A flight attendant on the Spirit Airlines flight sustained minor injuries after they were grazed by a bullet
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Spirit Airlines plane hit by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti; JetBlue halts flights through Dec 2
Spirit said in a statement that its plane had been damaged and taken out of commission upon landing in the northern Dominican city of Santiago. A flight attendant was injured in the incident, while no passengers were harmed.
Delta plane safely lands in Denver with visible damage to its nose
A Delta plane had visible damage to its nose from a mechanical issue, but landed safely at its destination in Denver on Monday, the airline confirmed.
Delta plane delayed for hours after clipping food vendor truck at Sacramento International Airport
A Delta plane’s right wing clipped a vendor catering truck while landing Monday at the Sacramento International Airport, according to Delta Airlines.
Delta plane clashes with food truck while landing in Sacramento
(KRON) – A Delta Airlines plane’s right wing soared into a food truck when it attempted to land at Sacramento International Airport on Monday. The Boeing 737-900 was entering Sacramento from the H…
Several U.S. airlines halt flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire
Several airlines are halting flights to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines aircraft was hit by gunfire.
Gunfire hits Spirit Airlines flight arriving in Port-au-Prince; plane lands in Dominican Republic
A Spirit-Airlines flight was was struck by gunfire Monday while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The aircraft, which left from Fort Lauderdale, was diverted to an airport in the Dominican Republic where it landed safely, sources told the Miami Herald.
Panicked passenger alerts crew part of plane “missing” just before takeoff
After spotting the removal of part of the plane’s wing, a woman asked a member of the cabin crew if they intended to take off.
Seeing where the eagles live: WWII, Korea, Vietnam Vet jumps from plane at 99
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Akin carried an estimated 10,000 paratroopers as a pilot, and when he skydived at 99 years old over the summer it was in their
Sick of turbulence? Future passenger planes could use AI to maintain a smooth in-flight experience on the fly
Turbulence in airplanes could become a thing of the past with FALCON, a new AI system that helps vehicles learn how to adjust to turbulence within a matter of minutes.
