It’s not every day aviation history is made, but June 2025 marked a real milestone for New York and the world of electric flight. For the first time, a passenger-carrying electric airplane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and it wasn’t just a test. There were actual people on board. Sign up for my […]
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FAA, NTSB investigating after 3 people killed in Tennessee plane crash
Three people traveling in a small plane died on Saturday after crashing about one mile south of a rural airport in Sparta, Tennessee. Airport officials and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital the single-engine Mooney M20TN aircraft crashed at about noon local time, as it was on an approach to the Upper […]
At least one dead after jet crashes into another plane at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
At least one person is dead after a plane crashed at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon. During a press conference, officials with the Scottsdale Fire Department shared that five people were involved in the crash and that it is still an active scene as they work to rescue one person still trapped. A […]
Figure skating mom starts Skates of Hope to honor DC plane crash victims
Christine Cheesman is a homeschool mom, an art teacher and a new figure skater. Despite all those roles, she has decided to take on another: Skates of Hope founder. Cheesman, who lives in North Carolina, was at an ice skating rink when she learned what happened to American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with […]
Aircraft matching description of missing Alaska plane found, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said Friday afternoon that it had located an aircraft matching the description of the Nome-bound plane that went missing after takeoff with 10 people onboard on Thursday. The Coast Guard also reported that three deceased individuals were found inside the plane. The flight, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from […]
Plane crashes in Philadelphia, igniting inferno near homes and mall
A plane reportedly crashed on a street near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friday night, igniting nearby cars and homes in flames. The crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. after a plane carrying two people took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. STAFFING AT REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT AIR CONTROL TOWER WAS ‘NOT NORMAL’ ON NIGHT […]
Olympic gold medalist says DC plane crash hits home as an athlete: ‘That could have been me’
The plane crash near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night struck the sports world when it was revealed that members of the figure skating community were among those on the American Airlines flight. Six members of the Skating Club of Boston were aboard Flight 5342, and U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement that […]
Skydivers jump before plane crash into Lake Taupo in NZ
A TANDEM skydiving trip could have ended in tragedy had 13 people not parachuted out of their stricken plane before it nosedived into a New Zealand lake. http://www.news.com.au/world/skydivers-jump-before-plane-crash-in-nz/story-fndir2ev-1227177618287
Official: Missing Plane
JAKARTA/PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The tail of a crashed AirAsia jet has been found on the sea bed about 30 km (20 miles) from the plane’s last known location, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Wednesday, a breakthrough… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/missing-airasia-plane-tail-found_n_6427204.html