Page 7 - Plane Crash

Delta jet crashes, flips upside down at Toronto's Pearson Airport

A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto's Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries

Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late-night emails on Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said in a statement. The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told AP. The air traffic controller was not authorised to talk to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity. A Transportation Department official told AP late on Monday that no air traffic controllers were affected by the cuts, and that the agency has "retained employees who perform critical safety functions". In a follow-up query the agency said they would have to look into whether the radar, landing and ...

Two private jets crash at Arizona airport; 1 dead, several others injured

Scottsdale Fire Captain Dave Folio told reporters that at least five people were involved in the crash. Two were transported to hospital trauma centers, while another remains in stable condition

Remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash recovered: Officials

The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon. Recovery crews had been racing to recover the bodies before a winter storm was expected to hit the region. All ten individuals aboard the Bering Air plane have been officially brought home, the fire department wrote in the social media post at about 3 pm. Crews were still working on recovering the aircraft, the fire department said. The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome when it disappeared Thursday afternoon. It was found the next day after an extensive search with all nine passengers and the pilot dead, making it one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years. The aircraft is on an ice floe that is drifting about 5 miles (8 kilometers) a day, creating difficult conditions for

Here's all about the commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people

Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. The single-engine turboprop plane was travelling from Unalakleet to the hub community of Nome when it disappeared Thursday afternoon. The Bering Air plane was found the next day after an extensive search. Nine passengers and the pilot were killed. Crews on Saturday were racing to recover the wreckage and the remains of those killed in the crash before expected high winds and snow. Here are things to know about the plane crash, which is one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years. The plane was reported missing near Nome Officials said contact with the Cessna Caravan was lost less than an hour after it left Unalakleet on Thursday. Authorities said the flight was a regularly scheduled commuter trip, and the aircraft went missing about 30 miles (48

Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice, all 10 aboard dead

A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board died, authorities said. Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, said rescuers were searching the aircraft's last known location by helicopter when they spotted the wreckage. They lowered two rescue swimmers to investigate. The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety. The Cessna Caravan left Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., and officials lost contact with it less than an hour later, David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air, has said. There was light snow and fog, with a temperature of 17 degrees (minus 8.3 Celsius), according to the National Weather Service. Officials lost contact with the plane less than an hour later. The Coast Guard said the plane went missing about 30 miles (48 .

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

Crews remove large portion of jet from river after air collision near DC

Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash. The crash between the American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter over Washington DC on Wednesday was the deadliest US air disaster since 2001. Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and Washington, DC, Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly has said they are confident all will be found. Crews early Monday could be seen aboard a vessel with a crane. More than 300 responders were taking part in the recovery effort at any given time, officials said. Two Navy barges were also deployed to lift heavy wreckage. Divers and salvage workers are adhering to strict protocols and will stop movin

Philadelphia plane crash: 5 injured remain in hospital, 3 critical

Three people injured on the ground when a jet crashed in a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood, killing seven people, remain in critical condition, Mayor Cherelle Parker said Sunday. Parker said 22 people were injured and five of them remain hospitalised. At least 11 homes were significantly damaged, along with some businesses. Our city continues to mourn their loss and they are in our thoughts and prayers, Parker said of the deceased victims. A Mexico-bound air ambulance plummeted to the ground Friday evening, less than a minute after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport with six people on board, including a girl who had spent months being treated at a city hospital. One of the deceased was killed inside a car as debris from the Learjet 55 crash exploded into the neighbourhood, damaging nearby homes. The investigation into the crash remained ongoing, Parker said, adding that officials were going door-to-door to seek information from neighbourhood residents. The crash

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

Shishkova and Naumov, who were married to each other, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994 and they also competed at two Winter Olympics

Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe without any proof

President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation's deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he suggested had undermined the agency's effectiveness. But certainly for an air traffic controller, we want the brightest, the smartest, the sharpest. We want somebody that's psychologically superior, Trump said at a news conference Thursday. No evidence has emerged that rules seeking to diversify the FAA played any role in the collision Wednesday between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people. Nevertheless, Trump's comments drew attention to the agency's attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing problem a persistent shortage of air traffic controllers who are critical to keeping the nation's skies safe. How has Trump tied diversity hiring to the collision? Trump is using this week's disaster as another opportunity to

At least seven killed, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia

A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze, strewing debris and rattling residents after the second air disaster in as many days. Two people were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A doorbell camera captured footage of the plane falling from the sky in a streak of white and exploding in a fireball as it hit the ground in a residential neighborhood near a shopping mall and major roadway. All we heard was a loud roar and didn't know where it was coming from. We just turned around and saw the big plume, said Jim Quinn, the owner of the doorbell camera. The crash happened less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights. The plane, a Learjet 55, quickly disappeared from radar after taking off from the airport at 6:06 pm and climbing to an altitude of 1,600 feet (487 meters). It was en route to Springfield, Missouri, and

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

'You want me to go swimming?' Trump on visiting DC plane crash site

The crash, which occurred at Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night, claimed the lives of all 67 people on 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

US plane crash: Trump blames Obama, Biden for lowering air safety standards

Acknowledging the impact on families across the United States and abroad, including Russian nationals on board, he assured that efforts would be made to determine the cause of the disaster

American plane crash, Chandigarh mayor polls, Sebi's rules for finfluencers, & more

SEBI introduced strict regulations for financial influencers. Stock market educators can no longer use live stock prices

'Why didn't the helicopter turn?' Trump on mid-air collision in DC

The US President also questioned the control tower, asking why it did not instruct the helicopter to avoid the collision

Highlighting history: List of deadliest US airline crashes since 2001

Read the list of last 10 deadly airline crashes to occur in the US