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• Small jet crashes in Ga., killing 5, wounding 2

  February 21, 2013 11:51 AM

  THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - Federal and local authorities were investigating Thursday after a small jet crashed off the end of a runway at a Georgia airport, killing five people and injuring two. The plane overran a runway during its landing and crashed into woods at the airport west of Augusta,... more »

• Jet aborts take off at Colorado Springs Airport

  March 21, 2012 6:05 PM

  A pilot at the Colorado Springs Airport aborted a take off around 11:30 this morning. The American Airlines MD-80 had an engine problem while on the runway. The pilot shut the engine down before the jet left the ground and taxied back to the terminal. There were 130... more »

• Missing fighter jet

  August 11, 2011 6:22 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman says military officials are searching for a Marine Corps fighter jet that went missing over the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. Spokesman Henry Dunphy says the aircraft was flying with another jet when contact with the plane was lost. He... more »

• Private jet travel down in Aspen

  June 19, 2011 7:28 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Private jet travel through Aspen is dropping, even as it has risen nationally. The Aspen Daily News reports that were about 16,000 private flights in and out of Aspen last year, down from about 19,000 in 2009. Statistics from Pitkin County show that private plane traffic... more »

• Flight recording hints at chaos during turbulence

  November 9, 2010 7:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Calm radio messages hint at the pandemonium that erupted aboard a United Airlines flight in July when it ran into turbulence so severe that 22 people were injured. Audio recordings from the Federal Aviation Administration show a flight crew member said "Things were a little chaotic... more »

• Jet drama: loud bang, falling debris

  November 4, 2010 8:43 AM

  SYDNEY (AP) - The CEO of Qantas says the safety of its superjumbo jet is the main focus and those planes are grounded until that's assured. CEO Alan Joyce says the airline is suspending all flights of its six Airbus A380 jetliners after a mid-air engine problem on a... more »

• Attacks on U.S. from Yemen thwarted

  October 29, 2010 7:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities on three continents thwarted multiple terrorist attacks aimed at the United States from Yemen on Friday, seizing two explosive packages addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets. The plot triggered worldwide fears that al-Qaida was launching a major new terror campaign. President Barack... more »

• Laser pointed at Colorado-bound jet cockpit

  October 15, 2010 12:36 PM

  The FAA says someone pointed a green laser light at a Southwest Airlines jet departing Sea-Tac Airport about 6:40 a.m. Friday. The plane was bound for Denver. Spokesman Mike Fergus says Flight 515 was about 7.5 miles southeast of the airport at an elevation of 7,500 feet when the... more »

• Mexican official says search for US tourist suspended

  October 15, 2010 8:17 AM

  A Mexican official says the search for an American tourist believed to have been shot while crossing a border lake has been temporarily called off. Tamaulipas state attorney general's office spokesman Ruben Dario Rios Lopez told the McAllen newspaper The Monitor that the search for David Michael Hartley was... more »

• Rough landing caught on video

  September 27, 2010 3:33 PM

  Passengers aboard a flight that touched down at New York's JFK Airport Saturday are counting their blessings. Part of the plane's landing gear was stuck, which made for an extremely rough landing. One of the passengers recorded the bumpy touch-down. While a flight attendant yelled to stay down,... more »

• Man charged with trying to blow up jet wants to plead guilty

  September 13, 2010 3:08 PM

  DETROIT (AP) - A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up an international flight near Detroit on Christmas has fired his lawyers and suggested he wants to plead guilty to some charges. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds advised Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab not to get rid of his attorneys,... more »

• All lawsuits over Pueblo jet crash settled

  August 20, 2010 8:23 AM

  Court records say family members who sued over a fatal Colorado crash of a jet owned by Circuit City Stores have reached settlements of their lawsuits. A document filed Thursday in federal court in Denver didn't disclose terms. The crash in February 2005 killed the jet's two pilots and... more »

• Settlement proposed over Pueblo jet crash lawsuit

  August 17, 2010 4:00 PM

  The families of two pilots killed in the Colorado crash of a jet owned by Circuit City have reached a proposed settlement with the federal government. The lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration alleged that an air traffic controller was partly to blame for the crash near Pueblo in... more »

• Flight attendant slide caught on surveillance video

  August 13, 2010 9:32 PM

  There is video from the JetBlue incident where a flight attendant allegedly cursed passengers, grabbed two beers and then slid down the emergency exit chute. The tape shows the JetBlue plane at its gate the door then opens and the emergency slide deploys. Moments later, you see flight attendant, Steven... more »

• Peterson tests tracking capability with Russian help

  August 9, 2010 5:30 PM

  (AP) - In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers to test how well they could track an international terrorist hijacking over the Pacific Ocean. The exercise began Sunday over the Pacific Ocean and involved commanders at the... more »

• Search to resume for F-16 fuel tanks

  July 23, 2010 8:37 AM

  The Colorado Air National Guard will resume its search today for external fuel tanks jettisoned over open country as the pilot of an F-16 prepared to make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs. The fighter landed without incident. Maj. Nicole David says the tanks aren't dangerous but are important... more »

• NTSB: Pilot had 4 seconds to prevent Denver accident

  July 13, 2010 2:05 PM

  A federal safety panel says an airliner ran off a runway in Denver because the flight's captain failed to use the plane's rudder to correct its direction during a strong crosswind. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the captain stopped using the right rudder about four seconds... more »

• Jet makes emergency landing in Aleutians

  July 13, 2010 8:58 AM

  American Airlines says one of its jets made an emergency landing on an island in Alaska's Aleutians after a fire warning light went off. Company spokesman Tim Smith says Flight 175, en route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo, landed safely on Shemya Island shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday. It... more »

• Denver air crash probe focuses on crosswinds

  July 13, 2010 8:19 AM

  Strong crosswinds are the focus of an investigation into why an airliner with 110 passengers ran off a runway in Denver while trying to take off a year and a half ago. Actions by an air traffic controller and the flight's captain are also being questioned. The National... more »

• Passenger removed from jet at unscheduled DIA stop

  June 30, 2010 1:49 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The FBI says it doesn't expect to file charges against a passenger accused of disruptive behavior on a United Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Chicago. The passenger, whose name wasn't released, was removed from the flight during an unscheduled stop at Denver International Airport late... more »

• Flight attendant helps land passenger jet at O'Hare

  June 15, 2010 6:21 PM

  Officials say a flight attendant who has a pilot's license helped land a plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport when a co-pilot became ill. American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan says the co-pilot of a flight from San Francisco to Chicago on Monday became ill. Fagan says the flight's... more »

• Boeing plans to fix problem in new 787

  May 18, 2010 12:30 PM

  Boeing says it needs to fix a design flaw in the tail section of its new 787, but that it still expects to start delivering the plane by the end of this year. Testing showed that the outer skin of the plane and the bracket-like piece of metal that... more »

• Sit in a "Shooting Star" this weekend

  May 13, 2010 12:45 PM

  Imagine sitting at the controls of the sleek, Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star" plane. It was America's first operational jet fighter to have its engine integrated within the main fuselage. Your chance to step into the P-80 and back-in-time is this Saturday, when the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum holds an... more »

• Paris-to-Atlanta flight diverted to Maine airport

  April 27, 2010 3:59 PM

  The Transportation Security Administration says a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been diverted to an airport in Maine after federal air marshals responded to a passenger causing a disturbance. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says the plane is an Airbus 320, but he doesn't know how many... more »

• Passenger subdued, flight diverted to Albuquerque

  April 23, 2010 11:26 AM

  The FBI says a flight from Los Angeles to Florida was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. after a passenger tried to open a cabin door. Crew members and fellow passengers on Delta flight 2148 subdued 46-year-old Stanley Dwayne Sheffield. He was taken into federal custody early Friday after the plane... more »

• Near collision near San Francisco

  March 30, 2010 7:37 PM

  Federal investigators are looking into a near collision over San Francisco between a commercial jet and a small airplane that came within 300 feet of each other. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are looking at Saturday's near-miss between United Airlines Flight 889 to Beijing, China,... more »

• Passengers board jets after man skips NJ security

  January 4, 2010 9:29 AM

  Airline passengers have begun boarding their planes at a New Jersey airport after flights were grounded for hours when a man bypassed security by walking through a checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal. Authorities were searching for the man at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday night.... more »

• Jet skids off runway in Jamaica, 40 injured

  December 23, 2009 10:08 AM

  (AP) - An American Airlines spokesman says U.S. federal investigators will analyze whether a plane that overshot a Jamaican runway should have been landing in such bad weather. The landing took place in a heavy rainstorm. Officials say the plane cracked in three places. The flight from Miami... more »

• Oh boy! Baby born in skies over Colorado

  December 4, 2009 2:58 PM

  A Southwest Airlines jet landed at Denver International Airport Friday morning with one more passenger than when it took off. A baby boy was born in the skies over Colorado, about 90 miles north of Denver. Passenger Brandon Morse said, "They announced on the PA and asked if anyone had... more »

• Medical jet from Colorado blows tires, aborts takeoff

  September 4, 2009 8:29 AM

  A medical airlift jet blew its tires as it tried to take off from Anchorage's main airport. The Lifeguard Ambulance jet was accelerating down a runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport just after noon Wednesday when some of the tires blew. Department of Transportation spokesman Roger Wetherell says the... more »