Flight crew on a Qantas Airways Boeing 77 passenger aircraft issued a mayday distress signal over the Pacific Ocean while flying towards Sydney, Australia.
Day: January 20, 2023
Deadly plane crash being investigated
Investigators from the Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) are trying to determine the cause of Wednesday afternoon’s plane crash east of Mitchell Road near the Modesto Airport, that claimed one life.
One man injured as light plane crashes on Victorian island
The man, aged in his 60s, has been treated for lacerations and a leg injury.
Elizabeth Holmes Tried “To Flee” With A One-Way Ticket To Mexico After She Was Convicted, Feds Say
Prosecutors say the March 2022 trip, which they made the Theranos founder cancel, is evidence that she is still a flight risk ahead of her scheduled prison sentence.
2 Killed in Westchester County Plane Crash
Pilot Boruch Taub and friend Ben Chafetz were killed by a plane crash last night in Westchester. Lynda Baquero reports.
‘Airplane was not to be flown’ – The Suffolk News-Herald
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on the Jan. 7 plane crash that killed two in Suffolk was due to engine problems that were not fixed. The crash killed two Edenton, North Carolina men — Christian Rask Fauchald, 54, and Eric John Bergevin, 53. The NTSB report said the plane experienced a mechanical problem […]
Homer man with deep roots in Nepal among those killed in Himalayan plane crash
Jan. 20—A Homer man was among those who perished in a deadly commercial jet crash in Nepal last weekend. Hari Pariyar, 40, was from Nepal but had lived in Homer since 2015, his wife, Corrina Pariyar, wrote in an email. The couple was raising two young daughters and building a house together. In December, Pariyar traveled back to Nepal to see family. “It has been four years since we had been …
Hilarious moment woman saves stranger from unfair seat swap on plane
A plane passenger has detailed the moment she saved another traveler from an unfair seat swap. She said this incident happened when she was sitting in premium economy.
Victim in Westchester plane crash said goodbye to wife before disaster
Westchester County Executive George Latimer asked for prayers for Boruch Taub and Benjamin Chafetz, members of Cleveland’s Orthodox Jewish community who died Thursday when their small plane crashed in the woods near the Westchester County airport.
Ohio residents killed in small plane crash near CT border, officials say
The pilot reported engine issues in the area of the Westchester County Airport near…
Plane May Seem Dumb, But It Has Great Characterization
The title may be meme-y, but the characters are surprisingly believable.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the…
Passengers heartbreaking final message to friends before deadly plane tragedy
A PILOT and his friend were killed in a plane crash after the engine of their small craft failed, heartbreaking final text messages have revealed. Binyamin Chafetz, 45, messaged a group of pals on …
‘Whale-shaped’ world’s largest cargo plane Airbus Beluga lands at Mumbai Airport: WATCH Video
Air travellers were taken by surprise as they witnessed one of the world’s largest plane – the whale-shaped Airbus Beluga at the Mumbai International Airport recently.
Netflix Is Offering Up To $385,000 To Work On Its Private Plane
Netflix is recruiting a flight attendant to work in the business’s Aviation division, The job description says the salary range is $60,000 to $385,000. “At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors
The invisible problem: Effective cockpit monitoring
Eye-tracking research from HeliOffshore reveals that effective cockpit monitoring is a challenge for all pilots — not just the ones who have accidents.
Single-engine plane crashes in suburban New York; 2 dead
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane crashed near a suburban New York airport,…
IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport
The identities have been released of two people who were killed after a small plane crashed near Westchester County Airport.The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 near the airport in White Plains.The wreckage of the single-e…
Jeremy Renner: discharged from the hospital, but with very bad news
Two men have died after their plane crashed in New York while on their way to a funeral – with a devastating final text message sent to friends saying they had ‘lost their engines’.
Stratolaunch Roc: World’s largest plane completes record-breaking test flight – CBBC Newsround
The plane with the biggest wingspan in the world, Stratolaunch Roc, has just completed its longest test flight to date
2 found dead following plane crash in New York
Officials say a pilot and one passenger were on the single-engine plane.
Air ambulance pilots launch first ‘landmark’ night-time mission after new training
The air ambulance charity hopes its night missions will help patients during the darker winter months