Airport News & Updates - Page 74

United Airlines flight makes emergency landing, engine fire put out: ‘I don’t want to go out that way'

December 15, 2023

United Airlines flight makes emergency landing, engine fire put out: ‘I don’t want to go out that way'

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday night due to an engine issue, with passengers saying they saw flames.

Russian plane carrying 'radioactive cargo' forced back to Moscow due to mechanical failure: report

December 12, 2023

Russian plane carrying 'radioactive cargo' forced back to Moscow due to mechanical failure: report

A Russian commercial aircraft transporting approximately 42 pounds of radioactive cargo from Moscow to Khanty-Mansiysk was forced to land due to a landing gear failure.

Iowa pilot airborne again, 2 weeks after suspected duck plowed through helicopter's windshield

December 8, 2023

Iowa pilot airborne again, 2 weeks after suspected duck plowed through helicopter's windshield

An Iowa helicopter pilot is reporting back to work, two weeks after being hit by waterfowl that crashed through his aircraft's windshield.

FAA launches investigation after wing clip incident involving 2 aircraft at Chicago airport

December 6, 2023

FAA launches investigation after wing clip incident involving 2 aircraft at Chicago airport

Two regional aircraft clipped wings at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. as both jets were waiting for gate space.

Chris Christie's niece charged in drunken brawl at New Orleans airport

December 6, 2023

Chris Christie's niece charged in drunken brawl at New Orleans airport

Shannon Christie Epstein allegedly brawled with seven deputies at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, kicking one in groin, biting another.

Severe turbulence on Emirates Airlines flight leaves around 14 injured: 'Felt that was the end'

December 5, 2023

Severe turbulence on Emirates Airlines flight leaves around 14 injured: 'Felt that was the end'

Passengers on an Emirates flight from Perth to Dubai experienced severe turbulence Tuesday, in an incident that sent around 14 people to the hospital.

TX air traffic controller reveals near collision of planes at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

November 30, 2023

TX air traffic controller reveals near collision of planes at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

The air traffic controller at a Texas airport has disclosed in an investigative transcript that a close-call incident involving two planes occurred earlier this year.

Hundreds of dangerous 'vaginal tightening' syringes seized at Minneapolis airport

November 28, 2023

Hundreds of dangerous 'vaginal tightening' syringes seized at Minneapolis airport

Customs agents at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seized thousands of syringes of what they say is a "dangerous" and unapproved vaginal tightening gel.

TSA on Thanksgiving Day foods you can fly with, plus a celebrity chef's take on items that travel well

November 22, 2023

TSA on Thanksgiving Day foods you can fly with, plus a celebrity chef's take on items that travel well

Travel around the Thanksgiving holiday is very popular. Some families even travel with food to bring to loved ones, especially in areas where cost of groceries are higher.

Boston's Logan Airport not 'appropriate place' to house displaced migrants, Massport CEO says

November 17, 2023

Boston's Logan Airport not 'appropriate place' to house displaced migrants, Massport CEO says

Massport interim CEO Ed Freni told reporters Friday that Logan Airport in Boston is "not an appropriate place" to house an influx of migrants in the area.