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Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — An investigation of last month's crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport in Vilnius has found no indication of “unauthorized interference,” the Lithuanian government said Friday. The plane crashed and skidded into a house in the early...
Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony...
Honolulu plane crash exposes Hawaii’s fragile air cargo infrastructure
The crash of a Kamaka Air plane in Honolulu Tuesday has again exposed the fragility of the state’s interisland transport infrastructure and left neighbor island residents temporarily without an essential service. Two men died when a Cessna 208B struck an unoccupied building on the...
2 pilots die in fiery small plane crash into vacant building near Honolulu airport
HONOLULU (AP) — A small cargo plane on a training flight crashed into a vacant building shortly after taking off from Honolulu's airport and burst into flames, killing both pilots on board, authorities said. Kamaka Air Flight 689 crashed into the building at the Daniel K. Inouye...
1 dies and another is injured when small plane crashes onto New York interstate
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane crashed onto an interstate highway in New York, killing one of two people on board and injuring the other, authorities said. The crash shut down traffic on Interstate 684 in Harrison, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Manhattan in...
Turbulence slammed Hawaiian Airlines flight because of decision to fly over storm cell, report says
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew's decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report...
Propeller plane crashes onto a Texas highway, sending 4 people to hospitals
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway and split in two Wednesday afternoon, damaging cars and sending four people to hospitals, authorities said. The Piper PA-31 with just the pilot aboard crashed about 3 p.m. near a highway overpass in...
Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the...
2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust the U.S. into World War II some 83 years ago that he spent six weeks in...
Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida's Gulf Coast. The studio confirmed on Saturday that Steve Mensch, its 62-year-old president and general manager, had died. ...
