Aviation safety this week — 2026-W42: American Airlines 737 returns to Charlotte after left engine power loss
A calm weekly roundup of aviation safety events, live emergencies, new safety recommendations, and airworthiness directives — all in one place.
Week 2026-W42 — events from the past week, tracked and summarized.
THIS WEEK IN NUMBERS
- 1 fatal event
- 1 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives
LIVE EMERGENCIES RECAP
- Aircraft F-WWIX, seen near TLS — squawk 7600 for 137 min
- seen near MCT — squawk 7600 for 118 min
- Aircraft RP-C4164, seen near MNL — squawk 7600 for 58 min
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NEW AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
1 new FAA + 0 new EASA directives
- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
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