Category: Denver

Antifa Harasses Attendees at Conservative Summit in Denver

Members of the Antifa extremist group targeted an annual conservative summit in Denver on Saturday, with videos posted on social media showing Antifa protesters shoving and scuffling with what appear to be summit attendees. Two videos posted by Washington Examiner reporter Emily Brooks show a shouting match between a bearded man and the Antifa crowd….


‘Amazing’: Pilots, Passenger Uninjured After Midair Crash

DENVER—The pilot of an airplane that collided with another midair near Denver requested an emergency landing for engine failure, not knowing that his plane was nearly ripped in half, according to air traffic control audio. Miraculously, both planes landed and no one was hurt, officials said. The planes were getting ready to land at a…


Exam Finds Multiple Cracks in Part of United Jet’s Engine

Microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside one engine of a United Airlines plane that made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff last month in Denver, federal safety investigators said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board said the blade found “multiple fatigue fracture origins” on the…


FAA Grounds Certain Planes After Engine Failure Over Denver

DENVER—The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday ordered airlines in the United States to ground planes with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this past weekend until they can be inspected for stress cracks. The FAA’s order applies to U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines,…


Boeing: 777s With Engine That Blew Apart Should Be Grounded

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers that fly those planes said they would temporarily pull them from service. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of the aircraft after one of…


Debris Falls From Plane During Emergency Landing Near Denver

Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing on Saturday after one of the plane’s engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home. The plane landed safely, and nobody aboard or on the ground was reported…