Washington — Two siblings have been charged after an improvised explosive device was left outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Indictments were unsealed charging Alen Zheng and his sister, Ann Mary Zheng, in connection with the device, which was found at the base’s visitor center on … Read more
Air Canada has said that four passengers and crew from the fatal collision at LaGuardia on Sunday night are still being treated in hospitals almost four days after the accident. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is well underway after two pilots were killed when their Air Canada flight collided with a Port … Read more
All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday, as crews began moving the mangled aircraft off the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and … Read more
For years, pilots have complained about controller miscommunication and close calls with ground vehicles at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, according to reports filed in publicly available databases. CBS News reviewed dozens of reports dating back three decades about the airport, where a deadly collision occurred earlier this week. “Please do something,” an airline captain who … Read more
The collision on a LaGuardia Airport runway highlights the pressures that air traffic controllers face on the job. Todd Yeary, a former certified air traffic controller, joins CBS News to explain. Source link
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A large explosion at a Valero oil refinery near the Texas Gulf coast Monday shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced some nearby residents to shelter in place. But Port Arthur Mayor Charlotte Moses told CBS News, “We had no fatalities and no injuries! Valero is working diligently to contain the fire and … Read more
The trouble for Air Canada Express Flight 8646 began with a problem on a different plane. It was a misty Sunday night at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, almost midnight. As the Canadian regional jet flew from Montreal toward the airport, a United plane that hadn’t yet taken off from LaGuardia needed help: Flight attendants were … Read more
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Harrowing early details from Air Canada collision with vehicle at LaGuardia Airport – CBS News Watch CBS News Two pilots were killed and dozens were injured when an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire-and-rescue vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has more. Source link