It then travelled through a perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla, coming to rest about 1,300ft (394m) beyond the runway. Homendy described the crash scene as “devastating”, with debris from the aircraft, vehicles and airport fencing scattered across the area. “It’s hard to see, and I’m sure very difficult for the first responders
A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning. The volcano had started erupting late on Friday night, generating continuous seismic
“Planning. Precision. Performance,” was the airline’s message in social media posts, external accompanied by the footage. In a statement reproduced on a government news site, external, Airlink went into more detail. “The two aircraft were flown by highly experienced crew, with each comprised of three senior captains operating in the roles of commander, co-pilot and
A study this month at the Harvard Medical School in the US, external found that flight attendants and pilots had the highest level of radiation-related cancer deaths among more than 500 different professions. In all, about 6.9% of deaths among flight attendants and 6.7% of deaths among pilots were from radiation-related cancers, according to the
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chrysten Crockett, a Cleveland native who moved from Atlanta to Panama City. Crockett, 36, owns a content marketing agency that she now runs from Panama. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I have no kids and I am not married, so I decided
One person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight. The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s US reporting partner
