The BBC reports that a man and a woman have died after a light aircraft crashed near the runway at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire. North Wales Police say they were called at 13:07 GMT to the incident involving a twin engine light aircraft. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital where she later died. There were no other people on board the aircraft. Read article
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The Guardian reports that rescue crews have been scouring an area south-east of Miami after a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the call came at 1.30pm (6.30pm GMT) on Thursday from the pilot of a Piper […]
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cbsnews.com reported…..How much trust do you put in the scales that weigh your luggage at the ticket counter? You probably don’t think about their accuracy and accept their output without question. That can have serious financial implications, though, since luggage overage fees can be as much as $100. Indeed, in the past I explained that […]
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CNN reports that four people, believed to be U.S. citizens, died Sunday in a small plane crash in the Bahamas, police say. The single-engine plane — apparently on a sightseeing tour — left the international airport in Grand Bahama shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday. Moments later, it crashed in the waters about four miles away, […]
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9news.com reported that a man in his 20s who bolted through a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport security checkpoint, ran down a concourse and out onto the tarmac was arrested Friday night after police caught up with him in an empty airplane, an airport spokesman said. “It appears to be a drug-induced situation,” spokesman Perry Cooper said, […]
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NBC News reports that a French family has been stranded in Chicago for about a week after British Airways deemed a man too fat to fly. Kevin Chenais, 22, a resident of France, reportedly tips the scales at more than 500 pounds, and that’s too much for British Airways to handle. A British Airways spokesperson […]
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Manchestereveningnews.com reports that a flight carrying Russian football fans to Manchester for Tuesday’s clash had to divert to Denmark to eject drunken passengers. The Easyjet Sunday service from Moscow, was forced to land at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark at 3.15pm amid reports one CSKA Moscow supporter had taken too much drink and had started pushing […]
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Nation.com.pk reports that a Bolivian plane carrying 18 people crashed on Sunday while trying to land during bad weather in the north of the Andean country, killing eight passengers and injuring the others on board, the director of a local hospital told Reuters. Heavy rain was falling as the small turboprop plane operated by local […]
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As reported by Chicagotribune.com,a gunman with a high-powered rifle opened fire at a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport today, according to reports. There were multiple victims, but their conditions were not known. The gunman was shot by law enforcement. The airport said on social media that there was “an incident underway at LAX.” Watch […]
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As reported by Rt.com, terminal has been evacuated at Los Angeles International Airport in Southern California amid reports of a possible shooting Friday morning. Read Article
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