Weekly digest

Aviation safety this week — 2026-W40: IndiGo A321 tail strike on second Bengaluru landing attempt

A calm weekly roundup of aviation safety events, live emergencies, new safety recommendations, and airworthiness directives — all in one place.

Week 2026-W40 — events from the past week, tracked and summarized.

THIS WEEK IN NUMBERS

- 3 fatal events

- 2 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

LIVE EMERGENCIES RECAP

- Aircraft 60-0366, BGR to PIT — squawk 7700 for 95 min

- Aircraft F-WZGM, seen near TLS — squawk 7600 for 66 min

- Aircraft F-WWBD, seen near TLS — squawk 7600 for 66 min

NEW AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

2 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

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