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The Springfield News-Sun identifies the victims as 81-year-old Levon King and 85-year-old Gloria King, a husband and wife from Dearborn, Michigan. The Federal Aviation Administration says it lost radio and radar contact with the plane and alerted the state patrol late Friday morning.
A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in a northern Illinois city Thursday morning, killing the pilot and torching the side of a home. Although it was unclear how many were aboard the aircraft, the pilot was killed in the crash, Joliet City Manager Jim Hock said, adding that it was "very fortunate" no other injuries resulted from the crash.
Passengers from an American Airlines flight were forced to evacuate Thursday afternoon while on the taxiway at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew of American Airlines Flight 1822 reported a leak, the FAA said, and passengers used emergency slides to get off the plane.
Reported record second quarter net income, excluding special items, of $263 million, a 14% increase over the second quarter of 2015. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $2.12 was a 20% increase over the second Reported record second quarter net income, excluding special items, of $263 million, a 14% increase over the second quarter of 2015.
If you fly, regardless of what you fly, you've probably had indirect contact with the HEICO Corporation , even though you may never have heard the name. It's an aviation and aerospace technology company that makes replacement parts and provides a host of other services and products to flying machines.
Private pilots have long posted ads at local airports to find passengers to chip in on costs. When a company called Flytenow moved that process online, the government put a stop to it.
Assistant City Manager Chris Kirk outlines some of the requirements needed to build a possible motocross track near the Event Center and Tehachapi Airport. The Tehachapi City Council voted to obtain an appraisal on some 13 acres of land near the Events Center to move forward on possibly building a motocross track there.
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Hartford - A federal judge has ordered a father and his teenage son to testify under oath at depositions and hand over documents about drones shown in online videos firing a gun and deploying a flame thrower in their backyard. Judge Jeffrey Meyer ruled Monday in the case of Bret Haughwout of Clinton and his 19-year-old son, Austin Haughwout, who have refused to comply with Federal Aviation Administration subpoenas seeking their testimony and documents.
A drone hovers at a booth during CES International on Jan. 7 in Las Vegas. Videos of a father and son with a drone that operates a pistol and a flamethrower have prompted a probe by the FAA as to whether the drone's flights violated aviation safety regulations.
A flurry of good news lifted airline stocks higher last week, reversing a drop in altitude that's weighed on the industry so far in 2016. Fueled primarily by a bullish report from Deutsche Bank, American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Continental collectively advanced 6.5 percent last Tuesday alone.
A fire alarm at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport led to the evacuation of a radar building and flight delays Sunday Fire alarm delays flights arriving at Sky Harbor A fire alarm at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport led to the evacuation of a radar building and flight delays Sunday Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2a2c2HL A fire alarm at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport led to the evacuation of an airport radar building and several flight delays Sunday afternoon. A ground stop was implemented at 2:39 p.m. Sunday for flights departing for Phoenix from airports within about an hour of Sky Harbor after a fire alarm went off, said Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed about 6:45 p.m. Saturday in a heavily wooded area and was destroyed by fire.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the aircraft crashed at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday in a heavily wooded area. She says the plane was destroyed by fire.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper PA-24 crashed at about 3:15 p.m. in a wooded area off Peartree Drive in Westwood. "I looked up and I saw the plane over the top of the house and it just looked like it wasn't flying well," said Deb Murphy of Norwood.
The FAA banned all flights into and out of Turkey for U.S. aircraft on Saturday, one day after a coup attempt rocked the country that is a NATO member and critical U.S. ally. The agency issued a notice saying it was prohibiting all U.S. commercial and private aircraft from operating into or out of any airport in Turkey.
The Coast Guard rescued a man and woman in the ocean off Hawaii on Friday, nearly a day after the plane they were in disappeared from radar. "What a way to celebrate aloha Friday," Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle said of the relief in finding the two alive.
Flights to Turkey diverted and departures from Istanbul's Ataturk Airport were cancelled as a coup attempt unfolded in the country on Friday and Turkey's military said it had seized power. A crowd forms in front of a Turkish armoured vehicle at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey Jul 16, 2016.
The big question that the state's largest airport has about the future of its terminal just got more expensive to answer. The cost of developing a new master plan at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field, its first since 2007, has climbed from $800,000 to more than $1.3 million.
Airport Director Craig Davis said a $2.5 million expansion of the northern baggage claim area of the terminal is planned. Several major runway and taxiway upgrades are also in the works.
Comac signs 60-jet deal with Hong Kong leasing group, worth up to US$2.3 billion - largest single order yet for the Chinese-built airliner An Indonesian airline is to become the world's first to operate a fleet made up entirely of Chinese-built jets. Hong Kong-listed China Aircraft Leasing Group has confirmed that it and its substantial shareholder Friedmann Pacific Asset Management will buy 30 ARJ21-700 jets with an option to buy 30 more, from state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, or Comac.