No injuries were reported after the two widebody aircraft made contact as one taxied for departure and the other was being towed. LOS ANGELES — A Delta Air Lines passenger jet clipped the tail of an Air Canada aircraft while taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 6, damaging both planes but causing no reported injuries, federal aviation officials and the airlines said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was …
Yaw Boahene, 57, died after becoming caught as an A train left Utica Avenue station during Monday evening’s rush hour. NEW YORK — Federal investigators are examining the death of a 57-year-old Brooklyn man who was dragged along a subway platform as an A train departed the Utica Avenue station Monday evening, an incident initially reported to involve a bag caught in the train’s doors. Authorities identified the man as Yaw Boahene. Police said he …
Flight FZ1073 diverted to Saudi Arabia after a rapid descent as Israeli officials alleged one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the aircraft. TABUK, Saudi Arabia — A flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a violent cockpit altercation and rapid descent, with Israeli officials alleging that a co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft. Flight FZ1073 landed safely …
Joachim Lanham was on day 22 of a planned New York-to-Los Angeles trip when he was struck by an SUV in Kansas. SALINA, Kan. — A 24-year-old Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the United States died six days after he was struck by an SUV and found unconscious in a roadside ditch near Salina, authorities said. Joachim Lanham was traveling west on Country Club Road near Morris Drive when the collision occurred Sept. 5, …
Swiss authorities are investigating why the coach overturned in a construction zone near Susch as Dutch officials assist victims and their families. SUSCH, Switzerland — Five Dutch tourists were killed and 40 others injured Thursday when a tour bus left an Alpine road and overturned in a construction zone near Susch, Swiss police said, as investigators continued examining the cause and Dutch officials assisted victims and their families. The Sept. 10 crash happened at about …
Relatives recovered the bodies after a private search near Andros Island, where the Miami-bound Piper lost contact Monday. MIAMI, Fla. — All four family members aboard a small plane that disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to South Florida were found dead Tuesday, according to a relative who said family members searching by boat recovered the bodies. The four were identified by relatives as pilot Mario Lamar, 80; his wife, Lili Lamar, 79; and their …
A cleaner heard the newborn crying inside a sanitary bin before police traced two people through airport surveillance footage. GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia — A newborn boy was found alive inside a sanitary waste bin at Penang International Airport after a cleaner heard him crying, prompting a police investigation that led to the detention of a Malaysian woman and a Myanmar man. The baby was discovered Aug. 31 in a toilet at the airport in Bayan …
The Boston-bound Boeing 757 landed safely after its captain reported a medical emergency and said he needed hospital care. DETROIT, Mich. — A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 147 passengers from Los Angeles to Boston made an emergency diversion to Detroit after the captain became ill in the cockpit and told air traffic controllers he needed to go to a hospital. Delta Flight 437 was traveling from Los Angeles International Airport to Boston Logan International …
Honolulu police opened an unattended death investigation as Jenny Lupton’s relatives questioned how the longtime flight attendant died during a Hawaii layover. HONOLULU, Hawaii — Honolulu police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old Southwest Airlines flight attendant from Oklahoma who was found dead in Waikiki during a work layover, while her family says it is still waiting for a clear explanation of what happened. Jenny Lupton, of Moore, Oklahoma, was identified by relatives and …
The Aug. 10 flight to Birmingham departed more than an hour late after a technical problem and an onboard medical issue. LUQA, Malta — Passengers aboard a delayed Ryanair flight from Malta to Birmingham, England, said travelers fainted, vomited and removed clothing as they waited for more than an hour inside an aircraft without working air conditioning before departure. The incident happened Aug. 10 aboard Ryanair flight FR7268 from Malta International Airport. The airline said …