The plane skidded to a stop off the end of the runway because of a landing gear failure.
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US FAA requires key flight control changes to be deemed ‘major’
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it had adopted a new aircraft certification policy requiring key flight control design changes to be considered “major” like the system involved in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.
Mom defends dad who sat apart from their family on a plane
A New Jersey mom is defending her husband, who enjoyed in-flight entertainment while she entertained their two kids.
One dead after fatal plane crash in B.C.’s Columbia Valley
The pilot and lone occupant of a small plane that crashed in southeastern BC on Nov. 24, 2023, didn’t survive the impact, RCMP said.
Pilot dies in small plane crash in B.C.’s Columbia Valley
Police were told about the crash on Nov. 24 by a hunter who saw the plane apparently have engine trouble before going down
Greengrass To Direct Plane Thriller “Drowning” – Dark Horizons
“United 93” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” director Paul Greengrass has been set to write, direct and produce a film adaptation of T.J. Newman’s best-seller novel “Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 421” for Warner Bros. Pictures. The story begins when a plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean six minutes after takeoff and is flooded after an […]
30 foreign tourists remain safe as plane crash-lands in Tanzania’s eastern national park
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — All 30 foreign tourists, two pilots, and one cabin crew on Tuesday remained safe after their plane crash-landed on an airstrip in the Mikumi National Park in eastern Tanzania, authorities said.
Aircraft Accident Report AAR 2/2023 – Sikorsky S-92A, G-MCGY
Downwash from landing helicopter resulting in fatal injury to uninvolved person, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, 4 March 2022.
Pilot Sentenced For Decapitating Skydiver Who Just Jumped Out Of His Plane
The French pilot was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and flying without a valid aeronautical license
WWII veteran jumps from perfectly good plane alongside Texas governor
A 106-year-old World War II veteran recently parachuted alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
First U.S. humanitarian aid flight for Gaza set to land in Egypt
The first U.S. government flight with humanitarian aid for Gaza is scheduled to arrive in Egypt’s northern Sinai on Tuesday, according to senior Biden administration officials.
US sending three military planes with Gaza aid
The relief flights carrying food, medical supplies and winter gear are the first by the US military since the conflict began with the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel
Chinese families seek compensation and answers almost 10 years after Malaysia Airlines plane vanished
A Beijing court began hearings for relatives of passengers on MH370, which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur in 2014.
A 1982 fire gutted a bank but left a Charles Lindbergh plane unscathed
The Northwestern National Bank Building in Minneapolis, full of tall columns and grand marble, was completely lost.
Moments before aeroplane beach crash revealed
An investigation into a plane crash at a popular Perth beach with a mother and child onboard has found the pilot failed to avoid “fuel starvation”.
Rolls-Royce targets £500m in savings and may sell electric plane division
The engine manufacturer set out new medium-term targets on Tuesday.
Fuel check failure to blame for beach plane ditching
The pilot of a light aircraft which ditched near a popular Perth beach failed to regularly check fuel…
Blueface Makes Private Jet Land Early To Eat McDonald’s, Wastes $10K In The Process
Sometimes, you can’t stop the munchies, although it’s probably the last time the California MC will blow ten racks on a burger.
Almost half the men surveyed think they could land a passenger plane. Experts disagree
Takeoff and landing are among the most difficult tasks commercial pilots perform.
John Travolta reveals he nearly died after his jet suffered ‘total electrical failure’
‘Grease’ star’s family was on board the plane too
Police divers fought off sharks in tragic plane wreckage recovery
Brave divers who plunged into the depths of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay to retrieve the bodies of two plane crash victims were forced to fend-off hungry sharks.
Australia to retire Taipan helicopter fleet early after crash
Australia said on Friday it would retire its fleet of Taipan helicopters earlier than expected after a crash off its east coast in July during a joint military exercise with the United States killed four Australian aircrew.