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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.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s ‘Road Trip’ Highlights America, and Some of Its Sponsors

20 août 2026 à 20:53
The transportation secretary’s six-part YouTube series is fueling ethical concerns over family adventures funded in large part by corporate sponsors regulated by his department.

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The reality road trip series tracks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, his wife, their nine children and his son-in-law.

2 Planes With Same Call Sign in Phoenix Could Have Been ‘Disastrous’

15 août 2026 à 15:10
An air traffic controller noticed that two planes — one departing, one landing — were both flight 2482. He acted quickly to avoid confusion.

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“I’ve been working air traffic for 25 years — I’ve never seen two aircraft pretty much emerge with the same call sign,” the controller who discovered the overlap said.
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