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INCIDENT American Airlines flight forced to divert after ‘unruly passenger took flight attendant ‘s trousers off’

American Airlines flight forced to divert after ‘unruly passenger took flight attendant ‘s trousers off’ Crystina, who is a reporter for ESPN, was flying from LA to Chicago on Wednesday when the plane diverted to New Mexico to remove the passenger. She wrote on Twitter: “We just had to land the plane in New Mexico to remove an unruly passenger. He was wasted, kicking the seats, hit a flight attendant. Took his pants off. They just found an empty handle of Jack Daniels by his seat.” A video captured the moment the man was removed, as he continued to swear at passengers and spat at the person filming. An American Airlines spokesperson said: “On January 15, American Airlines flight 967 from Los Angeles to Chicago diverted to Albuquerque due to a disruptive passenger. The flight landed safely at 2:56pm MT and taxied to the gate. Law enforcement met the aircraft, and the flight re-departed at 3:58pm MT. Source/airlive.net

An United Airlines Boeing 757 was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark after engine issue

An United Boeing 757 was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark after engine issue A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after an apparent engine fire. Video recorded by a passenger early Thursday morning showed sparks coming from right engine. United said the plane experienced a mechanical issue. The airline issued the following statement: United 1871 from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles returned to Newark due to a mechanical issue. The flight landed safely and passengers deplaned normally. We are working on changing aircraft to get our customers to their destination as soon as possible. The airline said all passengers were back on their way to L.A. before dawn. Source/airlive.net

ALERT A twin-engine plane with six people on board has crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana

ALERT A twin-engine plane with six people on board has crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana At least five people were killed when a twin-engine plane with six people on board crashed in Louisiana on Saturday morning. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit confirmed four passengers and the pilot were killed in the crash, while one passenger survived and was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. A second person not affiliated with the plane was taken to the hospital with injuries. Lafayette Police Lt. Scott Morgan said the incident took place at 9:22 a.m. local time after the aircraft departed from Lafayette Regional Airport. The plane crashed in a parking lot near a Walmart and U.S. Post Office building in Lafayette, at the intersection of Verot School Road and Feu Follet – about a mile away from the airport. Video and photos showed a trail of scorched and burning grass around the crash site in the city of Lafayette. A blackened car sat in the post office parking lot, which was carpeted with scattered tree limbs. Source/airlive.net

Accidental slide deployment on JetSMART Airbus A320

Accidental slide deployment on JetSMART Airbus A320 On a currently unknown date, the emergency slide of the rear left exit on this JetSMART Airbus A320 (CC-AWE) was accidentally deployed. JetSMART is a Chilean ultra low-cost airline primary based at the airport of Santiago, Chili. Source:aviation24.be Video:YouTube

This Is How Winglets Work Republic Airways Thanks to Republic Airways for making this story possible. Check out the full series here. And if you want to fly an E175, check out Republic Airways. Primary Live from the Flight Deck What does a winglet do, besides make an airplane look cool? They're known to increase performance, increasing range and decreasing fuel burn, but why? Winglets oppose the drag wingtip vortices create by harnessing the vortices' airflow. NASA engineer Richard Whitcomb pioneered the technology in the 1970s, and they've become a fixture on almost every modern jet. So how do they work? First, you need to understand how wingtip vortices form and why they create drag. Then, you'll understand how winglets counter that drag with lift. Wingtip Vortices: Spinning Air And Adding Drag What are wingtip vortices? They're swirling tunnels of air that form on your wingtips. High-pressure air from the bottom of your wing escapes around the wingtip, moving up towards the lower pressure area on the top of the wing. This movement creates a vortex or tunnel of air, rotating inwards behind the wing. They're strongest when the air pressure difference between the top and the bottom of the wing is the greatest - which happens when you're generating the most induced lift. This occurs when you're at high angles of attack. During takeoff and landing, you're slow - so you're at a high angle of attack and generating strong wingtip vortices. When you're cruising at high altitudes, like a jet in the flight levels, the air is thin. So, you need a high angle of attack to generate enough lift to stay level, even though you're moving fast. Your wingtip vortices are stronger here, too. Why Do Wingtip Vortices Generate Drag? Why do wingtip vortices generate drag? They actually angle your wings' lift backward, turning some of your lift into drag. A wing generates lift perpendicular to the relative wind. If you didn't have wingtip vortices, lift would point nearly straigh

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