DLD 417: Safety challenges

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A rough week in aviation for safety incidents. But we're also trying to find some positive news… Also in this episode: * Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal* FAA Outage* Airbus bows out of Boeing safety panel* US State Department has done a terrible job issuing passports with the X gender marker* A bunch of Delta Air Lines-related stuff: * A330 lands short at AMS* CDG-SLC diverts to MAD* Loss of engine at SNA* Loss of auto pilot and flight controls (back in July 2022)* More lounge access cuts * Near Miss at JFK with American 106 (777) and a Delta 737* MAX is back in China. For real this time.* New EWR Terminal A open, and it is already a mess For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * Northern Pacific wants to fly to Kansas* FedEx retired its last DC-10s And plenty more. Enjoy the show!