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Key Takeaways:

  • The Staggerwing Museum in Tullahoma, Tenn., broke ground for the next phase of its Bonanza-Baron Museum project.
  • The NTSB is investigating an uncontained engine failure on an American Airlines 767 at LAX, which caused a ground fire and punctured wing tanks but resulted in no injuries.
  • Van Nuys Airport in California hosted its final air show after 43 years, with the land to be repurposed for aircraft parking.
  • An airport manager in Wichita discussed the risk of infectious disease transmission via airliners and the plans in place to prevent it.
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The Staggerwing Museum in Tullahoma, Tenn., broke ground last weekend for the next phase of its Bonanza-Baron Museum project…

The NTSB is investigating an uncontained engine failure on an American Airlines 767 that happened June 2 at Los Angeles International Airport. The engine broke during a ground maintenance test run, and parts were scattered as far as 3,000 feet. The wing tanks were punctured, and a ground fire began but was quickly extinguished. Nobody was hurt. Find more details and images here

The airport in Van Nuys, Calif., hosted its last air show over the weekend, ending 43 years of annual events. The area used for the show will become an aircraft parking lot…

A year later, the lives of those involved in two helicopter ditchings in New York have taken divergent paths, as told by The New York Daily News

An airport manager in Wichita explains how infectious disease can be transported by airliner, and what plans are in place to prevent that scenario.

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