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US officials downplay controller 'distraction' in New York crash

US officials downplay controller 'distraction' in New York crash

US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Two pilots were killed in the runway crash late Sunday, which crushed the cockpit of

Colombia military plane crash death toll rises to 69

Colombia military plane crash death toll rises to 69

The death toll in one of Colombia's worst air accidents in recent years rose to at least 69, according to an updated tally Tuesday, as the government faulted a "junk" aircraft donated by the United States. The C-130 Hercules plane, manufactured in 1983, crashed to

Runway collision kills two pilots at New York airport

Runway collision kills two pilots at New York airport

Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, US authorities said Monday. The crash late Sunday halted flights at LaGuardia, a major transport hub, with the Bombardier jet left

Feds investigating deadly LaGuardia Airport collision

(The Center Square) — Hundreds of flights at LaGuardia Airport remain canceled Monday afternoon as federal investigators begin a probe of Sunday night's runway collision between a plane and a firefighting truck. The Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew members struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue

Colombia military aircraft crashes with 125 aboard, many feared dead

Colombia military aircraft crashes with 125 aboard, many feared dead

A Colombian military plane carrying 125 troops and crew crashed on take off Monday, with as many as 80 people aboard feared dead. The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor. The troubled border

'Stop, truck one, stop!': transcript of NY plane collision

'Stop, truck one, stop!': transcript of NY plane collision

Moments before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a firetruck on the runway of New York's LaGuardia Airport, a traffic controller cleared the truck to cross the runway and then urgently ordered it to halt, a recording showed. The collision Sunday night killed the pilot and co-

Four service members killed in KC-135 crash

(The Center Square) – Four of six crew members have been confirmed dead as a result of Thursday’s crash of an American refueling tanker. The details that have been released regarding the crash are few as of Friday morning. It involved two aircraft, was not the result of hostile or