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A Delta flight that had just taken off from Boston Logan International Airport had to quickly return after a “smoky odor” was detected in the cabin shortly after takeoff, the airline said. The plane landed safely on Sunday morning and none of the 92 people on board were injured, Delta said. Delta Flight 1398 was en route to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in an Airbus A220, according to the airline. The flight had to turn around after the crew reported fumes in both the flight deck and the cabin, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane returned to Boston at about 9:35 a.m. Sunday. The airline said an emergency was declared in order to get priority from air traffic control. Delta said it is “working to get passengers on their journey as quickly and safely as possible.” The FAA is investigating the matter.<br/>

Air France has implemented balked-landing training for pilots of several aircraft types including the Airbus A350, after one of the twinjets was involved in a tail-strike at Toronto. The A350-900 had been arriving from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 21 January last year. Its first officer was undergoing training during the flight, and was the pilot flying. Visual conditions prevailed and the assigned runway, 24L, was dry. As the aircraft’s main landing-gear touched down, the captain called for a go-around, according to a 26 February update on the inquiry from the Transportation Safety Board. The first officer had started moving the thrust reversers to the ‘reverse idle’ setting, and the captain repeated the go-around command. As the first officer responded to the call, advancing the thrust levers to go-around power, the A350 became airborne “at low speed”, the safety board states. "The aircraft’s pitch was increased while both pilots concentrated on conducting the go-around,” it adds.<br/>