https://flightaware.com/squawks/ FlightAware Squawks: popular (24hours) en-us 600 http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93419/Overweight_British_Airways_Passenger_Gets_Stuck_in_First_Class_Seat_on_Lagos_to_London_Flight Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:40:28 GMT In an unusual incident on a British Airways flight, a passenger traveling from Lagos, Nigeria, to London found himself stuck in his first-class seat. The incident took place on July 29, 2023, during a 6-hour flight on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The passenger was seated in 1A, a spacious first-class seat with 78 inches of legroom and a seat width of 22 inches, according to Seat Guru. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93419/Overweight_British_Airways_Passenger_Gets_Stuck_in_First_Class_Seat_on_Lagos_to_London_Flight http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93435/American_Airlines_in_Advanced_Talks_with_Airbus_and_Boeing_for_100_Narrowbody_Jets Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:42:36 GMT FORT WORTH — American Airlines aiming to rejuvenate its aging fleet, has reportedly entered negotiations with aviation heavyweights Airbus and Boeing about procuring a minimum of 100 narrowbody aircraft. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93435/American_Airlines_in_Advanced_Talks_with_Airbus_and_Boeing_for_100_Narrowbody_Jets http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93428/United_Airlines_Boeing_767_Damaged_After_Hard_Houston_Landing Tue, 01 Aug 2023 21:51:47 GMT The Boeing 767-300ER suffered substantial damage on arrival from Newark. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93428/United_Airlines_Boeing_767_Damaged_After_Hard_Houston_Landing http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93433/The_female_aviator_helping_women_get_their_wings Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:38:03 GMT Of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK, fewer than 5% are women, but one aviator has set up a support network in a bid to help others get their wings. When Katherine Moloney began flying, she did not know any other female pilots. Keen to connect with likeminded women, she organised a lunch at Brighton City Airport. Forty people from across the industry showed up and Elevate Her Aviation was born. "We had the most amazing day," she said. "It was quite emotional. When I came away, I knew I wanted to take this forward in a more meaningful way." http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93433/The_female_aviator_helping_women_get_their_wings http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93432/Biometrics_are_the_new_face_of_airport_security Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:35:36 GMT The company CLEAR claims to provide a biometric solution for airport security. Available at over 50 airports, CLEAR lanes provide identity verification for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The service does not replace physical security screening; the primary benefit of enrolling in CLEAR is that you get to leapfrog to the front of the airport security screening line. Physical screening, in either the PreCheck or standard screening lanes, must still be conducted. The privilege of such line jumping costs as much as $189 annually. CLEAR verifies that a person is who they claim to be using that person’s fingerprints or iris scans. To obtain such a level of identity authentication requires that the identity of the person be verified with certainty during their registration process. There is no room for error — if the biometrics are attached to a person who is not who they claim to be, airport security can be compromised. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93432/Biometrics_are_the_new_face_of_airport_security http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93420/Aer_Lingus_Restarts_Pilot_Training_Program Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:29:41 GMT Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has restarted its pilot training program in order to combat pilot shortages. As the airline expands to new routes, Aer Lingus has chosen to fully sponsor pilots willing to train under their program. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93420/Aer_Lingus_Restarts_Pilot_Training_Program http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93437/All_Airbus_operator_Wizz_Air_orders_more_A321neo_planes Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:56:50 GMT Europe’s fastest-growing ultra-low-cost airline, Wizz Air, has signed a firm contract for an additional 75 A321neo Family aircraft, taking its total order for the largest member of the Airbus single-aisle to 434, and for Wizz’s A320 Family overall to 565 aircraft. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93437/All_Airbus_operator_Wizz_Air_orders_more_A321neo_planes http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93429/Plane_emergency_lands_at_Consumer_Reports Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:59:47 GMT The plane landed at their car testing center. An interesting, quick read. http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular/93429/Plane_emergency_lands_at_Consumer_Reports