A man who allegedly made a bomb threat onboard an American Airlines airplane at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested Tuesday afternoon. Jerry Lee Manyette, of Minnesota, was taken into custody after he allegedly told someone there was a bomb on their plane, AA flight 2185, which was set to travel to Miami before […]
A suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon after making a bomb threat onboard American Airlines Flight 2185, which was taking off from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport bound for Miami. At about 3 p.m., law enforcement responded to the aircraft, which was still on a taxiway. Passenger Zach Cogswell said he thought the plane stopped because […]
Chaos ensued at one of the busiest airports in the United States as hundreds of passengers faced train delays and large crowds. A technical issue at Denver International Airport Tuesday morning caused the underground trains between the gates to run at limited capacity, airport spokesperson Ashley Forest told USA TODAY in an email. The airport […]
Frontier Airlines, a low-fare carrier, is offering new nonstop routes from Charlotte’s airport to U.S. and Caribbean cities, the company announced Tuesday. The daily and weekly service will start in April, May and June from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to the Denver-based airline. The destinations are: New York/LaGuardia; Houston-Bush; Dallas-Forth Worth; Chicago O’Hare; Baltimore-Washington; […]
Jan. 21—WILLIAMSPORT — Following two and half years without commercial passenger service, commuter flights are set to resume May 23 at the Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT). The service to and from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., will be provided by Southern Airways Express, a subsidiary of Surf Air Mobility. Initially, there will be 10 […]
Something must have smelled fishy to feds who busted a man at Kennedy Airport on charges of trying to smuggle more than 18 kilos of cocaine inside bags of frozen jumbo shrimp. Zacharie Scott, 22, was caught with the illicit packaged prawns inside his two suitcases at the Queens airport on Friday morning, the feds […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — Another round of snow meant another set of cancellations and delays at local airports on Friday. There were a lot of people waiting around at Washington Reagan National Airport. According to Flight Aware, more than 100 flights leaving National on Friday were canceled and more than 200 of them […]
An American Airlines airplane skidded off an icy runway while landing at Rochester International Airport Thursday, coming to a stop in snowy grass just off the roadway. Fifty passengers and three crew members were on board the American Eagle Flight 5811 from Philadelphia, operated by Piedmont Airlines, said American Airlines in a statement. Fortunately, no […]
A cargo plane made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) after experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff, an airline spokesperson said. The aircraft landed safely on Thursday night “after experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure”, the spokesperson for Atlas Air said in a statement on Friday. “The crew followed all standard procedures […]
A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport Thursday night after an engine malfunctioned soon after takeoff, authorities say. The Atlas Air 747-8 cargo aircraft landed safely around 10:46 p.m., less than 15 minutes after it had departed from Miami to Puerto Rico. Sparks flew from the plane as […]
A cargo plane made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) after experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff, an airline spokesperson said. The aircraft landed safely on Thursday night “after experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure”, the spokesperson for Atlas Air said in a statement on Friday. “The crew followed all standard procedures […]
Aer Lingus is looking to stall plans by rival Ryanair to construct its permitted €40 million state-of-the-art four bay aircraft maintenance hangar at Dublin airport. This follows Aer Lingus seeking leave from An Bord Pleanála to lodge a third party appeal against last month’s decision by Fingal Co Council to grant planning permission for the […]