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American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Suffers Suspected Fuel Leak
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An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned to Miami on Saturday after suffering a suspected fuel leak. On the climb out of Miami, the plane experienced a fuel imbalance and suspected a leak in the right wing. That caused the pilots to abort the flight and return to the airport.
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 returned to Miami on Saturday with a fuel issue. Photo: Vincenzo Pace / Simple Flying
American Airlines Boeing 737 losing fuel on climb
Simon Hradecky first reported the incident in The Aviation Herald. That report reveals the aircraft in question was a Boeing 737-800 registered as N843NN. The plane was operating AA299 down to Montego Bay. AA299 is the mid-morning departure down to Sangster International in Jamaica. American Airlines advises there were 60 passengers and six crew on Saturday’s flight.
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Reuters, Dr. Marty Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at CDC, was asked about whether the administration might employ new domestic travel testing requirements. Cetron replied that there were “conversations that are ongoing and looking at what the types and locations of testing might be… We’re actively looking at it.”
Last week, President Joe Biden directed US agencies to make recommendations to “impose additional public health measures for domestic travel” and to consider new requirements for people crossing land borders. Reuters reported Friday that administration officials said that could include requiring negative COVID-19 tests before flying domestically.
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An American Airlines Boeing 777 is framed by utility wires as it prepares to land at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Miami. The airline said Thursday that it lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter, with revenue plunging by nearly two-thirds from a year earlier. And the airline lost $8.9 billion for the full year after earning nearly $1.7 billion in 2019. .(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) January 28, 2021 - 2:11 PM
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