
A firefighting ‘Super Scooper’ airplane on loan from Canada has been grounded for three days after a civilian drone flew into its wing, authorities say.

A firefighting ‘Super Scooper’ airplane on loan from Canada has been grounded for three days after a civilian drone flew into its wing, authorities say.
The near-miss occurred when a Mexican flight coming into land flew over the Delta plane.
American Airlines typically uses a different Boeing 787 variant on flights to Naples, and cited “operational limitations” for the diversion.
Norfolk International Airport brought together more than 200 people Saturday morning for a federally mandated disaster exercise simulating a catastrophic aircraft incident.
Members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Marine rescue unit were among the first to respond to the aircraft that crashed in the Potomac River. Some are still struggling with what they saw and experienced that night on the Potomac.
A privately owned Libyan airline is making the OPEC member’s biggest passenger-jet order since the 2011 revolution, seeking to tap local appetite for international travel that state-owned carriers like Afriqiyah Airways are struggling to meet.
Victims were removed more than three days after the crash, as the federal response and investigation was slowed by extreme weather.