The family of an airport ground worker who stole a commuter plane from a Seattle airport Friday night and flew it around before crashing on a small island say they are “stunned and heartbroken” over the act that ended with his death. “This is a complete shock to us,” the family of Richard Russell, who […]
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A cleaning crew found a fetus in the toilet of a plane lavatory as the aircraft sat in a hangar at LaGuardia Airport Tuesday, law enforcement sources familiar with the case tell News 4. The grisly discovery was made before 7 a.m. aboard an American Airlines flight that had landed at the Queens hub Monday […]
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The Orange County coroner has released the names of the five people killed when a twin-engine aircraft crashed in a Santa Ana parking lot. One of the victims was identified Sunday by her family as 29-year-old Nasim Ghanadan, a Bay Area Realtor. The others were Scott Shepherd, 53; Lara Shepherd, 42; and Floria Hakami, 62 — […]
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An Aeromexico airliner crashed after taking off in the northern state of Durango on Tuesday, a federal official said. The governor of Mexico’s Durango state later said there were no deaths in the crash. Thirty seven people suffered slight injuries. The civil defense office of Durango state said the plane landed in a field near […]
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Airbus’ BelugaXL made its first flight Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Southwestern France. The super-transporter is one of the largest aircraft in existence, according to CNBC. The maiden test flight lasted four hours, and took off and landed in Toulouse-Blagnac, France. The flight landed to thunderous applause from an audience of more than 10,000 people. […]
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The City of Palm Springs is pleased to announce that Delta Airlines Tuesday announced the addition of new seasonal service to and from Palm Springs International Airport to Atlanta, Georgia. The new service will operate one nonstop flight daily beginning Dec. 20, 2018 through Jan. 20, 2019 — and then one trip on Saturdays through March 30, 2019. […]
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The cockpit was in chaos. About an hour into a Sichuan Airlines flight headed from southwestern China to Tibet on Monday morning, the pilot heard a piercing sound, and then the windshield inexplicably shattered. Captain Liu Chuanjian found himself in a turbulent struggle to maintain control of a plane full of 119 passengers. He turned […]
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Palm Springs, CA People in Palm Springs are sounding off about increased jet noise coming from the airport. "It’s so loud, it’s seriously sounds like I’m living at the airport. Like honestly it sound like there’s a plane taking of on my street," said Palm Springs resident, Beau Billings. Story: Palm springs Will Now Allow Uber […]
