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Here are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom — The incident at Beijing Capital International Airport on June 15th! Civil Aviation Story Collection The flight in question was not a domestic flight, but Ethiopian Airlines flight ET604, which was flying from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to Beijing. This flight was…

Sad news out of Odessa, Texas with the LODD of 29-year-old Lt. Isai Huerta, a 9 year member of Odessa Fire Rescue who was killed while fighting a structure fire yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends and our Brothers and Sisters of Odessa Fire Rescue. May He Rest in…

We close out this week with the following stories… Have a safe weekend! Tom — Plane with 267 passengers on board crashes into radar at Antalya airport destroying wing and leaving hole in aircraft Harvey Geh , Foreign News Reporter – Will Stewart A PLANE with 267 passengers on board has crashed into a radar…

Here are the stories for today… Of note, a sad yet maddening story from Chief Goldfeder’s “The Secret List” regarding one of our Brothers in the Fire Service, retired San Francisco Firefighter Ken Jones, who died at age 71 after being diagnosed with firefighting occupational lung cancer in March 2025. In summary, he was pretty…

Here are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom — Pilot, trainee OK after small plane skids off runway while landing at Pompano Beach Airpark By Rubén Rosario POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – A pilot and a trainee were not hurt when a small plane veered off the runway at Pompano Beach Airpark. 7Skyforce…

These are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom — No one injured in South Haven plane crash Pilot says plane lost power during attempted takeoff By HP STAFF SOUTH HAVEN – No one was injured after a plane crash failed to take off Monday morning at the South Haven Area Regional Airport.…

Here are the stories to start the week… Be safe out there! Tom — Private Gulfstream Jet incident at La Romana International Airport triggers emergency response Dominican Today A private Gulfstream G200 business jet, registration N318JF, was involved in an aviation incident Sunday afternoon at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, prompting a…

Here are your stories to close out this week… Of note, an accident in Ecuador during a water salute when an aircraft collided with an ARFF rig HRET, and also a report out of the United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch regarding EV battery risks to First Responders and Accident Investigators. Have a safe weekend!…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom — Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 “Herne” suffers nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport, Los Angeles flight cancelled By Bart Noëth A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a nose landing gear collapse while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on Thursday, June 4th, forcing…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom — Plane makes emergency landing in Worthington By Jessica Michalski and Ryan Trowbridge WORTHINGTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A pilot is lucky to be alive after making an emergency landing at a Worthington airfield Tuesday morning. Western Mass News spoke to the pilot on scene…