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Delta Air Lines flight to Boston forced to make emergency landing in Portugal after smoke in cabin
The flight made the emergency landing in Porto, Portugal and 14 passengers needed medical attention once the plane was safely on the ground. Four needed to be taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but were only "lightly" affected.
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Alaska Airlines flight triggers emergency response after crew members become sick
Seven flight attendants reported nausea and headaches after an unidentified odor was detected inside the cabin, according to reports.
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FAA resumes flights at multiple major US airports across northeast after equipment outage
Flights have since resumed at LaGuardia and Philadelphia, but flights into JFK, Newark and Teterboro remain paused.
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Delta flight forced to return immediately after takeoff due to 'pilot incapacitation'
"We have a potential pilot incapacitation," the crew member said. Later, he informed controllers that the pilot had numbness in the arms and legs, and a racing heart rate.
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White House decision to relocate Marine One helicopter pad led to close call with jet: report
The same communication issues came up on Thursday, when air traffic controllers at the Regan airport weren't able to hear Marine One and had to ask a support helicopter to relay messages.
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Small plane crashes in water near Alaska coastal town, killing 4
The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage.
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Charter plane crash kills eight in remote part of western Alaska, military says
The plane was referred to as a "civilian-contracted aircraft" and no further information was provided on why the passengers were flying to the area.
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Single-engine aircraft collides with police helicopter in Pennsylvania, killing one
The Cessna 150 struck the Bell 407 helicopter, which was conducting a training exercise, shortly before 7 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Col. George Bivens.
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Board approves $15.5 billion for Trump's proposed renovation of Dulles International Airport
Trump announced the plan to remake the airport in July, which comes with an estimated price tag of $20 billion and includes new terminals.
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Golden State Spurn: Trump DOT chief reroutes California rail money to train safety elsewhere
"Our infrastructure is rated at about a C-minus, and we should have A infrastructure in America," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells Just the News.
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Unlicensed speedboat pilot charge in infant's death after craft capsized in Statue of Liberty tour
An unlicensed pilot of an overloaded nighttime tour boat was criminally charged after a boat capsized and resulted in the drowning deaths of a mother and her infant
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Weather conditions prompt massive flight delays, cancellations at NYC airports
Travelers flying into the city's three major airports of LaGuardia, JFK and Newark faced hours of grueling delays or cancellations of hundreds of flights after the city's Emergency Management Department warned of flash flooding until 9 p.m.
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FAA probes potential safety violation involving president's Marine One
FAA officials said the incident was not a close-call and no aircraft were in immediate danger, but it marked a breach in safety procedures, which calls for air traffic controllers to pause commercial aircraft activity at the airport where Marine One takes off.