Pilot killed in crash near Greenwood Lake Airport

Photo by Lori Comstock/New Jersey Herald - Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration greet officers with the New Jersey Park Police off Airport Road at the entrance of the former Jungle Habitat in West Milford. Officials were investigating a single-engine airplane crash that occurred after a takeoff from the nearby Greenwood Lake Airport.

U.S. military aircraft crashes in U.S. state of Georgia, killing at least two

An U.S. military plane on Wednesday crashed in southern state Georgia, killing at least two people, according to local officials. The incident, which involved a WC-130 Hercules airplane from the Air National Guard, took place just before noon local time near the city of Savannah, local firefighters said.

Cracked window forces US passenger jet diversion

A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines passenger jet bound from Chicago to Newark to divert Wednesday, two weeks after a midair engine explosion shattered a window on another of the company's Boeing 737s. The airline told AFP that the crew diverted the plane to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for "maintenance review of one of the multiple layers of a window pane" and that the flight landed "uneventfully."

US House taps Fort Wayne hangar for National Airmail Museum

The U.S. House has approved legislation designating a large aircraft hangar in Fort Wayne as the site of a proposed National Airmail Museum. The legislation the U.S. House approved Thursday reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration for six years, but it also includes a provision from Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana that designates the hangar at Fort Wayne's Smith Field as the National Airmail Museum.

Quiet Skies Coalition vows to continue fight against airplane noise, FAA, Port

A crowd of around 120 concerned residents gathered in the multipurpose room of Gregory Heights Elementary School on Tuesday night, April 24, to hear updates from the Quiet Skies Coalition on airplane noise, fighting the FAA, the Port of Seattle and more. Moderated by 2017 Burien 'Citizen of the Year' Larry Cripe - a retired Alaska Airlines pilot - the evening started with an overview about the Quiet Skies Coalition's latest efforts to stop the FAA from turning noisy turboprop airplanes over Burien ; how "phenomenol" the group's relationship with Burien City Manager Brian Wilson and Attorney Lisa Marshall have become, and expanding the group's fight to more strongly target the Port and Alaska Airlines.

Southwest Airlines inspecting virtually its entire fleet of planes following fatal accident

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the CFM International 56-7B turbofan engine belonging to a Southwest Airlines flight that failed during a flight last week. In the wake of an in-flight engine failure that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger, the carrier has started ultrasonic engine inspections covering virtually its entire fleet of more than 700 planes.

Tanker Rescues Castaway in South China Sea

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on April 14, 2018, the MOL-operated/managed crude oil tanker Altair Trader rescued a castaway in the South China Sea. At 19:10 local time on April 14, while underway in the South China Sea toward the port of Kawasaki, Japan, the Altair Trader noticed a light on the sea surface ahead the starboard and spotted a castaway.

Southwest cancels 40 flights to inspect planes after engine blast

Southwest Airlines had to ground 40 flights scheduled for Sunday as the company scans engines tied to the deadly mid-air accident last week . The cancellations accounted for 1% of the Dallas-based airline's 4,000 flights scheduled, and wasn't part of a Federal Aviation Administration directive late last week, according to Southwest.

US, European aviation authorities order inspections after fatal Southwest engine failure

An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Dad stabbed to death as daughter sits in lap at restaurant

The homeless man has been charged with murder in a random stabbing attack in which a man was killed wh... . FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, shows former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sitting behind the wheel of a tractor during a tour of Gibson's Green Acres Dairy in Ogden, Utah.

Southwest giving passengers $5,000 checks on accident flight

U.S. NTSB investigators are on scene examining damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane in this image released from Philadelphia WASHINGTON - Southwest Airlines Co confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing this week after an engine failed, killing a passenger. The airline confirmed news reports from passengers it had sent the checks along with $1,000 travel vouchers.

UPDATE 1-Engine maker CFM recommends urgent checks on some Boeing 737 engines

European and U.S. airline regulators on Friday ordered mandatory inspections within 20 days of aircraft engines similar to one involved in a fatal Southwest Airlines , also recommended inspections by the end of August for fan blades with 20,000 cycles, and inspections of all other fan blades when they reach 20,000 cycles.