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
President Donald Trump is considering taking the inaugural flight of the new Air Force One jet, gifted to him from Qatar, when he travels to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota next month as part of celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary, according to a senior White House official and a source familiar with the plans. Subscribe … Read more
Man appears in court for allegedly boarding United flight with fake boarding pass – CBS News Watch CBS News A man appeared in a Houston courtroom Monday after he was removed from a United Airlines flight last month for allegedly getting on the plane with a fake boarding pass. Jason Allen reports. Source link
A Texas man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to get on a United Airlines flight before he was found hiding in a restroom, forcing the plane back to the gate before it could take off at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, court documents say. The 25-year-old Houston man was discovered on the … Read more
A man was arrested after allegedly sneaking onto a United Airlines flight with a fake boarding pass at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport last month, according to court documents filed earlier this week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Abdulrahman Oriyomi, 25 of Houston, was arrested … Read more
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a United Airlines plane that struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike in May. Debris from the light pole smashed into a passing tractor trailer, the NTSB report says. It was initially believed the plane’s landing gear had come into contact with that truck. … Read more
Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight, including a former MMA fighter, jumped in to restrain a man trying to open the plane’s emergency exit midair. CBS News’ Tom Hanson has more. Source link
A former professional MMA fighter from Chicago came to the rescue when an unruly passenger tried to open a Frontier Airlines door mid-flight on Sunday while the plane was headed to O’Hare International Airport. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said Frontier Airlines Flight 3345 from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to O’Hare was diverted … Read more
United Airlines flight bound for Spain turns around over Bluetooth device name – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the weekend, a United Airlines plane had to turn around mid-flight en route to Spain because of the name of a Bluetooth device. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has more. Source link
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around midflight Saturday due to a possible security threat. The flight departed around 6 p.m. for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, but landed back at Newark at 9:37 p.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airline said … Read more