Tag: Airport

Sheriff: Vehicle Crashes in Airport Terminal, Driver Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C.—A vehicle crashed inside a terminal at the Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, but no one was injured, officials said. Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday night to a report that a car had breached the airport’s fence and drove onto the tarmac, the agency said. The vehicle then…


United Airlines Planes Strike Each Other on Runway at Boston’s Logan Airport, FAA Investigating

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the collision of two United Airlines planes on the runway at Boston’s Logan International Airport that occurred on March 6, the agency has said. According to the FDA, the two planes struck one another at the airport, but no injuries were reported. “As a tow tug was pushing it back…


Kennedy Airport Fixes Power Outage That Canceled Flights

NEW YORK—Work crews have fixed a power outage at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport that forced some flights to be canceled or diverted, officials said Saturday. Repairs were made overnight and full power was restored in Terminal 1, which handles some of the airport’s international flights, said the airport’s operator, The Port Authority…


Strike at German Airports Grounds Nearly 300,000 Passengers

BERLIN—A 24-hour strike at seven German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, was set to affect nearly 300,000 passengers on Friday, as unionized workers pressed for higher wages and threatened a summer of “chaos” if their demands were not met. The strike coincided with the start of the Munich Security Conference, with more than 40 heads…


JFK Airport’s Terminal 1 to Remain Closed, Power Outage Continues to Impact Flights

A power outage at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport’s Terminal 1 that prompted a small fire will continue to plague passengers on Feb. 17 after the terminal was shut down, airport officials have said. The outage at Terminal 1 was caused by an electrical panel failure that resulted in a “small isolated fire overnight that…


3 Bears Die of Cold in Plane Grounded at Belgium Airport

BRUSSELS—Three sloth bears have died of cold after being left in a plane stranded by snow and ice in Liege airport, Belgian newspaper SudInfo reported on Monday. A total of nine sloth bears were on the plane, which was en route from Peru to Qatar, before being stuck in transit at the airport in Liege,…


Nepal Crash: Airport Had No Instrument Landing System

NEW DELHI—The newly opened airport in Nepal where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said Thursday. Aviation safety experts said it reflects the Himalayan country’s poor…


Man Linked to 5 Killings in 2 States Sentenced for Murder

WOODBURY, N.J.—A man accused of killing several people in two states has been sentenced in New Jersey to 35 years in prison for the beating death of a former mentor. Sean Lannon, 48, had pleaded guilty in October to first-degree murder in the March 2021 slaying of Michael Dabkowski, 66. Gloucester County prosecutors have said…


Bad Weather Delays Fuel From Reaching Busy Florida Airport

ORLANDO, Fla.—Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport on Monday were encouraged to top off at airports they were coming from after recent bad weather prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel, prompting fears that visitors could face delays. Airport spokesperson Carolyn Fennell said there have not been any major interruptions and that reserve fuel was…


Climate Protesters Bring Berlin Airport Traffic to a Standstill by Gluing Themselves to Runway

Berlin Brandenburg airport was briefly shut down on Thursday after a group of climate demonstrators broke in and glued themselves to the runway in protest over greenhouse gas emissions. The airport was forced to close its runways for takeoff and landing for nearly two hours after protesters from the Letzte Generation (Last Generation) environmental group broke onto the site and…