Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the planes. Alaska Airlines resumed a limited number of flights with its Max 9s on Friday. United aims to follow suit on Sunday, […]
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer was sent hurtling to the ground when an SUV slammed into a vehicle during a traffic stop, dash camera video shows. In the video, captured Jan. 18, Trooper Jesse Gregory can be seen talking with a driver pulled over along Interstate 40, according to a highway patrol news release. Neither […]
The commander of Ukrainian ground forces isn’t satisfied that his country is getting scores of surplus US-designed F-16 fighters. General Oleksandr Syrsky also wants ex-American A-10 attack jets. The twin-engine, subsonic A-10 – manufactured in the 1970s and ‘80s and upgraded in the 2000s – is legendary in air-power circles. The armored A-10, nicknamed “Warthog” […]
A snowmobiler was seriously injured after crashing into a cable that was strewn across a dark road in New Hampshire, wildlife officials said. The 22-year-old was riding with his friend Jan. 20 in Canaan, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief said in a Facebook post. The two […]
A fire truck responding to an accident in Missouri lost control on ice, sending it violently spinning down a neighborhood street, video shows. It happened at about 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in Imperial, a suburb of St. Louis, according to a news release from the Rock Community Fire Protection District. In video captured by […]
Flying is an occupational necessity for travel writer Lola Méndez, but, as someone with claustrophobia, that doesn’t make it any easier. Méndez’s first experience with mid-flight anxiety was a shock. She’d already been traveling full time for years before she started hyperventilating and crying in the sky over Papua New Guinea in 2018. At first, […]
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 […]
Two Siberian airlines in Russia are seeking to extend the service life of Soviet-era planes. The Antonov An-24 and An-26 aircraft are small planes that are no longer in production. Russian airlines face problems procuring parts and equipment amid sweeping sanctions over the country’s war in Ukraine. Two Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and […]
Delta Air Lines looks set to reach cruising altitude following the travel industry’s post-pandemic ascension — even after pilot contract negotiations and a calculated capacity restoration effort. Here’s how the airline operator performed during the holiday travel quarter: Adjusted net income: $828 million vs $758 million expected (according to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg) Adjusted […]
A Las Vegas judge was attacked in her courtroom on Wednesday when a man lunged at her while he was being sentenced. According to 8 News Now, Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus was delivering her sentence for 30-year-old Deobra Redden on an attempted battery with substantial bodily harm charge when the incident […]
A jury has heard a man accused of encouraging support for a banned terror group by flying an Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) flag told police after his arrest: “It’s just a flag mate … I am an Orangeman.” Prosecutors allege Kieron Brockhouse was reckless as to whether his actions and pictures posted on social media […]
Ukrainian air defense brought down all 35 attack drones used by Russia in its latest massive overnight attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Jan. 2. Several missiles are still in the sky, including Kinzhal ballistic missiles. Read also: Woman killed under rubble as Russians shell residential building […]