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If you have time to kill, a page that recreates emergencies using ATC transmissions. https://www.youtube.com/@YouCanSeeATC

Fun starts at 25 minute mark...

Well, Starship just went 'BOOM'....

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/14/faa-clears-spacex-to-launch-starship-flight.html SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight KEY POINTS The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. SpaceX aims to launch Starship as soon as Monday from its private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast. Starship is designed to carry cargo and people beyond Earth and is critical to NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-pauses-deliveries-some-737-maxs-amid-new-supplier-problem-2023-04-13/ Boeing halts deliveries of some 737 MAXs amid new supplier problem WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) has halted deliveries of some 737 MAXs as it grapples with a new supplier quality problem by Spirit AeroSystems (SPR.N) that could stretch back to 2019, the U.S. planemaker disclosed on Thursday. The issue will likely affect a "significant" number of undelivered 737 MAX airplanes both in production and in storage, and could result in lowered 737 MAX deliveries in the near term, the company said. Boeing shares fell 5.3% and shares of Spirit AeroSystems fell 11.8% in after hours trade following the announcement. The problem, which affects a portion of the 737 MAX family of airplanes, including the MAX 7, MAX 8 and MAX 8200 airplanes as well as the P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft based on the 737 NG, is not a safety of flight issue and in-service planes can continue to operate, Boeing said. The Federal Aviation Administration said it had "validated" Boeing's assessment that there was no immediate safety issue "based on the facts and data Boeing presented" and the agency will evaluate all affected aircraft before delivery. The problem involves the installation of two fittings that join the aft fuselage made by Spirit to the vertical tail, which were not attached correctly to the structure of the fuselage before it was sent to Boeing. Certain versions of the aircraft, like the MAX 9, use fittings from different suppliers and were correctly installed. Boeing was officially notified about the problem by Spirit on Wednesday, however the problem is believed to date back to 2019 and the company is still determining how many aircraft could be impacted, Boeing said. Boeing declined to comment on whether the problem will force it to roll back plans to boost 737 production this year as it races to deliver at least 400 MAXs in 2023. The company, which announced deliveries of 111 MAXs over the first quarter, had aimed to increase monthly MAX production rates from 31 to 38 by June. "We have notified the FAA of the issue and are working to conduct inspections and replace the non-conforming fittings where necessary," Boeing said. "We regret the impact that this issue will have on affected customers and are in contact with them concerning their delivery schedule." United Airlines (UAL.O) said late Thursday after discussions with Boeing that "at this time we do not expect any significant impact on our capacity plans for this summer or the rest of the year." Spirit said it is working to develop an inspection and repair for the affected fuselages. Officials said the FAA is likely to issue an airworthiness directive that would mandate an inspection and repair regime. The FAA has closely scrutinized Boeing aircraft since two fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019. The FAA continues to inspect each 737 MAX and 787 aircraft before an airworthiness certificate is issued and cleared for delivery. Typically the FAA delegates airplane ticketing authority to the manufacturer.

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/12-april-1961/ 12 April 1961, 06:06:59.7 UTC 12 April 1961: At 06:06:59.7 UTC, Vostok-1 with Cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin was launched into Earth orbit from the Kosmodrom Baykonur, Kazakhistan. The spacecraft was a spherical Vostok 3KA-3 capsule which was carried to low Earth orbit by a three-stage Vostok 8K72K rocket. Following first stage engine cut off, the first stage was jettisoned 1 minute, 59 seconds after liftoff. The payload fairing separated at 2 minutes, 34 seconds., and the second stage separation occurred at 4 minutes, 59 seconds. The Vostok spacecraft separated from the third stage at 06:18:28 UTC, 11 minutes 28 seconds after launch. The Vostok was not capable of orbital maneuvering. The Vostok spacecraft had an overall length of 5.040 meters (16 feet, 6.4 inches) and diameter of 2.500 meters ( 8 feet, 2.4 inches). The spherical crew/descent module had a diameter of 2.300 meters (7 feet, 6.6 inches). The gross mass was 4,730 kilograms (10,428 pounds). Technicians working a Vostok spacecraft, circa 1961. (Science Photo Library) The Vostok-K 8K72 was a modified R-7A Semyorka intercontinental ballistic missile. The R-7 rocket was designed by Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, known as The Chief Designer. The 8K72 version consisted of two core stages with four external boosters. The first stage and each of the boosters were powered by a four-nozzle RD-107 rocket engine burning kerosene and liquid oxygen. Total thrust was approximately 1,100,775 pounds of thrust (4,896.49 kilonewtons). The second stage used a RD-0105 engine, producing 11,015 pounds of thrust (48.997 kilonewtons). Vostok I at Gagarin’s Start The first two stages were 30.84 meters (101.18 feet) high and weighed 277,000 kilograms (610,680 pounds). Gagarin made one orbit of the Earth, with an apogee of 315 kilometers and perigee of 169 kilometers. The orbital period was 89.34 minutes. The orbit was inclined 64.95° with reference to Earth’s axis. While still in Earth orbit, Senior Lieutenant Gagarin received a field promotion to the rank of major. http://static.thisdayinaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/tdia//2013/03/Vostok-1-with-Yuri-Gagarin-launches-at-Baikonur-Cosmodrome-12-April-1961.jpg Vostok I, with Yuri Gagarin, launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, 12 April 1961. His reentry began over Africa, with the descent engine firing at 7:25:48.2 UTC. As the spacecraft was descending through 7,000 meters (20,966 feet), he ejected from the capsule and parachuted to the ground. The Vostok struck the ground at 07:48 UTC, and Gagarin landed approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) away, near the village of Smelovka, Ternovsky District, Saratov Oblast, at 07:53 UTC. Vostok I Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel in space. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) credited him with three World Records: Duration, 1 hour, 48 minutes.¹ Altitude in an Elliptical orbit, 327 kilometers (203 statute miles).² Greatest Mass Lifted to Altitude, 4,725 kilograms (10,417 pounds).³ Yuri Gagarin Yuriy Alekseyevich Gagarin (Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин) was born at Klushino, a village in Smolensk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 9 March 1934. He was the third of four children of Alexey Ivanovich Gagarin, a carpenter, and Anna Timofeyevna Gagarina. The family, workers on a collective farm, were forced from their home when the village was occupied by German soldiers during the invasion of 1941. In 1950, Gagarin became an apprentice at a steel foundry in Moscow. A school for workers allowed him to pursue an education. After a year, he was sent to a technical school at Saratov. It was while there that Gagarin first flew in an airplane, a Yakovlev Yak-18 trainer at the local aero club. After graduating in 1955, Gagarin enlisted as a cadet at the military flight school at Orenburg. Gagarin graduated 6 November 1957 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Soviet Air Force. Valentina Ivanova Gorycheva and Sergeant Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, circa 1957. (Rex features) Just over a week earlier, 27 October 1957, Sergeant Gagarin married Valentina Ivanova Goryacheva, a medical technician at the air base. They would have two daughters. Lieutenant Gagarin was assigned as an interceptor pilot at Nikel, an air base approximately 125 miles (201 kilometers) north of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula. He flew the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighter. Cosmonaut trainees. Lieutenant Gagarin is seated in the front row, fourth from left. On his left is Sergei Korolev, The Chief Designer. (European Space Agency) ⁴ Lieutenant Gagarin was one of twenty pilots selected for the space program in 1960. This was further reduced to six cosmonaut candidates. Gagarin and Gherman Stepanovich Titov were the final two candidates for the first manned space launch, with Gagarin being chosen. Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Hero of the Soviet Union, photographed by Yousef Karsh. Yuri Gagarin was killed in an airplane crash, 27 March 1968. ¹ FAI Record File Number 9326 ² FAI Record File Number 9327 ³ FAI Record File Number 9328 ⁴ “Most of the cosmonaut group of 1960, with some of their instructors and wives. Front row, left to right: Pavel Popovich, Viktor Gorbatko, Yevgeni Khrunov, Yuri Gagarin, Chief Designer Sergei Korolev, his wife Nina Koroleva with Popovich’s daughter Natasha, Cosmonaut Training Centre Director Yevgeni Karpov, parachute trainer Nikolai Nikitin, and physician Yevgeni Fedorov. Second row, left to right: Alexei Leonov, Andrian Nikolayev, Mars Rafikov, Dmitri Zaikin, Boris Volynov, Gherman Titov, Grigori Nelyubov, Valeri Bykovsky, and Georgi Shonin. Back row, left to right: Valentin Filatyev, Ivan Anikeyev, and Pavel Belyayev.”

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-07/icelandair-inks-deal-for-up-to-25-airbus-jets-in-blow-to-boeing Icelandair Inks Deal for Up to 25 Airbus Jets in Blow to Boeing By Katrina Nicholas April 6, 2023 at 10:59 p.m. EDT Listen to this article 2:00 Share this article Gift this article In this article 0217481D ICELANDAIR Private Company AIR AIRBUS SE 126.18 EUR +1.80+1.45% BA BOEING CO/THE 211.37 USD +1.37+0.65% 9201 JAPAN AIRLINES C 2,534.00 JPY +24.00+0.96% Open Icelandair Group HF has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus SE to buy 13 of its A321XLR aircraft with the purchase rights for an additional 12 jets in a blow to rival planemaker Boeing Co. The aircraft deliveries should start in 2029 however Icelandair plans to start operating Airbus aircraft in 2025 and is in advanced talks for four leased A321LRs for that purpose, it said in a statement Friday. No financial terms were disclosed. With the acquisition of the Airbus jets, Icelandair will complete the replacement of the Boeing 757, a cornerstone of its operations since 1990. “We have decided that the capable and fuel-efficient Airbus aircraft, A321XLR and A321LR, will become the successors of the Boeing 757 we are gradually retiring,” President and CEO of Icelandair, Bogi Nils Bogason, said. The new planes will “not only allow us to further develop our proven business model around transatlantic flights but also open opportunities for future growth by entering new and exciting markets.” Airbus has had a good run when it comes to beating out Boeing on plane orders. It’s secured substantial orders in China, where it holds a sizable advantage over Boeing, although the two shared the spoils from Air India Ltd.’s mammoth 470-plane order in February. US-headquartered Boeing did also edge out its European rival to win a narrow-body deal with Japan Airlines Co. last month, while scooping up a $37 billion order from Saudi Arabia’s Saudia airline and new carrier Riyadh Air. Like Airbus, Boeing has grappled with shortages of engines, cabin equipment and labor after years of disruption caused by the Covid pandemic. However it also suffered badly from the global grounding of its 737 Max following two fatal crashes. At the end of 2022, Icelandair operated an 31-strong fleet of Boeing jets for the absolute majority of its international operations.

Boeing continues with more issues on the 787. https://simpleflying.com/faa-leaky-faucets-boeing-787s-safety-issue/ FAA Says Leaky Faucets On Boeing 787s Are A Safety Issue Alleged leaks from faucets on Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets have caught the attention of officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The agency said on Friday that the faulty issue could pose a safety hazard to the aircraft while airborne. Regulators have reportedly ordered inspections of the aircraft. The concern comes nearly a month after the FAA approved Boeing to resume its deliveries of the Dreamliner after being halted due to issues with the aircraft's fuselage. Ordering inspections According to the Associated Press, the faucet leaks could allow water to flow into the 787's electronics system. In response, the FAA has suggested ordering repetitive inspections of the widebody jet to check for any active leaks. If water is found seeping from the faucet, the part needs to be replaced. In December, water was reportedly leaking from an aircraft's lavatories, under the cabin floor, and into areas that house electronic equipment. The FAA detailed its discovery in a statement, according to FlightGlobal.

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Nice! They don't build them like that anymore!

When there is a spider in the cockpit....

Didn't Jetsgo do this just before they folded? https://www.narcity.com/flair-airlines-massive-sale-cheapest-ticket-under-9 Flair Airlines Is Having A Massive Sale On Flights & The Cheapest Ticket Rings Up At Under $9

Had the pleasure of being up close to one of these years ago...

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