Transponders to be installed on New York area airport ground vehicles following deadly collision

Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region’s three major airports. The trackers will be put on fire trucks and other rescue vehicles, the Port Authority of New York and … Read more

Afghan man convicted of conspiracy in deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport during US withdrawal

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An alleged Islamic State group militant was convicted on Wednesday of a conspiracy charge in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Mohammad Sharifullah faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after his one-count conviction in an international terrorism case … Read more

22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport with a record 242 pounds of powerful cannabis, officials said. A Sri Lanka Customs spokesman said the group, returning home after a four-day vacation in the Thai capital, had Kush — a potent, plant-based strain of cannabis — hidden … Read more

Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport

Federal investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues and failures that led up to last month’s deadly collision between a regional jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the truck drove through the airport’s version of a stop light and … Read more

2 Southwest planes came within 500 feet in close call near Nashville airport

Two Southwest Airlines flights had a close call on Saturday near Nashville International Airport as an aborted landing brought one plane into the direct path of another jet that was taking off. Gusty winds near the airport forced the pilots of flight 507 from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to abort their landing and execute a … Read more

Afghan national is on trial for suspected role in 2021 Kabul airport bombing

Prosecutors said that in FBI interviews after waiving his Miranda rights, Sharifullah admitted to helping prepare for the Abbey Gate attack, including scouting a route near the airport for an attacker. Sharifullah specifically checked for law enforcement and American or Taliban checkpoints, and then communicated to other ISIS-K members that he believed the route was … Read more

Afghan charged in deadly bombing at Kabul airport gave false confession, his attorney tells jurors

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. authorities “got the wrong man” when they charged an alleged Islamic State militant in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, a defense attorney said Monday at the start of the man’s trial in Virginia. Mohammad Sharifullah is accused of … Read more

A Venezuelan doctor in ICE custody misses husband’s asylum interview after being detained at airport

A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known doctor in South Texas, planned to attend until she was detained at the airport with the couple’s 5-year-old daughter. Milenko Faria was interviewed at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices near Los Angeles, while his … Read more