Mexican flight from Cancun hijacked, held on runway at Mexico City airportSeptember 9th, 2009 Hijackers hold Mexican plane on runwayMEXICO CITY — Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City. Mexico Communications Secretary Juan Molinar says the plane is sitting on the runway at the Mexico City international airport.
No injuries as plane carrying 76 passengers runs off runway in Wash.; investigation under wayAugust 18th, 2009 No injuries as Horizon plane runs off Wash. runwayBELLINGHAM, Wash.
Airliner safely returns to Los Angeles after nose wheel tire blows during takeoffAugust 7th, 2009 Airliner lands safely at LA after tire blowsLOS ANGELES — An Alaska Airlines jet blew a nose tire during takeoff but returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The pilot of Alaska Flight 6 reported a possible blown nose gear tire just after taking off for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and declared an emergency, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
SC Learjet pilots heard noise, slammed brakes before fiery crash that injured drummer and DJAugust 7th, 2009 Pilots in SC Learjet crash heard noise, hit brakesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The pilots of a Learjet that hurtled off a South Carolina runway heard a noise and warned controllers they were going to crash just seconds before the fiery accident killed four people and injured two celebrities, according to transcripts of the cockpit conversation released Friday.
Runway closed after Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.; no injuriesAugust 3rd, 2009 Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.MINNEAPOLIS — A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours.
Paris to Cardiff flight makes emergency landing at London airport, runway briefly closedJuly 24th, 2009 Emergency landing briefly closes Gatwick runwayLONDON — The runway at London's Gatwick Airport was briefly closed Friday after a flight from Paris to the Welsh city of Cardiff made an emergency landing. Gatwick spokesman Stuart McDonald said a FlyBe plane carrying 46 passengers and four crew members touched down Friday.
Tampa airport runway closed after USAirways jet apparently blows tire, scatters debrisJune 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.
Truck, plane nearly collide at Boston airport; driver may have been on cell phoneJune 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.
Pilot just missed runway and died in small plane crash at Minnesota airportJune 17th, 2009 Pilot killed in Minnesota plane crashCRYSTAL, Minn. — Authorities say the pilot of a small airplane was killed trying to land in pouring rain at a Minnesota airport.
Plane in Colorado with 145 aboard runs off runway; no one hurtJune 12th, 2009 Colo. plane with 145 goes off runway; none hurtFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Allegiant Air says the nose gear of one of its planes ran off a taxi-way at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, but none of the 145 passengers and crew was injured.
NTSB: Regional airliner, small plane come within 10 feet of colliding on North Carolina runwayJune 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.
Southwest plane has emergency evacuation as tire catches fire during Houston landingMay 13th, 2009 Tire fire forces plane's emergency evacuationHOUSTON — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight were forced to slide down emergency chutes after a tire caught fire as the plane landed in Houston. Southwest Airlines spokesman Paul Flaningan says no one was injured.
Charter plane for soldiers makes emergency landing, blows front tire at Baltimore airportMay 8th, 2009 Charter plane for soldiers makes emergency landingLINTHICUM, Md. — A charter airplane flying soldiers into a Maryland airport blew its front tire while landing and five crew members have been taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Two killed as cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airportMarch 23rd, 2009 TOKYO - The pilot and co-pilot of a Federal Express cargo plane were killed Monday in a fiery landing at Narita airport near Tokyo, media reports said, citing official information. CNN showed footage of the crippled plane bouncing twice, as it veered off the runway aflame.
Driving lesson nearly causes air disaster in PhilippinesMarch 17th, 2009 MANILA - A Philippine man nearly caused a disaster in an eastern city when he used an airport runway to teach his girlfriend to drive just as a passenger plane was about to land, an official said Tuesday. A Cebu Pacific Air flight carrying 80 passengers was descending at the weekend at the airport in Legazpi City, 360 km south-east of Manila, when the pilot quickly pulled up after he saw a passenger van moving fast on the runway.
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