Pilot in deadly California plane crash didn't have takeoff clearance, airport official says

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — The pilot in a plane crash on a Southern California island that killed all five people aboard did not have clearance to take off, an airport official said. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed moments after it departed shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday from Santa...

Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died

BOSTON (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96. “It is with our hearts...

Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pilot killed when a helicopter crashed on the roof of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night, an investigation concluded. Two hotel guests were briefly hospitalized for smoke inhalation and 400...

NTSB report says student pilot, instructor and 2 passengers killed in Sept. 8 plane crash in Vermont

FERRISBURGH, Vt. (AP) — The small plane that crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh in early September was on an instructional flight when it went down, killing the student pilot, the instructor and two passengers, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday National...

5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, authorities said Wednesday. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, just moments after it departed from...

Pilot of larger plane was looking away from smaller plane in Atlanta airport mishap, report says

ATLANTA (AP) — The pilot of a larger plane was looking away from the tail of a smaller plane when the larger plane’s right wing hit the tail and knocked it over while taxiing at Atlanta’s airport on the morning of Sept. 10, according to an aviation safety report. The...

Five people are dead after a small plane crashes on Catalina Island off Southern California, sheriff's department says

Airlines say they're capping fares in the hurricane's path as Biden warns against price gouging

A few airports in Florida began closing and airlines canceled hundreds of flights on Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival. Government officials from President Joe Biden on down warned companies not to overcharge people fleeing the storm's path. “I’m calling on the airlines...

3 killed when a medical helicopter headed to pick up a patient crashes in Kentucky

OWENTON, Ky. (AP) — Three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter heading to pick up a patient hit a wire and crashed in Kentucky, authorities said. The crash was reported Monday evening in Owenton near state Highway 22, Kentucky State Police said in a news release....

Pilot dies as small plane crashes after taking off from Nebraska airport

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — The pilot of a small airplane died in a crash near the runway of the airport in Norfolk, Nebraska. Norfolk police said the crash was reported at 7:39 p.m. Monday, about a half-mile south of the runway at Karl Stefen airport. Police said the single-engine plane...