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Suburban Chicago man dies after plane crashes near highway
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who was seriously injured when the plane he was piloting crashed Tuesday night near a highway later died from his injuries, authorities said. Lawrence Jagmin, 70, was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Cook County medical examiner’s office...
CDC: 'Strong recommendation' but no rule for masks on planes
The government’s top public health agency is raising the importance of wearing face masks on planes, trains and buses, although the Trump administration has resisted making masks mandatory for travelers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new interim guidelines for travelers, including a...
American plans flights with Boeing 737 Max by year-end
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Before long, American Airlines might find out how many travelers are reluctant to fly on the Boeing 737 Max. American plans to put the plane back in its schedule by the end of the year, assuming that federal regulators soon approve changes Boeing made after two crashes of Max jets...
2 killed in Louisiana plane crash
HOUMA, La. (AP) — The bodies of two people were pulled from the wreckage after a single-engine, fixed-wing plane went down in south Louisiana. The Cessna 182 crashed around noon Friday near Lake Hatch in Terrebonne Parish, news outlets reported. The bodies were released to the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's...
Person arrested after patrol aircraft hit with laser light
TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — A person is in jail after a Washington State Patrol aircraft was hit with a laser light over Tumwater. KING-TV reports the aircraft was helping locate an elderly man Thursday who had wandered away from caregivers when it happened. That man was found Friday morning, according to...
Airline crew reports jetpack flier near Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials are investigating a report from an airline crew member that someone was flying in a jetpack as the plane approached Los Angeles International Airport to land on Wednesday — the second such report in about six weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the latest...
3 West Virginia airports draw federal funds for improvements
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three West Virginia airports are in line to receive federal grants for improvements, officials said. Yeager Airport in Charleston will receive $1.2 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the airport announced along with U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore...
Watchdog urges more action to protect planes from hackers
Federal regulators have not taken adequate steps to protect computer systems on airliners from hackers, a government watchdog agency reported on Friday. The agency said the Federal Aviation Administration has not developed a training program for cybersecurity or test airplane computer systems that could be...
2 men die in ultralight aircraft crash near Evansville
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — Two men were killed when an ultralight aircraft crashed Tuesday in southwestern Indiana, according to authorities. The Posey County coroner's office identifies the victims as William Rohland, 75, of Garden Grove, California, and Michael Schlichtman, 57, of Steamboat Springs,...
2 Wyoming residents injured in small plane crash in Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Colorado have identified the pilot and passenger who were injured in a small airplane crash and fire over the weekend. The Delta County sheriff’s office said Tyler Beyer, 35, was flying the Cessna twin-seater airplane with his spouse Jessica Beyer, 33 on...
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