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American Airlines flight returns after false alarm of cockpit breach

Pilots aboard a commercial jet mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit on Monday, leading the flight to return to the Omaha airport less than 40 minutes after departing for Los Angeles. The misunderstanding on American Airlines Flight 6469 came about because the intercom that pilots and flight attendants use to speak to each other had been left on by accident, an American Airlines spokesperson said. The pilots heard some static sound over this intercom and they mistakenly thought it meant someone was trying to break in. The flight was operated by SkyWest, which flies regional routes for American and other airlines. The plane was an Embraer ERJ 175, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. The Omaha Airport Authority said there was no security-related incident at the airport.

Watch: Passengers evacuate American Airlines flight over fire, gear issue

A viral video from the airport showed passengers sliding down the emergency exit as smoke billowed the aircraft

Air India explores new routes for North America flights amid airspace curbs

Air India is looking at various alternatives for its North America flights from the national capital, including operating the services with a technical stop in a city within India, to reduce operational costs that have shot up due to the Pakistan airspace closure, sources said on Friday. Currently, Tata Group-owned Air India operates 71 flights a week to North American destinations and out of them, 54 services are from the national capital. The airline flies to Chicago, New York, Washington, San Francisco, and Newark in the US, and to Toronto and Vancouver in Canada. In his message to the staff on Friday, Air India MD and CEO Campbell Wilson said there have been a number of network-related developments and the airline has temporarily adjusted some of its Europe and US routes in response to recent airspace restrictions, as well as adding a few technical stops. "We have made good progress in identifying other alternatives so aim to reduce the number of overseas tech-stops, and restor

Ignored warnings, missed signals: What led to Washington midair collision

Pilot error, ignored warnings, and communication failures blamed for the deadly mid-air collision over Washington that killed 67, indicates an investigation

12 injured after American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. All of the people transported to hospitals had minor injuries, according to a post on the social platform X by Denver International Airport. Flight 1006, which was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to Denver and landed safely around 5:15 p.m. after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. While taxiing to the gate, an engine on the Boeing 737-800 caught fire, the FAA added. Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane's wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft. The FAA said passengers exited using the slides. American said in a statement that the flight experienced an engine-related issue after taxiing to the gate. There was no immediate clarification on .

American Airlines plane catches fire in Denver, passengers evacuated

An American Airlines plane caught fire while sitting at a gate at Denver International Airport on Thursday, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. An airport spokesperson told multiple news outlets that the plane was at gate C38 when the fire started on Thursday afternoon. A photo posted by CBS News showed passengers standing on a plane's wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft. No injuries were reported, and firefighters put out the blaze by the evening, the spokesperson said.

Passengers of diverted New York to Delhi flight rebooked: Rome airport

Passengers of the Delhi-bound American Airlines flight from New York that was diverted to Rome due to a bomb alert on Sunday have been rebooked on other flights, a spokesperson of the Rome airport said on Monday. "Priority was given to the 66 travellers, mostly Indian citizens, who did not have an entry visa for Italy," the Leonardo Da Vinci Airport spokesperson said in a statement to PTI. According to the statement, they were accommodated in the airport lounges overnight and assisted by the US airline and Aeroporti di Roma staff. The flight, which had more than 200 people, was diverted to the airport on Sunday. "The passengers of American Airlines flight 292 from New York to Delhi, which was forced to turn back and land at Fiumicino Airport yesterday afternoon due to a bomb alert, have been rebooked on other flights departing from the Rome Fiumicino Airport today," the statement said. Further, it said the aircraft, now cleared for departure following security checks, will be ...

Why an American Airlines flight to Delhi with 199 passengers landed in Rome

Italian military officials dispatched two Eurofighter Typhoon jets to intercept and escort the aircraft as it entered Italian airspace

American Airlines flight to Delhi grounded in Rome for 15 hrs after threat

The aircraft was just two hours from its destination when it made an abrupt U-turn over the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan due to a "possible security issue"

American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi diverted to Rome

An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi has been diverted to Rome, according to information on a flight tracking website. American Airlines flight AAL292 departed New York's JFK International Airport on February 22 and was scheduled to arrive in Delhi, but it has been diverted to Rome. According to information on flightradar24.com, the flight is expected to land shortly in Rome. According to the flight's status on American Airlines website, the flight AA 292 departed New York's JFK airport at 8:14 pm on February 22 and is estimated to arrive at the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport in Fiumicino, Italy at around 5:30pm local time. Inquiries left with American Airlines as well as the Federal Aviation Administration regarding the status of the flight and the reason for diversion were not immediately answered.

Recovery work resumes at site of plane collision near Washington DC

Crews worked Tuesday to try to recover the plane's cockpit and the rest of the remains of the 67 people who died in last week's midair collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near the nation's capital. They said their work might depend upon the wind and tidal conditions in the Potomac River, where the aircraft crashed last Wednesday night after colliding as the American Airlines flight was about to land at nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft were killed. By midday, they were working to raise another large piece of the plane. The National Transportation Safety Board said it didn't plan to provide further updates from the scene. Authorities have recovered and identified the remains of 55 of the 67 people and have said they are confident they will find all of the victims. They are focusing first on the jet and hope to recover the Black Hawk helicopter later this week. Col Francis B Pera of the Army Corps of Engineers said salvage crews o

Investigators probe Washington DC plane crash wreckage and flight logs

The Washington DC fire department said on Sunday that officials had identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the collision

Crashed US plane had 3 Russians, State Dept confirms to Russian Embassy

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US limits helicopter flights after Washington DC crash, 'black boxes' found

Investigators were able on Friday to recover the helicopter's black box, which captures flight data and voices in the cockpit

American Airlines plane crash renews concerns about air safety lapses

An FAA spokesman said the agency could not comment on the ongoing investigation, which is being led by the National Transportation Safety Board

Investigators find black boxes after Washington plane collision, probe on

Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 passenger jet, the National Transportation Safety Board said

PM Modi offers condolences over Washington mid-air plane collision

Prime Minister Modi offered heartfelt condolences and said we stand in solidarity with the people of the United States

US citizens express grief over mid-air plane collision in Washington DC

A local, Michelle Boudreau, recounted her experience of listening to the incident and called it heartbreaking

Two aircraft that collided over Washington widely used around the world

The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the jet, a Bombardier CRJ700, officials said. Three service members were on a training flight on the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. None are believed to have survived the Wednesday night collision, which caused both aircraft to plunge into the frigid Potomac River. What to know about the aircraft: SIKORSKY UH-60 BLACK HAWK There are about 5,000 Black Hawks in use around the world, according to the aviation site FlightGlobal.com. The twin-engine, four-blade helicopter is manufactured by Sikorsky, a subsidiary of defence contractor Lockheed Martin. The aircraft involved in Wednesday's collision was an Army version. There are other variants made for the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, and for specialised duty such as intelligence gathering. The Black Hawk made its debut in 197

Trump blames diversity, inclusion programmes for jet-chopper collision

The remarks immediately politicised the most deadly US commercial airline accident in over a decade even as Trump flatly and repeatedly said that he didn't know the cause of the disaster