NTSB report: Truck driver involved in close call at Boston airport didn’t know runway was open

September 19th, 2009 Clean landing: Mass. airport lays 1st green runwayBOSTON — Clean landings are about to get a new meaning at Boston's Logan International Airport.

September 14th, 2009 Report blames pilot for deadly Ark. plane crashLITTLE ROCK, Ark.

September 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight had a narrow escape when a dog was sighted on the main runway as the aircraft was preparing to land here Saturday evening, officials said. The incident occurred around 6.30 p.m.

September 9th, 2009 Plane blows tire at Reagan, no injuries reportedWASHINGTON — A runway at Reagan National Airport is open again after a brief shutdown when an American Airlines flight from St. Louis blew a tire on landing.

July 28th, 2009 Girl left in Boston cab; driver avoids punishmentBOSTON — Boston police have dropped plans to suspend a cab driver who unwittingly drove off with a sleeping 5-year-old girl. Joseph Cohen tells The Associated Press that he drove a family of six home from Logan International Airport on Sunday.

July 14th, 2009 NTSB: Boston trolley in 2008 crash going too fastBOSTON — Federal investigators say a Boston trolley operator who was killed when her train rammed into another didn't heed a red warning signal and was going too fast. National Transportation Safety Board investigators say Terrese Edmonds shouldn't have been traveling more than 10 mph after pulling out of a station in suburban Newton last year.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here remains non-operational during peak hours at night causing congestion and delays at the airport, an official said Saturday. Over 20 international flights were delayed at Friday night as only one runway (28) was operational, the official said.

June 27th, 2009 Tampa runway closed after rocky USAirways landingTAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa International Airport spokeswoman says a runway was closed after a USAirways jet apparently blew its front tires while landing.

June 18th, 2009 Close call at Boston as truck crosses runwayBOSTON — Authorities say a construction truck crossed an airport runway in Boston just before a plane took off behind it. Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella says the plane and truck were "seconds" from colliding Thursday morning at Logan International.

June 16th, 2009 Woman accused of assaulting bus driver with changeBOSTON — A Boston woman accused of throwing a handful of change in the face of a Boston bus driver faces an assault charge. According to a police report, 23-year-old Chantal Williams boarded an MBTA bus Sunday and told the driver, "I only have this change and you're gonna let me ride this bus." The driver, according to the report, called dispatch to have Williams removed for refusing to pay the fare.

June 12th, 2009 LA airport unveils new runway safety systemLOS ANGELES — A new warning system designed to prevent runway accidents was unveiled Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, which has been plagued for years by close calls and other safety violations on its runways and taxiways. The $7 million runway status lights system relies on radar and red lights on the pavement of one runway and eight taxiways to tell pilots when it is safe to cross or take off.

June 2nd, 2009 Airliner, small plane nearly collide in NCWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials said a regional airliner and a smaller plane came within 10 feet of colliding on an airport runway in Charlotte, N.C. The incident occurred Friday at 10:17 a.m.

June 1st, 2009 'Rockefeller' driver: I didn't know of kidnap planBOSTON — A livery driver who acted as the getaway driver for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller says he did not know he was helping him kidnap his 7-year-old daughter. Rockefeller's real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (GAYR'-hahrtz-ry-tur).

February 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A tragedy was averted Monday when the pilot of a New Delhi-bound Air India flight aborted take-off from the Mumbai airport after he spotted an army chopper landing on the same runway. The helicopter was part of President Pratibha Patil's entourage, an Air India spokesperson said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 30 flights were cancelled and six delayed as dense fog engulfed Delhi Monday, an official said. An Air India flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur early morning as visibility at the runway here dropped to less than 100 metres, an official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) said.