Here are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Schenectady County Airport plane belly-lands; Pilot walks away unhurt By WNYT Pilot walks away from small plane crash GLENVILLE, N.Y. (WNYT) – A small passenger plane made a belly landing at Schenectady County Airport, and the pilot was not hurt. The Thomas Corners…
Read MoreHere are your stories for today… Of note, congratulations to our ARFF Brothers and Sisters at DFW on the opening of their new “East ARFF” Station! Be safe out there! Tom – Pilot, 80, crashes replica German WW2 plane in field after mistaking tractor lines for a runway BicNews Barry Conway, 80, flipped his home-built…
Read MoreThese are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Turkish Airlines landing gear fire shuts Kathmandu airport for 98 minutes All flights at Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended after the aircraft caught fire in its right main landing gear following landing. Two passengers sustained minor injuries. Suraj Kunwar Flight operations at Tribhuvan…
Read MoreA bit late today, had an early morning flying opportunity I could not say no to, and then ran into some website issues. Looks like we’re back on track so let’s give this a go, here are your stories to kick off the week… Be safe out there! Tom – No injuries after plane makes…
Read MoreWe close out this week with these stories… Have a safe weekend! Tom – Single-Engine Plane Crash at Cape Cod Gateway Airport Robert Bastille HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – A single-engine plane crashed and ended upside down on a runway at Cape Cod Gateway Airport today. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. According to radio transmissions the…
Read MoreThese are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fire-Rescue Unveil First Fully Electric Aircraft Fire Fighting Vehicle in the World City News, Dallas Fire-Rescue Dallas-Fire Rescue (DFR) and the Department of Aviation advanced safety, innovation, and sustainability in Dallas with the unveiling of the world’s first all-electric…
Read MoreHere are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Power Bank Fire On IndiGo Flight In Chandigarh Triggers Emergency Evacuation; 6 Injured Aviation Today News Desk Chandigarh, India:Â A potentially serious aviation incident was narrowly avoided at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on May 5 after a passenger’s power bank caught fire onboard…
Read MoreHere are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Quick action by firefighters and technical factors prevented an explosion after a plane crash in Belo Horizonte, according to experts and authorities. Firefighters carried out preventative procedures against combustion. According to experts, there was probably no combination of fuel, oxygen, and ignition source…
Read MoreWe start this week with the following stories… Be safe out there! Tom – United flight strikes light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) —Â A United Airlines flight arriving from Italy struck a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while on final approach to Newark Liberty…
Read MoreWe start the month and end the week with the following stories… Of note, yesterday had the story of the new ARFF rig at KGJT, today has the story of the UA flight making an emergency landing there for an “odor”. Wonder if that new rig got christened? Have a safe weekend! Tom – United…
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