Frontier Airlines says they’re all about “inclusion,” but that inclusion wasn’t very evident in the airline’s treatment of Russian mixed-martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Khabib was escorted off a flight by Frontier Airlines after a dispute over whether he could stay in his emergency row exit seat. The all-time great fighter was on his way to Southern California to help train his cousin for a fight on Saturday — a fight that Jeremy’s Razors is sponsoring. 
While sitting in his seat on the emergency exit row awaiting takeoff, Khabib <a href="https://x.com/TeamKhabib/status/1878562981296165094" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleged</a> that he was approached by a woman “who comes to me with questions was very rude from the very beginning, even though I speak very decent English and can understand everything and agreed to assist, she still insists on removing me from my seat.”
Khabib added, “What was the base for that, racial, national or other one, I&#8217;m not sure.
But after 2 minutes of conversation, she called security and I was deplaned from this aircraft, after 1.5 hour I boarded another airline one and left to my destination. I did my best to stay calm and respectful as you can see on the video. But those crew members could do better next time and just be nice with clients.” 
According to a statement Frontier Airlines gave to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/sport/khabib-nurmagomedov-frontier-airlines-plane-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, “a flight attendant initiated the customary briefing for exit row passengers” and Khabib, “who was seated in an exit row, was asked multiple times if he was willing and able to assist in the event of an emergency.”
“According to the flight attendant, Mr. Nurmagomedov did not respond, despite repeated attempts, which placed him in non-compliance with FAA requirements. As a result, he was asked to move to a different upgraded seat which he refused to do,” the statement added. “Therefore, in accordance with airline and FAA policy, he was asked to deplane. The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity and we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights.”
Frontier Airlines — which has gone out of its way to preach the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI message, saying that “The Sky is for Everyone” — apparently didn’t believe the sky was for Khabib, at least not on that plane. 
A video on social media shows part of the interaction between Khabib and a gate agent who came on the plane to confront the fighter after a flight attendant complained. In the video, Khabib tells the gate agent that he knows English and can help assist in the emergency exit row. He added that the flight attendant “doesn’t understand what she’s talking about.” 
“It’s not about the language,” the agent said, adding, “So what we’re going to do is we’re either gonna have you switch your seat or because my flight attendants are not allowing you to sit in the exit row or you’re gonna have to get off this plane and then we’ll have to re-book you.” 
“Because of what?” Khabib asked. 
“Because they’re not comfortable with you sitting in the emergency exit row.” 
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Frontier sent a statement to MMA Junkie on Monday, <a href="https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/01/frontier-airlines-khabib-nurmagomedov-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, that the videos on social media do not “capture” the entire interaction “and instead show a subsequent interaction after a gate agent entered the plane and reiterated the option to be reseated.”
As a result of the customer’s initial unresponsiveness and repeated declinations of a seat change, he was asked to deplane per airline and FAA policy. The decision to deplane the customer was in no way related to his ethnicity, and we have refunded him and his traveling companions for their flights,” Frontier stated.  
Frontier Airlines is a major supporter of woke causes such as <a href="https://www.flyfrontier.com/diversity-equity-inclusion/?mobile=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEI</a> and LGBTQ “Pride Month,” <a href="https://www.flyfrontier.com/travel-tails/posts/2024/our-people/the-sky-is-for-everyone/?mobile=true#:~:text=Lesbian%2C%20Gay%2C%20Bisexual%2C%20Transgender%2C%20and%20Queer%20(LGBTQ+),Daniel%20Gilbert%20has%20worked%20for%20Frontier%20for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing</a> in 2022, “Every June we celebrate Pride Month, which commemorates the triumphs and challenges of the LGBTQIA+ community.” 
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Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire in Santa Monica, California, on Friday afternoon, forcing important firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety, The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/incredibly-dangerous-more-unauthorized-drones-043914110.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADfuVX9LTvTCkrvYKXFQUr71ziMLT9b2r3ZM46qkPRV-apjCPc1oNv65InftuEQT3bE16A5-fvb4OtRCtbXgPKdk7yPnxb-6lOmB7wTifw5LNgmLIUdwXMD23NIDdbD0nN_EGkB5tVycHa7JT07XmSD5NVEVhlIvO0MW0xgoPzbG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Authorities decided to move the firefighting aircraft out of the area after a drone collided with a Super Scooper aircraft on Thursday. That plane was grounded for several days to be repaired, taking away a key asset for firefighters as the Palisades fire continues to burn. Authorities said that the drones were spotted near the southeastern portion of the fire around 4:40 p.m. on Friday, according to the Times.
“Because of safety, we have to get all the aircraft out of the area until we know the drones are gone,” said Chris Thomas, the public information officer for the Palisades fire. “So that is very dangerous, because it takes water-dropping capability away from the fire.”
“If we have to take helicopters out of an area and the wind catches one of those cinders in that area and lifts it up, we could ignite a whole other area,” Thomas added.
The Palisades fire, which has already blazed through over 22,000 acres in Los Angeles County, is only at 11% containment as of the latest update from the Cal Fire on Saturday morning. New evacuation orders were issued in Brentwood and Encino on Friday evening as the fire moved toward Mandeville Canyon, the Times <a href="https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/palisades-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. At least two people have <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/10/los-angeles-fires-updates-california-palisades-eaton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died</a> in the Palisades fire, while at least five people have been reported dead from the Eaton fire on L.A.&#8217;s east side.
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As the fires continue to rage in Southern California, airplanes and helicopters are vital for firefighters seeking to protect communities from the flames. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement on Thursday warning drone operators of the consequences of interfering with firefighting efforts.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a federal crime, punishable by up to 12 months in prison, to interfere with firefighting efforts on public lands,&#8221; the FAA said. &#8220;Additionally, the FAA can impose a civil penalty of up to $75,000 against any drone pilot who interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response operations when temporary flight restrictions are in place.&#8221;
L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said that the FBI is planning to come to the area to assist in ensuring that no more drones are endangering firefighting efforts.
“This is not just harmless fun. This is incredibly dangerous,” Thomas, the Palisades fire spokesman, added. “Seriously, what if that plane had gone down? It could have taken out a row of homes. It could have taken out a school.”

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More than 200 passengers on a Delta flight had to evacuate the plane after an &#8220;engine issue&#8221; forced pilots to avert takeoff at the last second Friday morning.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed people walking away from the Boeing 757-300 on the snow-covered Atlanta tarmac. The plane, which was supposed to fly to Minneapolis, deployed its emergency slides for people to exit, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/travel/delta-evacuation-atlanta-airport/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Four people were injured in the incident.
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About 200 people were evacuated from a Delta plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Curtis James, a passenger who spoke to CNN, said that the engine burst into flames as the plane was getting ready to take off, but officials have not said whether the plane&#8217;s engine caught fire. Delta said in a statement, &#8220;Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue.”
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One person was transported to a local hospital, and three others were treated for minor injuries at the scene, according to the airport. After the pilots aborted takeoff, passengers were transported from the tarmac to the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident. A ground stop for all Delta flights was issued until at least 2:00 p.m., according to <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/winter-storm/four-injured-atlanta-airport-delta-flight-aborts-takeoff/85-c46be660-4a1a-4f2f-ab4e-3a066c6c0bf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11 Alive</a>.
Severe winter weather moving across parts of the South on Friday hammered Atlanta, causing hundreds of flight cancellations on Friday morning. As of 11:00 a.m. ET, more than 400 flights at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had been canceled, according to FlightAware.

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Azerbaijan Airlines said in its first statement since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/plane-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flight J2-8243 crashed</a> on Christmas that the incident was caused by &#8220;external interference.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-killed-after-russia-shoots-down-passenger-jet-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crash</a> of the Embraer 190 aircraft operating the Baku-Grozny flight was caused by &#8220;physical and technical external interference,&#8221; the airline said.
The company suspended flights to several Russian cities following the crash due to safety risks.
&#8220;The bodies of passengers and crew members who lost their lives in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft near Aktau, Kazakhstan, will be delivered to Azerbaijan in the near future,&#8221; the country said in a joint statement with the airline.
Of the 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board, 38 were killed and the rest were injured, many of whom are listed in critical condition.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that there were “some early indications that would certainly point to the possibility that this jet was brought down by Russian air defense systems.”
“That said, there’s an ongoing investigation right now,” he added. “Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are conducting this jointly. We have offered our assistance to that investigation.”
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Rasim Musabayov, a member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, said on Friday that the evidence pointing to Russia shooting down the plane was overwhelming.
“If someone thinks that we are allies with Russia and therefore we would close our eyes on everything, then they are mistaken,” he told The New York Times. “There aren’t that many countries that are on good terms with Russia now,” he added. “If Moscow doesn’t make the right steps in this situation the list might get shorter.”
He also demanded that Russia explain why the plane diverted out of Russian air space and was not allowed to land.
Sources familiar with the investigation told The Wall Street Journal that Russia not only refused to allow the plane to land on its soil, it intentionally jammed the plane&#8217;s GPS.
A local Azerbaijani publication said that the plane was redirected to land in the Kazakh city of Aktau.
&#8220;It can be assumed that this recommendation was given with one goal: to have the aircraft crash into the Caspian Sea, where all witnesses would perish and the aircraft would sink,&#8221; the publication said.
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Kill and hide. Azerbaijani officials tell local media that Russia hit flight J2-8243 with an anti-aircraft missile and then jammed electronics and denied permission to land in three airports, steering the damaged plane into the Caspian Sea so that it would crash there and… <a href="https://t.co/BuXePAteTJ">pic.twitter.com/BuXePAteTJ</a>
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Because the plane had been targeted with GPS jammers, it stopped sending radar information about its location, which would have made it difficult to find had it crashed in the Caspian Sea.
Officials do not believe that Russia intentionally shot down the aircraft as it was flying in an area where Russia has been shooting down Ukrainian drones.

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A body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight that landed in Maui after taking off from Chicago on Christmas Eve.
The body was found when a Boeing 787-10 from United Airlines arrived in Hawaii at 2:12 p.m. local time on Tuesday after taking off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 9:31 a.m., The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/us/body-found-united-airlines-wheel-well-maui-hawaii.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. United said in a statement that the body was found &#8220;in the wheel well of one of the main landing gears on a United aircraft.&#8221; The Maui Police Department said the person, who has not been identified, was discovered dead.
“The wheel well was only accessible from outside of the aircraft,” United Airlines added, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/25/us/united-airlines-plane-body-found-hawaii/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>. “At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well.”
The wheel well is a compartment under an aircraft that stores the landing gear and is usually a tight space — often smaller than the trunk of a car. In the past, people attempting to hitch a ride on an airplane have been crushed in the wheel well when the landing gear retracts, CNN reported.
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It remains unclear how the person on the United flight to Maui got onto the tarmac and into the wheel well. Dozens of stowaways have attempted to hitch illegal rides on airplanes by climbing into the wheel well, but multiple factors make it nearly impossible for a stowaway to survive a ride in the wheel well. As a plane reaches higher altitudes, oxygen levels drop and stowaways lose consciousness. Temperatures can also reach 75 degrees below zero. Nearly 80% of the roughly 130 people who have attempted to catch a ride on the outside of an airplane since 1947 have died, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/us/airplane-stowaways/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Some people have survived the extreme conditions after hitching a ride on an airplane, and one person survived a brutal journey sitting in the wheel well of a plane that took off from the continental U.S. and landed in Hawaii. In 2014, a 15-year-old boy was <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usanow/2014/04/21/stow-away-flight/7953325/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found alive</a> in the wheel well of a Boeing 767 after a five-hour flight from San Jose to Maui. The FBI said the teen&#8217;s survival was a &#8220;miracle.&#8221;

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Two Delta Airlines planes collided while taxiing at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday morning with one plane&#8217;s tail nearly getting ripped off.
A Delta Airbus A350&#8217;s wing tip “came into contact” with a Delta CRJ 900 regional jet&#8217;s tail while both planes were taxiing to get in position for departure, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/travel/delta-planes-collide-taxiing-atlanta-airport/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Delta CRJ 900 was being operated by Endeavor Airlines. No one was injured in the collision, according to Delta Air Lines spokesman Anthony Black.
Video and photos taken after the collision show the damage to the CRJ 900&#8217;s tail.
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“While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo. The Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, considered the busiest in the world, also released a <a href="https://x.com/ATLairport/status/1833532469972504960" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, saying, &#8220;At 10:07AM, two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield. No injuries are reported. Passengers from one aircraft are being bussed to concourse B; the other aircraft taxied on its own power to its gate. There is minimal impact to ops.&#8221;
According to Delta, there were 221 passengers on the Airbus and 56 passengers on the CRJ 900.
Retired aviation expert Ira Astrachan told The Daily Wire that the collision appears to be the pilots&#8217; fault and not an issue with the ground crew or air traffic control. He said the CRJ 900 turned onto a taxiway and should have pulled up farther to the &#8220;hold short&#8221; line &#8220;so that its nose is as close to that line as possible.&#8221; The CRJ, however, appeared to stop 20 to 30 feet short of the line, meaning its tail was &#8220;still sticking part way into the main taxiway, which is where the Airbus was,&#8221; according to the aviation expert.
&#8220;The co-pilot of the Airbus should have notified the captain, &#8216;Hey, doesn&#8217;t look like we&#8217;re going to clear the tail of that CRJ. We need to stop and have the CRJ pull up,'&#8221; Astrachan said. &#8220;It&#8217;s too bad. That stuff shouldn&#8217;t happen. It&#8217;s two pilots taxiing airplanes; it&#8217;s on them.&#8221;
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Tuesday&#8217;s collision marks the second accident in the past month involving Delta planes at the Atlanta airport. Last month, a Delta employee and a contractor were killed, and a third person was seriously injured when a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2-killed-after-delta-plane-tire-explodes-at-atlanta-airport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plane tire exploded</a> in a maintenance area.
The workers had removed the tire from the Delta plane and taken it to the wheel and brake shop when the tire exploded, sending a piece of metal “flying like a missile.” The deadly incident is still being investigated.
This article has been updated to provide additional comments and expert analysis.

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A Delta employee and a contractor at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were killed, and a third person was seriously injured on Tuesday morning when a plane tire exploded, Channel 2 Action News <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/2-dead-1-injured-after-tire-explodes-delta-maintenance-area-near-atlanta-airport/A2WNQFZRIBHJRIXALFKHPTWJDM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Sources told the local news outlet workers were working on a Delta plane tire in a maintenance area at the airport when it exploded and sent a piece of metal &#8220;flying like a missile.&#8221; Delta Air Lines confirmed that two people were killed in the accident, and another person was injured. It remains unclear what caused the plane&#8217;s tire to explode.
The two victims who were killed have been identified as 58-year-old Mirko Marweg and 37-year-old Luis Aldarondo.
&#8220;The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of two team members and the injury of another following an incident this morning at the Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility (TOC 3). We have extended our full support to family members and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time,&#8221; the airline said in a statement. &#8220;The Delta family is grateful for the quick action of first responders and medical teams on site. We are now working with local authorities and conducting a full investigation to determine what happened.&#8221;
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There was no update on the condition of the injured Delta employee as of Tuesday afternoon.
Channel 2 Action News reported that flight information showed that the airplane landed in Atlanta from Las Vegas on Sunday night. Airport officials confirmed that the deadly incident has not affected any other flights. The Atlanta airport is considered the <a href="https://www.oag.com/busiest-airports-world#:~:text=Which%20is%20the%20Busiest%20AIrport%20in%20the%20World%3F,2%25%20compared%20to%20last%20month." target="_blank" rel="noopener">busiest</a> in the world.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased Delta employees,&#8221; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens <a href="https://x.com/andreforatlanta/status/1828435315867967937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;My thoughts are also with those who were injured, and I hope for their swift and full recovery. AFRD, APD, and HJAIA teams are on the scene, working diligently to address the situation.”
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2 Killed After Delta Plane Tire Explodes At Atlanta Airport

Two Killed After Delta Plane Tire Explodes At Atlanta Airport

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 ran into severe turbulence on its flight from London to Singapore on Tuesday, resulting in one death and at least 30 injuries.
Flight SQ 321 was diverted to Bangkok after hitting turbulence and landed at 3:45 p.m. local time, the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8889d7x8j4o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. There were 211 passengers and 18 crew aboard the aircraft. It remains unclear if the person who died was a passenger or part of the crew. Airline tracking data showed that Flight SQ 321 dropped around 6,000 feet after hitting an air pocket, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/severe-turbulence-london-to-singapore-flight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>.
The airline confirmed the incident in a <a href="https://x.com/SingaporeAir/status/1792866501713891682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> posted to social media.
&#8220;Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased,&#8221; the airline said.
“Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft,” the airline <a href="https://www.facebook.com/singaporeair/posts/pfbid024n7Be8fKTkdtpDKhCtwvCA6tRN1VJfUXrS5NFnHNGceCTaDWX2Z3d7r5VqSSTvuRl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. “We are working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance, and sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed.”
Singapore Airlines didn&#8217;t specify how many people had been injured in the incident, but multiple <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/severe-turbulence-london-to-singapore-flight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlets</a> have <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/world-news/one-passenger-killed-30-injured-after-london-singapore-flight-hit-by-severe-turbulence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that 30 people were hurt.
Thai authorities and first responders were on the scene after the Singapore Airlines plane landed at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
Turbulence occurs when an aircraft is hit with &#8220;an irregular motion of the air resulting from eddies and vertical currents,&#8221; according to the <a href="https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/turbulence_stuff/turbulence/turbulence.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Weather Service</a>. Turbulence is common for all commercial flights and can happen anywhere regardless of weather conditions, but it can be &#8220;associated with fronts, wind shear, thunderstorms, etc.,&#8221; NWS says.
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&#8220;Severe&#8221; is the second most intense form of turbulence an aircraft can encounter. It results in &#8220;large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude,&#8221; which can also cause the aircraft to &#8220;be momentarily out of control.&#8221; Only &#8220;Extreme&#8221; turbulence is worse and results in an aircraft being &#8220;violently tossed about and practically impossible to control.&#8221;

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 Landing  At London Heathrow Airport

One Person Dies, Dozens Are Injured After International Flight Hits Severe Turbulence

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A 45-year-old man who raised concerns about a Boeing supplier ignoring production defects died on Tuesday while battling a fast-spreading infection, his family said.
Joshua Dean of Wichita, Kansas, was a healthy middle-aged man before going to the hospital two weeks ago because he was having difficulty breathing, according to his family, The Seattle Times <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/">reported</a>. At the hospital, Dean was intubated but then developed pneumonia and MRSA, an infection that makes it hard for a person to breathe.
Dean&#8217;s aunt, Carol Parsons, said her nephew&#8217;s condition became so severe before his death that he was airlifted to a hospital in Oklahoma City and placed on an ECMO machine, which takes over a patient&#8217;s heart and lung functions when they&#8217;re not working on their own.
Dean, who worked as a quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, was reportedly fired by Spirit in April 2023. He then filed a complaint with the Department of Labor, alleging Spirit had retaliated against him for raising concerns about aviation safety, according to the Times. Dean said that in 2022, he sounded the alarm on an alleged manufacturing defect where mechanics were improperly drilling holes in the MAX&#8217;s aft pressure bulkhead, but management allegedly did nothing to address his concern.
The former quality auditor had also given a deposition in a Spirit shareholder lawsuit and filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration. In his complaint, Dean alleged that there was “serious and gross misconduct by senior quality management of the 737 production line” at Spirit.
The Wichita man was represented by the same law firm that represented Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who was found dead in March from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Barnett had alleged that Boeing retaliated against him after he filed complaints related to quality lapses. The police investigation into Barnett&#8217;s death is still ongoing, the Times reported.
Boeing has faced scrutiny in recent months, including from federal authorities, who are investigating what caused a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 to come off mid-flight earlier this year. Boeing said it has “worked proactively and transparently” to support the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, meanwhile, launched an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-investigating-boeing-supplier-over-dei-policies-amid-aircraft-safety-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation</a> into the &#8220;organization, conduct, and management&#8221; of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems along with looking into &#8220;documents related to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (&#8216;DEI&#8217;) commitments, and whether those commitments are unlawful or are compromising the company’s manufacturing processes.&#8221;

Boeing

Second Whistleblower Who Raised Concerns About Boeing Aircraft Safety Dies Suddenly

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Another mid-flight mishap involving a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boeing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boeing</a> plane forced a Los Angeles-bound flight to return to JFK International Airport in New York on Friday — this time because the Delta aircraft&#8217;s emergency slide fell off.
Delta Flight 520 departed JFK at around 7:30 a.m., but just an hour into the flight the plane&#8217;s emergency alarm sounded, and the crew discovered that they had lost the emergency slide, forcing the pilots to abandon the trip to L.A. and return to the Queens airport, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/emergency-slide-falls-off-delta-plane-forcing-la-bound-flight-to-return-to-jfk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The crew had also reported feeling a vibration at the time of the incident, according to the FAA.
Authorities were searching for the lost emergency slide as of Friday afternoon, according to the Post. Sources told the outlet that they believe the chute could be in Jamaica Bay, just west of JFK Airport. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the Boeing 767 again departed the airport at around 11:00 a.m.
Friday&#8217;s incident is yet another example of a Boeing plane being forced to land after losing part of its equipment mid-air. Earlier this month, a Southwest Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/southwest-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-engine-cover-rips-off" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emergency landing</a> after “several passengers and flight attendants heard something loud hit the wing.&#8221; Video taken as the plane was landing showed that one of its engine covers had ripped off.
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Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight , forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning. <a href="https://t.co/BBpCBXpTsl">pic.twitter.com/BBpCBXpTsl</a>
&mdash; Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SweeneyABC/status/1777018698345120211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In March, another Boeing 737-800 — this one flown by United Airlines — lost an external panel while it was in the air between San Francisco and Oregon. All of the flights with recent mishaps involving Boeing planes landed safely.
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Last month, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boeing-refusing-to-hand-over-records-on-alaska-airlines-plane-that-lost-chunk-of-its-wall-mid-air-gov-official-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> before Congress and said that Boeing was refusing to cooperate on a separate investigation looking into a 25-member team that worked on a door plug that came off the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 earlier this year. Boeing said that it has “worked proactively and transparently” to support the NTSB investigation.

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Boeing Plane’s Emergency Slide Falls Off Shortly After Leaving JFK Airport

Boeing Plane's Emergency Slide Falls Off Shortly After Leaving JFK Airport

New York

A Southwest Airlines flight headed from Denver, CO, to Houston, TX, had to make an emergency landing on Sunday after the cover ripped off one of the plane&#8217;s engines, striking the wing flap.
Pilots on the Boeing 737-800 informed air traffic control at the Denver International Airport that &#8220;several passengers and flight attendants heard something loud hit the wing,&#8221; after which the plane was cleared to make a safe emergency landing.
Video of the moment the engine cover ripped away made the rounds on X on Sunday.
ABC News transportation reporter Sam Sweeney shared one clip, commenting, &#8220;Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight, forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning.&#8221;
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Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight , forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning. <a href="https://t.co/BBpCBXpTsl">pic.twitter.com/BBpCBXpTsl</a>
&mdash; Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SweeneyABC/status/1777018698345120211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In another clip, shared by Mike Sington, a pilot could be heard talking to air traffic control about the loose engine cowling, and passengers could be heard saying, &#8220;There it goes,&#8221; and, &#8220;There goes the rest of it,&#8221; as the cover broke loose and flew out of sight.
Southwest Airlines addressed the incident in a statement to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/07/business/southwest-boeing-737-800-engine/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, saying, &#8220;We apologize for the inconvenience of their delay but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety for our Customers and Employees.&#8221;
The passengers on the affected flight were transported to Houston on a different plane, and were delayed by several hours.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, an investigation into the incident is pending. No injuries were reported.
Sunday&#8217;s mishap is just the latest in a string of issues plaguing Boeing, including one incident involving an external panel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-airlines-boeing-737-loses-external-panel-mid-air" target="_blank" rel="noopener">falling off</a> as a United Airlines flight was in midair en route from San Francisco to Oregon. The flight crew in that case was not aware the panel had torn free until after they landed.

Southwest

Southwest Flight Forced To Make Emergency Landing After Engine Cover Rips Off

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&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/yellowstone">Yellowstone&#8221;</a> star Forrie J. Smith said he was kicked off an airplane over the weekend because he refused to sit beside a masked passenger.
In a video posted Sunday on his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C44RF2Nq3eh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=7b70c4f6-b2e3-493f-8d29-9389a8bf2b4b">Instagram</a> account, the 65-year-old actor said he was stranded at the airport in Houston, Texas, because he spoke up about another passenger wearing a face covering.
&#8220;I just got kicked off a plane in &#8212; where the hell am I at? &#8212; Houston, Texas, because I told them I didn&#8217;t feel comfortable sitting next to somebody with a mask on,&#8221; Smith told his fans. 
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been sitting in the airport for three hours, yeah, I&#8217;m drinking,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But I ain&#8217;t drunk. But they throwed me off the plane because I&#8217;m drunk because you people won&#8217;t stand up and tell everybody what bulls**t this is.&#8221;
&#8220;I just told them I didn&#8217;t feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask,&#8221; Smith continued. &#8220;And I&#8217;m off the plane.&#8221;
At the time of this publication, it is unclear where he was traveling to, what exactly happened on the plane, or which airline allegedly kicked him off the flight.
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&#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; star Forrie J. Smith took to Instagram to say he was &#8220;kicked off&#8221; a flight and left stranded in Houston after refusing to sit next to another passenger wearing a mask. <a href="https://t.co/UnPSmIpAKR">https://t.co/UnPSmIpAKR</a>
— NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1772281130609221930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
The star of the Paramount series has been vocal in the past about COVID vaccinations and previously didn&#8217;t appear at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2022 over vaccine requirements, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/yellowstone-star-forrie-j-smith-says-was-kicked-flight-refusing-sit-ma-rcna144887">NBC News</a> noted.
&#8220;I’m not vaccinated, I will not get vaccinated,&#8221; Smith said in a since-deleted Instagram post. &#8220;I believe they compromise your immunities … It’s no offense to anyone.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s just my beliefs,&#8221; he added .&#8221;I just don&#8217;t believe in that stuff.&#8221; 
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The popular Taylor Sheridan-created western drama is coming to an end this year following scheduling conflicts with Kevin Costner. Fans are awaiting the second half of Season 5 when it hits the network in November.  Last year, rumors surfaced that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reese-witherspoon-has-something-to-say-about-those-kevin-costner-dating-rumors">Costner</a> was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. He recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-costner-talks-leaving-yellowstone-hints-at-possible-court-battle">opened</a> up about what caused his departure from the popular series over a scheduling conflict.
Costner said Paramount &#8220;walked away&#8221; from negotiations. &#8220;We did negotiate. There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-receives-zero-emmy-nominations-while-woke-shows-get-multiple-nods">Yellowstone&#8221;</a> has been nominated for a handful of awards since the show debuted in 2018, with Costner scoring a Golden Globe in 2023, the first <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/1076577/golden-globes-2023-kevin-costner-winner-best-actor-drama-yellowstone/">major win</a> for the show.

Yellowstone

‘Yellowstone’ Star Says He ‘Got Kicked Off’ Plane For Refusing To Sit By Masked Passenger: Report

‘Yellowstone’ Star Says He 'Got Kicked Off' Plane For Refusing To Sit By Masked Passenger: Report

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