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National

Army withholds name of Black Hawk helicopter crew in D.C. crash, 2 others identified

6:43pm January 30, 2025

At the request of the family, the Army is not going to release the name of the female member of the Black Hawk crew killed in Wednesday's crash. The withholding of the name is a highly unusual move.

Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker (left to right), the writers and directors of "Airplane!"

Books
Arts

Looks like we picked the wrong week to quit quoting 'Airplane!'

11:36am October 02, 2023

A new book about the 1980's film "Airplane!" from David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker, the writing and directing team responsible for one of the most transformative film comedies in history.

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plane crash scene in Guilford and Randolph counties

Transportation

One dead in small plane crash near border of Guilford and Randolph counties

5:45pm April 11, 2023

by Paul Garber and WFDD Staff

One person was killed and another critically injured when an experimental plane they were in crashed in southeastern Guilford County.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

10:33pm May 31, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

World News

Wreckage Found In Russia After Plane Went Missing

6:29am July 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

The Antonov An-26 plane missed a scheduled communication earlier Tuesday and disappeared from radar when flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, officials said.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19.

World News

New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble,' Resume Quarantine-Free Travel

8:54am April 06, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.

A large new "sensory space" at Pittsburgh International Airport is divided into separate rooms; families can tailor sound and light levels to each traveler, whatever their age.

Kids And Adults With Autism Flying Easier In Pittsburgh, With Airport's Help

1:24pm August 08, 2019

by Kathleen Davis

Pittsburgh International Airport has opened a 1,500-square-foot "sensory space" to help people on the autism spectrum decompress during travel. Soothing colors and private, soundproof rooms are a hit.

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Airplane passengers fly on a British plane in 1960. Travelers can often exhibit bizarre behaviors as a result of the conditions within the airplane cabin.

Science

Cool Your Jets! Science Might Explain Your Weird And Emotional Airplane Behavior

3:50pm July 14, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

The reason some passengers weep uncontrollably or order strange beverages in the sky might be related to high levels of noise and air pressure in the cabin.

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane is seen stuck in mud on an embankment, a day after skidding off the airstrip, after landing at Trabzon's airport on the Black Sea coast on Jan. 14.

World News

Plane Skids Off Runway In Turkey Onto Cliff Edge, No Injuries Reported

12:17pm January 14, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Pegasus Airlines flight was derailed off the tarmac as it landed and went hurtling over a cliff, leaving the aircraft dangling over the Black Sea nose first.

A plane prepares to take off from Put-in-Bay Airport. To get to Put-in-Bay School, some students need to take a plane.

The Wings On The Bus Go ... Wait, What?

6:43pm February 08, 2017

by Elizabeth Miller

Across the country, many students ride the bus to get to school. But on one Lake Erie island, some students catch an airplane to get to class every day.

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