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In the latest pilot landing incident at San Francisco International Airport, federal investigators Tuesday launched an investigation after an Aeromexico passenger jet was ordered to abort a landing when it lined up to the wrong runway which was occupied by another commercial jet. Aeromexico Flight 668, arriving from Mexico City around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, was cleared to land on Runway 28R, and correctly read back that clearance to air traffic controllers, said Ian Gregor, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.
This Sept. 6, 2016, photo provided by Best Fur Friends Rescue, shows Dr. Bill Kinsinger, with Rascal, a dog from Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, in Gainesville, Texas.
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Two hotels are tentatively proposed on city property near the airport, and to sweeten the deal, Hayward may allow buildings taller than the current 40-foot height limit. The Hayward Planning Commission has approved a zoning amendment allowing developers to propose commercial projects on Hayward Executive Airport parcels along Hesperian and Skywest that are taller than 40 feet maximum height for buildings in the area.
About 100 million people faced a new challenge after the whopping East Coast snowstorm: a gusty deep freeze, topped Saturday by a wind chill close to minus 100 on New Hampshire's Mount Washington that vied for world's coldest place. Jaw-clenching temperatures to start the weekend throughout the Northeast hit Burlington, Vermont, at minus 1 and a wind chill of minus 30. Both Philadelphia and New York were shivering at 8 degrees.
The company that partnered with UPS to create a package-delivering drone is ready to fly its new passenger aerial vehicle. The SureFly, a two-seater electric hybrid helicopter , has received approval from the FAA to take a test flight at CES in Las Vegas on Jan. 8. Designed by Ohio-based commercial transportation solutions company Workhorse Group, the SureFly is designed to be safer, easier to fly and more affordable than a typical chopper.
Palo Alto could be among five applicants FAA taps to test unmanned aerial systems; one idea is for delivery of emergency supplies at Stanford Matternet's autonomous M2 Drone is shown in a product image. The Menlo Park-based drone manufacturer has signed on for a possible partnership to deliver blood samples by drone to Stanford Hospital.
Thousands of flights around the country have been canceled due to a major winter storm, including a complete suspension of flights to or from New York's JFK airport. Because the disruptions are caused by weather, airlines aren't responsible for reimbursing your expenses like food, clothing, toiletries, or hotels if you're delayed or stranded.
The pilot of a small plane that failed to land at its Central Texas destination and was later tracked by fighter jets flying over the Gulf of Mexico appeared unresponsive and may have been suffering from a lack of oxygen, authorities said Thursday. The pilot of the Cirrus SR-22 took off from Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon after filing a flight plan to land in Georgetown, Texas, about 25 miles north of Austin.
North American Aerospace Defense Command had earlier launched fighter aircraft based in Texas and Louisiana to make visual contact with the single-engine plane that had failed to land in Texas after having taken off from Oklahoma City earlier in the day. "A Cirrus S22T left Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City this afternoon and the pilot filed a flight plan to Georgetown, Texas" the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
After President Donald Trump took credit for there being zero airplane deaths in 2017, retired astronaut Mark Kelly took him to task. Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation.
President Trump took credit Tuesday for "the safest year on record" for U.S. air travel, touting zero deaths in 2017. But there actually haven't been any deaths on a U.S. passenger airline "Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation.
President Donald Trump is taking credit for the safety of the U.S. aviation system even though it is being run by a holdover from the previous administration and has avoided any commercial passenger fatalities for several years before he took office. "Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation," Trump said in a tweet Tuesday morning.
The Houston Chronicle reports the University of Houston students had spent nearly two weeks maneuvering, and crashing, the cheaper ones that frequently go awry and will not hover in one spot. The GoPro Karma and DJI Phantom 4, however, promised all the bells and whistles.
Thank you for the recent coverage the flurry of Volusia County Council late-year activity regarding county employee pay increases and "wish list" expenditures that may burden taxpayers this year, and potentially for years to come if the local economy sours. Raises exceeding the cost of living adjustment and proposed multi-million-dollar expenditures for upgrades and new government facilities suggest County Manager Jim Dinneen and the County Council expect growth and revenue to continue to "flood" into Volusia County in 2018 and for years to come.
Tim Ryan of Modobag travels with one of the company's motorized suitcases at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The biggest U.S. airlines have announced that bags with built-in batteries that can't be removed cannot be checked in.
I was in that stage of my instrument training where I was struggling to keep the shiny side up while monitoring radios, tuning NAV aids,... The FAA has responded to recent complaints from AOPA and others about rising costs and limited access at some FBOs at public-use... Bipartisan bills introduced in the House and Senate this week aim to promote aviation education and careers for women and girls. Senators... Five people died in the crash of a Cessna 340 at Bartow Airport in Florida after the aircraft took off in dense fog early Sunday.
John Shannon, 70, of Lakeland, Fla., was piloting a twin-engine Cessna 340 that went down just after takeoff around 7:15 a.m. ET Sunday from Bartow Municipal Airport about 50 miles southwest of Orlando, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. The plane caught fire after the crash and was fully involved by the time rescue crews arrived, Tina Mann, Polk County Fire Rescue spokeswoman, said in a statement.
John Shannon, 70, of Lakeland, Fla., was piloting a twin-engine Cessna 340 that went down just after takeoff around 7:15 p.m. ET Sunday from Bartow Municipal Airport about 50 miles southwest of Orlando, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. The plane caught fire after the crash and was fully involved by the time rescue crews arrived, Tina Mann, Polk County Fire Rescue spokeswoman, said in a statement.
Multiple people died when a small plane crashed at Bartow Municipal Airport on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies did not immediately say how many people were on the plane or how many died.