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Fire Academy trains firefighters to handle aircraft accidents

Local firefighters from a number of area fire departments did training Wednesday at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport using simulators that recreate the situation of a spreading fuel fire as ...
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‘Could Have Been Much, Much Worse’: CNN Safety Analyst Says Air Canada Flight Was 40 Feet Away From Being Mass Casualty Event

A CNN safety analyst said that 40-feet was all that separated an Air Canada plane from a mass casualty event when it hit a ...
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United 737 Max aborted take-off with wheel fire after long taxi to burn excess fuel

US investigators have determined that a Boeing 737 Max 9 aborted take-off with a damaging wheel fire, the result of its brakes overheating as the crew attempted to burn excess fuel while taxiing.
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The Silent Sentinels Keeping Every Commercial Flight Safe from Fire Risks

Aircraft fire extinguisher cartridges are among the most understated components of public safety on commercial aircraft.
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SpiceJet aircraft loses wheel during take-off, lands safely

One of the landing gear’s wheels of a SpiceJet aircraft with 75 people on board detached as the jet departed from Kandla for its journey to Mumbai on Friday, triggering a full emergency at its ...