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Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways

8 septembre 2026 à 02:53
A technology involving crushable concrete has been credited with saving nearly 500 passenger lives by helping halt planes that overshot their landings.

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An image provided by Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport showing a commuter flight stopped by an engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, last year.

Officials Search for Answers After Fatal Miami Airport Cargo Plane Crash

7 septembre 2026 à 21:06
A cargo plane, operated for Amazon, plowed into two vehicles on Sunday, leaving five more injured and disrupting Labor Day weekend travel for thousands.

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Investigators are continuing to try to determine what caused the crash of an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport.

Vacationers Scramble After Miami Plane Crash Snarls Travel

6 septembre 2026 à 20:34
Security lines and restaurants were largely empty as passengers digested the news and tried to frantically to rearrange travel.

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An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami’s airport on Sunday, temporarily closing the airport and disrupting hundreds of flights.

What to Know About Amazon Air Cargo Carrier Involved in Miami Crash

6 septembre 2026 à 18:49
Amazon’s cargo carrier contracts out its flights and is a key part of its worldwide shipping operation. The plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday was operated by 21 Air.

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The Amazon Air cargo plane, a Boeing 767, that overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday.

Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Striking Vehicles

7 septembre 2026 à 11:28
Officials said five others were injured. Flight disruptions at Miami International Airport continued on Monday morning.

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A cargo plane overran a runway after landing at Miami International Airport and crashed into vehicles on Sunday, the authorities said.

Unruly Passenger Is Restrained With Duct Tape During a Flight

5 septembre 2026 à 16:16
The passenger on an American Airlines flight began to shout vulgarities and then became violent on Thursday, the authorities said. That’s when two passengers stepped in.

Homeland Security Secretary’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing

2 septembre 2026 à 23:53
The landing was the latest close call over Washington’s congested airspace to involve a senior government official.

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Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, was on a plane that made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

Azriel Blackman, Airline Mechanic for 80 Years, Dies at 100

29 août 2026 à 17:09
With a career commemorated by Guinness World Records, he started as an apprentice in 1942 and worked on a panoply of propeller-driven and jet aircraft until he retired in 2022.

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Azriel “Al” Blackman, then 91, in 2017, the year American Airlines, his longtime employer, dedicated a Boeing 777-200 in his name.

Tips for Traveling While Pregnant

28 août 2026 à 05:00
Doing research and getting advice from your doctor before you go can make your trip smoother.

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‘I Need to Go to the Hospital,’ Delta Pilot Tells Air Traffic Control

27 août 2026 à 19:02
A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Boston safely diverted to Detroit after the captain of a Boeing 757 became ill.

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A Delta Boeing 757 at Los Angeles International Airport last year.

White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter

27 août 2026 à 19:30
A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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A passenger jet came within a mile of Marine One in early August, after an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport appeared to have missed multiple warnings.

Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany

27 août 2026 à 14:04
Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.

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Mosquito traps had been placed at Frankfurt Airport, and any insects caught would be analyzed to find out about their species and origins, a spokesman for the airport’s operator said.

Worker Dies After Accident With Plane at Montreal Airport

25 août 2026 à 19:15
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the episode involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a French low-cost airline.

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The authority that operates Montréal-Trudeau International Airport said a worker employed by Samsic, a company that provides support services, was killed in an accident on Monday.

Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil

26 août 2026 à 08:46
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.

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A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s economic engine.

Small Plane Crashes in Western Alaska, Killing Eight

21 août 2026 à 18:00
The Cessna aircraft was carrying two pilots, two U.S. Army engineers and four contractors to Cape Newenham from Anchorage when it crashed near a U.S. military site, investigators said.

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A Cessna 441 had taken off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham, in Western Alaska, when it crashed around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, officials said.

Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

13 août 2026 à 19:20
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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A Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.

Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts

13 août 2026 à 12:25
Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn’t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers’ plans have been disrupted in the past week.

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Volcanic ash and lava during an eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily on Wednesday.
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