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A NEWSLETTER FROM Email not displaying correctly? Click here to see it in your browser. Receive this email from friend? Subscribe here to have each edition delivered directly to you. The bolts were missing The NTSB’s preliminary report finds evidence that the four bolts that hold the door plug in place were not reinstalled following rework on the 737-9 before it was delivered to Alaska Airlines. The preliminary report contains a large collection of detailed images from the aircraft and is one of the most comprehensive preliminary reports we've ever seen.  Read more Would you let an airline weigh you for science?  Finnair will conduct its twice-a-decade weight and balance survey over the next few months. If you're flying through Helsinki, the airline could ask to weigh you and your cabin baggage prior to departure. We discuss why this is necessary on this week’s AvTalk. Listen to AvTalk Avion goes offroading An Avion Express A320 landing in Vilnius earlier this week veered off the runway during landing (photos), traveling a long distance through the snow-covered grass before taxiing back onto the runway and to the terminal area. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and remains in Vilnius.  See playback 11 hours to nowhere, but a nice view  Tourists to Antarctica this week got a good view of the coast, but that’s about all they got when their A340 was unable to land due to heavy fog moving over the Wolf’s Fang airfield as they approached. The flight became an 11 hour, 22 minute round trip to Cape Town. See playback INFLIGHT WITH GABRIEL LEIGH Hunting the 737-200 in Venezuela After Zimbabwe’s president thwarted his efforts to fly the 737-200 there, Gabriel Leigh heads to Venezuela to try again. Join us for the beginning of a multi-part exploration of aviation in Venezuela. Watch now HELP US TRACK EVEN MORE FLIGHTS Help us increase flight tracking, get access to the best of Flightradar24 for free   Apply to host a receiver. We review your application, if approved: We send you a free ADS-B receiver kit, AND give you a free FR24 Business subscription! Apply today! THE REFERENCE SECTION—MILITARY AIRCRAFT Which military aircraft are visible near Ukraine and what are their roles?  Read more AVIATION PHOTO OF THE WEEK A former Iberia A330 now converted to an MRTT, climbing away from Madrid. See more from Enrique Rubira IndiGo has more then 70 A320neos grounded The airline managed to turn a profit last year despite have nearly six dozen aircraft grounded due to problems with their Pratt and Whitney engines. Listen to AvTalk JOIN THE FLIGHTRADAR24 NETWORK Step-by-step instructions to build and set-up and ADS-B receiver If you’ve been considering sharing flight data with Flightradar24, but thought maybe it’s too difficult, this video has step-by-step instructions for building and setting up a raspberry pi ADS-B receiver. And remember, sharing ADS-B data with us gets you a free Flightradar24 Business subscription! Get started today Catch up on our flight videos Watch and susbcribe ADD COVERAGE Live in a remote area or work at an airport? Find out how you can help us add coverage.  Read more COMMERCIAL SERVICES Work in aviation and want to know what we can do for your business? Check out our commercial services Read more