A LOOK AT RECENT AVIATION INCIDENTS

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX faced an emergency on January 6, 2024 after one of its doors blew open mid-air, minutes after take-off

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A British Airways flight attendant, 52, died after he collapsed in front of passengers in London in January 2024

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Five crew members of a Coast Guard plane were killed after it collided with a Japan Airlines aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on January 2, 2024

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An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, who had taken magic mushrooms, attempted to shut down the plane's engines in October 2023

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An adult diaper was mistaken for a bomb on a Copa Airlines flight in October 2023

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An engine of an IndiGo aircraft caught fire seconds before taking off in October 2023. All passengers were safe

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Smoke filled Ryanair's cabin and 189 people were forced to evacuate when the engine was switched on for takeoff in December 2023

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In August 2023, a Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing after its engine caught fire while flying from Houston to Cancun

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In December 2023, a woman flying Indigo Airlines found a worm in her sandwich and the airline issued an apology for the same

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