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    From Vincent Coen@2:250/1 to All on Fri Oct 23 15:11:22 2026
    Live commercial traffic advances wake-avoidance system development :
    German researchers have used live commercial air traffic for the first time to test a wake-vortex warning and avoidance system.

    United Airlines 787 engine fire last month proved difficult to extinguish : The pilots discharged fire bottles but the blaze within the jet's left GEnx proved difficult to extinguish.

    Probe into 737 Max fuel leak puts emphasis on check lists :
    UK investigators have determined that pilots of a Boeing 737 Max 8-200 did not complete a check list following a fuel leak, leaving the engine running and presenting a higher risk of fire on landing.

    No NOTAM issued before An-26 struck soil embankment on CAR runway :
    Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that no NOTAM was issued regarding runway obstruction at N'™Dele in the Central African Republic before an Antonov
    An-26 collided with an artificial soil embankment on landing.

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