hr delay (so far) at SEA for maintenance. Almost certainly will land ORD on "MKE" runway [more]

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BaA43A3aHY @baa43a3ahy.bsky.social · 1d

Wing sweep mechanism.

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jacdecnews.bsky.social @jacdecnews.bsky.social · 1d

Acc. to Aviation Herald: when recalculating the true altitude in respect to the ambient air-pressure, the A320 climbed to 350 ft, then descended to 230 ft above sea level. It remains a serious incident nonetheless.
avherald.com/h?article=52...

Incident: Arabia Maroc A320 at Catania on Sep 20th 2025, GPWS pull up after departure

Aviation Herald - News, Incidents and Accidents in Aviation

avherald.com

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jacdecnews.bsky.social @jacdecnews.bsky.social · 1d

NOTE: the same aircraft was involved in another serious incident just 5 days earlier in an #airprox occurrence near Montpellier, France. (scroll down for further info)

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · 18h

Uh, we have a gentleman caller

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AIRLIVE @airlive.net · 17h

Space debris or high altitude hail? https://airlive.net/incident/2025/10/18/pilot-of-united-flight-ua1093-injured-after-possible-high-altitude-debris-damaged-the-windshield/

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Stansaid Airport @stansaidairport.bsky.social · 14h

Every day Ngumba has to ride 10 miles down a steep and dangerous mountain on a rusty bike with no brakes. If enough people buy our Unfairtrade Coffee, we'll upload the video. It's absolute comedy gold.

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Stansaid Airport @stansaidairport.bsky.social · 12h

Our T-shirt shop does a roaring trade with passengers who don’t speak English.

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 4d

Tonight in 1959, a B-52F bomber out of Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, carrying two thermonuclear bombs on an airborne alert mission collided with a KC-135A tanker while refueling about 12 miles south of Hardinsburg, Kentucky, killing 4 of the 8 crew on the B-52 and all 4 on the KC-135.

The top half of the front page of the October 15, 1959, edition of the Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) featuring the banner headline, “TWO JETS CRASH NEAR HARDINSBURG; 5 Survive, 4 Killed, 3 Missiing; Nuclear Weapon Was on Bomber; Planes Burn.” There is also a small map showing the location of the towns of McQuady and Glen Dean, two sites south of Hardinsburg where debris and survivors from the B-52 landed, respectively.

The front page of October 16, 1959, edition of the Marshfield News-Herald (Wisconsin) featuring the banner headline, “Atomic-Armed Bomber, Tanker Crash; Four Killed, 7 are Missing in Fiery Crash.”

A black and white photograph showing a KC-135A refueling tanker preparing to refuel a B-52D bomber while both are flying over farrmland.

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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 4d

Two things.

1. The 777 can be flown with polished aluminum.

2. Why even do a retro jet if it’s not polished aluminum?

American Airlines 777–200ER on final approach to Chicago O’Hare International Airport in last generation polished aluminum colors.

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RWA @aviationlibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Japan Airlines DC-8 Postcard
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#JapanAirlines #DC8 #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

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BaA43A3aHY @baa43a3ahy.bsky.social · 6d

Just a happy MiG-21F-13 pilot.

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Marty St George @martysg.com · 6d

Excellent overview of the current crisis in engine technology. (The current generation of narrow body engines has been a total bust in reliability and cost)

The Air Current @theaircurrent.com · 7d

GE’s quest to keep an engine on the wing where it belongs theaircurrent.com/engine-devel... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

GE’s quest to keep an engine on the wing where it belongs

An industry’s economics, and a willingness to embrace new technology, hinge on rebuilding the durability of GE Aerospace’s latest engines.

theaircurrent.com

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Brian Dunning @briandunning.bsky.social · 6d

Hey look, a shocking headline that’s also BS. Are the satellites really falling at a record pace? Are scientists really raising the alarm? I explain it all in today’s Substack (free):

No, scientists aren't "raising alarms" about SpaceX satellites falling out of the sky

That's what they're supposed to do.

open.substack.com

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AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha @ondisasters.bsky.social · 5d

is that Portugal?

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Aerossurance @aerossurance.bsky.social · 5d

#OTD 2017 First commercial air service to St Helena aerossurance.com/news/buildin... #airports #airportoperations

Building St Helena Airport - An Industrial Scale 'Grand Design' - Aerossurance

Building St Helena Airport – An Industrial Scale ‘Grand Design’ A remarkable construction project is underway to bring the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena closer to the outside world: VIDEO ...

aerossurance.com

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S Currie @seanroofus.bsky.social · 8d

Working on calendars, here are some of the photos that may be included.
@jasonchampton.bsky.social
@twittleair.bsky.social
@ondisasters.bsky.social
@yyzbound.bsky.social
@yyccowboy.bsky.social
@airplane-pictures.net

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jacdecnews.bsky.social @jacdecnews.bsky.social · 8d

2025-10-08: REX Saab SF-340 (VH-ZPN, *1996) rejected the take-off at high speed on runway 05 at Adelaide-Intl AP(YPAD), Australia, after left engine #1 failure. Flight #ZL3818 to Broken Hill came to a safe stop in a taxiway with flames came out of the left engine exhaust.
people.com/passenger-je...

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