Airport News & Updates - Page 76

March 2, 2023

Pennsylvania man carrying explosives in airport luggage held without bail

Marc Muffley of Lansford, Pennsylvania is being held without bail after admitting to packing explosives in his luggage for an Orlando-bound Allegiant flight.

February 24, 2023

Mesa Airlines pilot aborts landing at Los Angeles-area airport after close call with departing jet

A Mesa Airlines pilot discontinued a landing and flew around the Hollywood Burbank Airport on Wednesday after realizing a SkyWest Airlines flight was taking off on the same runway.

February 21, 2023

Pennsylvania high school student arrested after Airdropping bomb threat during American Airlines flight

A Pennsylvania high school student is in custody and has been charged after sending an Apple Airdrop threat while on board a flight that forced passengers off the airplane in Texas.

February 21, 2023

Traffic at Dubai's airport still under pre-pandemic levels even after doubling last year

Airport traffic in Dubai still remains an issue and has yet to fully recover from the COVID pandemic, even after it doubled last year to 66 million passengers in 2022.

February 20, 2023

California fire causes outages at Oakland International Airport, leaves 50K customers without power

A fire at a power substation in California left an airport and 50,000 residents without power. The fire caused power outages in Oakland and Alameda.

February 20, 2023

US airport security intercepts record 6,542 guns in 2022

A record 6,542 guns were found by Transportation Security Administration workers at airports across the country last year, as more and more Americans carry firearms.

February 19, 2023

New Orleans man stopped from carrying AR and 163 rounds of ammunition onto flight

TSA agents at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport stopped a man from carrying a loaded AR rifle with 163 rounds of ammunition, onto a plane.

February 17, 2023

Days ahead of tight re-election bid, Chicago mayor cracks down on airport homeless encampments

After the matter drew attention from national and social media, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discussed the homeless encampments at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Thursday.

February 17, 2023

Small jet slides off Houston airport runway

A small jet slid off a runway at Houston's Hobby Airport on Friday. Though no injuries were reported, the incident delayed flights for several hours.

February 11, 2023

Los Angeles International Airport collision between plane and bus leaves at least 5 injured

Officials said several people were injured after a commercial airline jet and a passenger bus collided at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday night.