UPDATE #BA2276 NTSB issues update on British Airways engine fire at Las Vegas

The British Airways Boeing 777 GE90 uncontained engine failure on a Las Vegas runway Sept. 8 occurred in the high-pressure compressor (HPC), investigators reported. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) second update on the engine failure, released Oct. 6, pinpointed the specific location of the failure, which sparked a fire that forced the 777’s…

ALERT Aviastar airline loses contact with a DHC-6 Twin Otter flight on Sulawesi Island

UPDATE Crews searching for missing plane along its flight path from Masamba to Makassar. Indonesia, typically a 70-minute trip A plane carrying 10 passengers has gone missing over Indonesia. Aviastar airline confirmed officials lost contact with a DHC-6 Twin Otter. The plane carrying 3 crew, 7 passengers including 3 kids lost contact 11 minutes after taking off…