PRINCE 901

Breeze BCS3 near Albuquerque had a battery thermal runaway A Breeze Airways Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N227BZ performing flight MX-555 from Los Angeles,CA to Pittsburgh,PA (USA) with 88 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 150nm northwest of Albuquerque,NM (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Albuquerque reporting a passenger's laptop had caught fire due to thermal runaway of its Lithium Ion Battery.  Cabin crew extinguished the fire and secured the laptop. The aircraft landed safely on Albuquerque's runway 08 about 25 minutes after leaving FL370.  The owner of the laptop was checked by paramedics at the airport and released. The aircraft remained on the ground in Albuquerque for about 23 hours, then continued the flight as MX-8555 and reached Pittsburgh with a delay of about 23.5 hours. The FAA reported they are going to investigate the occurrence. Detailed flight information: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/MXY555

Breeze BCS3 at Philadelphia faced lightning strike  A Breeze Airways Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N230BZ performing flight MX-8740 from Fort Myers,FL to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was on approach to Philadelphia's runway 28R when the aircraft was struck by lightning. The aircraft continued for a safe landing. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER, PITTSBURGH, PA." The aircraft is still on the ground in Philadelphia about 26 hours after landing. Detailed flight information: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/MXY8740/history/20240227/1240Z/KRSW/KPIT Metars: KPIT 271651Z 13006KT 10SM -RA BKN042 OVC070 11/09 A2970 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE TSE02 SLP066 P0006 T01110089 $= KPIT 271605Z 13010KT 6SM -RA FEW038 BKN055 OVC070 12/09 A2971 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE TSE02 P0004 T01220089 $= KPIT 271551Z 20007KT 2 1/2SM -TSRA SCT038CB OVC055 12/08 A2972 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 LTG DSNT E AND SE AND W RAB20 T