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Plane Carrying Top 25 College Basketball Team Nearly Collides With Delta Jet Plane Carrying Top 25 College Basketball Team Nearly Collides With Delta Jet
Plane Carrying Top 25 College Basketball Team Nearly Collides With Delta Jet The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a near-collision at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) involving a charter plane carrying the No. 19-ranked Gonzaga men’s basketball team and a Delta jet.  The incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 27, as the Delta aircraft was taking off for Atlanta, Georgia. According to reports, an air traffic controller urgently instructed the charter plane to "Stop, stop, stop" just before it crossed paths with the departing Delta flight. The quick action avoided a potential disaster, and no injuries were reported. “In the years I’ve bee…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Mass Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Causes Chaos With Banks, Stock Markets, Media Mass Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Causes Chaos With Banks, Stock Markets, Media
Mass Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Causes Chaos With Banks, Stock Markets, Media A major tech outage is causing issues worldwide, including grounding flights. Banks, stock markets, and media outlets are also being affected on Friday morning, July 19. An update by cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike appears to be the cause of device outages for millions of Microsoft Windows device users. Several major US air carriers, including Delta, United, and Spirit are under a full ground stop, according to the FAA. "Several airlines have requested FAA assistance with ground stops until the issue is resolved," the agency said. Microsoft has said it is taking "mitigation …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA
Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA A man tried to board a plane at Logan International Airport earlier this week with more than ten edged weapons in his carry-on luggage, the TSA said. The agency tweeted a photo of the items they found during a search on Sunday, Aug. 21. They included an arrowhead, two daggers, and nine throwing stars.  Throwing Stars and Daggers...oh my! On Sunday @BostonLogan, @TSA officers detected these items in a man's carry-on bag. He stated he mixed up his baggage. @MassStatePolice escorted the man back to the ticket counter to properly place these items in his checked bag. #travelfail pic.twitter…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Delta Planes Collide At Logan Airport In Runway 'Fender Bender': Report Delta Planes Collide At Logan Airport In Runway 'Fender Bender': Report
Delta Planes Collide At Logan Airport In Runway 'Fender Bender': Report A Delta Boeing 757 bound for Los Angeles clipped the wing of another plane as it taxied to a runway at Boston Logan International Airport recently, and a passenger live-tweeted the entire event. Samantha Butler, a UCLA professor returning home from a conference on Friday, Aug. 12, told WCVB about the surreal experience after her plane clipped the upper tail wing of another Delta jet parked nearby.  "It was the strangest — like we were in rush hour traffic, and we had a fender bender," Butler said. "It was so strange. ... We’re taxiing out, and there is a crunch — just a crunching sound. An…

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by Josh Lanier