PRINCE 901

American B772 over Atlantic had a cracked windshield  An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N790AN performing flight AA-94 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about 300nm east of Boston,MA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Boston reporting a cracked windshield.  The aircraft turned around, descended to FL250 and landed safely on Boston's runway 22L about 70 minutes after turning around. A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N788AN is estimated to depart Boston the following day about 19 hours after landing. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Boston about 16.5 hours after landing. Massachusetts States Police reported the aircraft diverted due to a cracked windshield. The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a "maintenance issue". Detailed flight information: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL94/history/20240229/0045Z/KJFK/LEMD

American A319 near New York with smoke in cabin  An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N763US performing flight AA-2084 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was on approach to New York when the crew reported smoke in the cabin.  The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 31. The FAA reported they opened an investigation into the occurrence. Detailed flight information: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2084/history/20240229/1211Z/KORD/KLGA

Alaska B737 at Juneau faces bird strike  An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N644AS performing flight AS-61 from Seattle,WA to Juneau,AK (USA), was on approach to Juneau's runway 26 when a bird impacted the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing. The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule, the subsequent sectors to Yakutat,AK, Cordova,AK and Anchorage,AK were cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in Juneau about 22 hours after landing. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A DENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING, JUNEAU, AK." https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA61/history/20240228/1540Z/KSEA/PAJN

Flybondi B738 at Buenos Aires rejected takeoff due to bird strike A Flybondi Boeing 737-800, registration LV-KEF performing flight FO-5900 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil), was accelerating for takeoff from Ezeiza's runway 35 when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird and emitted a serious of bangs and streaks of flames.  The crew rejected takeoff and returned to the apron. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration LV-KEH reached Rio with a delay of about 5 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Buenos Aires. Argentina's JST reported they have opened an investigation into the occurrence that happened to LV-KEF on Feb 28th 2024 at about 12:45 UTC at Ezeiza Airport. Detailed flight information: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/FBZ5900

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

Delta A332 near Syracuse had its engine running rough  A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N861NW performing flight DL-86 from Detroit,MI (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 95 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 20nm north of Syracuse,NY (USA) when the crew entered a hold at altitude due to a problem with one of the engines (PW4168A).  The crew subsequently decided to divert to Syracuse and declared emergency advising they were to perform an overweight landing, one of their engines was running rough.  The aircraft landed safely on Syracuse's runway 28 about 45 minutes after entering the hold. The crew advised the engines were not that much of a concern, however, the brakes were a concern. A replacement A330-200, registration N860NW, positioned to Syracuse, continued the flight and is estimated to reach Frankfurt with a delay of about 10 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Syracuse about 15.5 hours after landing. Detailed flight informatio

Prince Harry has lost a High Court challenge against the United Kingdom government over what level of security he should get whenever he is in the UK.   The case existed because the Duke of Sussex is trying to overturn a ruling which saw his security status downgraded, thanks to his decision to stop being a 'working royal'. His lawyers have argued that the decision was made in an unfair manner. The challenge was made by Harry back in December 2023 and Home Office lawyers told the High Court Prince Harry would still have publicly-funded police security, but these would be "bespoke arrangements, specifically tailored to him", rather than the automatic security provided for full-time working royals.Court rules against Prince Harry.   The majority of these legal proceedings were held in private during December, but the ruling has now been made publicly by High Court judge Sir Peter Lane. The court found that there had not been any unlawfulness in reaching the decision to