Overview

• Technicians at Lajes Airport have been performing maintenance on the 21-year-old Airbus A330, registration N805NW, since its emergency landing on July 6.
• Delta has reached out to all 282 passengers and 13 crew members to apologise for the disruption and is providing compensation packages.
• U.S. and European aviation regulators have opened formal reviews to assess the airline’s adherence to safety and maintenance protocols.
• Passengers remained on Terceira Island for nearly 29 hours before boarding a replacement Airbus A330 that arrived in New York on July 8.
• The incident underscores logistical challenges at remote diversion points and intensifies scrutiny of ageing fleets in long-haul service.