On Friday, Reagan Washington National Airport is pausing operations for about three hours due to rehearsals for July Fourth America 250 celebrations. On Saturday, DCA will halt operations starting at noon. The airlines and the FAA worked on the plan and any cancellations were made months ago. Source link
How intense temperatures are impacting airport workers – CBS News Watch CBS News The record-setting heat comes on one of the year’s busiest travel days. Kris Van Cleave shows what’s being done to make sure people working on the tarmac at airports aren’t overcome by the temperatures. Source link
FAA investigates viral low-flying cargo plane at Houston airport – CBS News Watch CBS News The FAA says it’s investigating a Qatar Airways cargo jet that could be seen in viral videos flying extremely low to the ground near Texas airports. Source link
FAA investigating low flyover of Boeing 777 at Texas airport – CBS News Watch CBS News The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a low flyover of a Boeing 777 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center airport in Texas after a video of the incident went viral. Jason Allen reports. Source link
DORAL, Fla. — Venezuelans in the U.S. rushed to organize donation drives Thursday after devastating earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and injured hundreds more in their home country. The United States government and other countries also pledged aid. Oscar Torres and thousands of others spent the last 24 hours keeping up … Read more
People in northern Venezuela are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a pair of powerful earthquakes hit the country on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has the latest from Bogotá, Colombia. Then, CBS News meteorologist Darren Peck joins to examine the risk of aftershocks. Source link
An Air Canada flight out of Newark, New Jersey, was forced to divert and land at Boston’s Logan Airport after the captain became “incapacitated” and a co-pilot had to take over. Air Canada Flight 7664 was flying to Halifax, Canada with 61 customers on board. “During the flight, the captain experienced a medical issue and … Read more
Two aircraft come within about 300 feet of each other in close call at Boston’s airport – CBS News Watch CBS News The FAA is investigating an apparent close call at Boston Logan Airport over the weekend. An American Airlines jet was cleared to take off on a runway crossing the one a Delta jet … Read more
A cellphone caught fire on a British Airways flight from London to Las Vegas on Monday, the airline said. The Federal Aviation Administration said British Airways Flight 271 landed safely at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas after the crew reported a cellphone fire on board. The pilot can be heard on air traffic … Read more
South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport, police said on Saturday. The man had concealed the live arachnids between his clothing inside his luggage, police said. His arrest on Friday followed an intelligence operation in which officers circulated his description before intercepting him at … Read more