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Police & Fire
Details Released In I-78 Plane Landing
A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County after experiencing engine trouble, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police received a call at approximately 9:19 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2026, reporting a plane on I-78 east in Weisenberg Township. Investigators determined the 1995 Commander 114B aircraft had departed from Solberg Airport in New Jersey and was headed to Indiana when the pilot reported unknown engine problems, State Police said. The pilot, a 65-year-old man from Michigan, attempted to reach a nearby airport but instead landed at mile marker…
Business
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know
Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, underscoring the financial crisis facing the nation's largest budget carrier. Spirit announced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in a news release on Friday, Aug. 29. The Dania Beach, Florida-based airline previously emerged from bankruptcy in March, after Spirit shed nearly $800 million in debt and secured $350 million in new equity. The filing came less than three weeks after Spirit executives admitted there is "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to survive another 12 months without…
Business
Spirit Needs More Cash To Survive, Airline Warns: 'There Is Substantial Doubt'
Despite recently emerging from bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines warns that it may not survive the next year without raising more cash, according to a new filing. Spirit said it's facing significant financial pressure due to "elevated domestic capacity and continued weak demand for domestic leisure travel" in the second quarter of 2025. The budget airline disclosed its concerns in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Aug. 11. The Dania Beach, Florida-based company said it expects to face a "challenging pricing environment" through at least the end of…
News
Delta Flight Narrowly Avoids Collision With Another Jet Before Takeoff
A Delta Air Lines crew was forced to slam the brakes on its takeoff when an arriving jet swooped onto the same runway and passed barely 200 feet overhead. Delta Flight 590, heading to Atlanta and carrying 144 passengers, had reached approximately 70 mph on a runway at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City on Monday, July 21, according to a report by CBS News and data from FlightRadar24. The pilots noticed an Aeromexico jet descending ahead of them and decided to abort the takeoff. “We are holding on the runway,” the Delta captain radioed; another voice replied “Wow”…
Obituaries
Billionaire Fred Smith, FedEx Founder, Dies
Billionaire entrepreneur Fred Smith, who founded the FedEx Corporation and turned the multinational delivery service into the world's largest transportation company as its chairman, has died. The Yale University graduate and Marine Corps veteran was 80 years old. Known as an innovator, Smith revolutionized parcel delivery with next-day air service. He once said, "I love that phrase, 'If you don't like change, you're going to hate extinction.' You've got to change." "Fred was more than just the pioneer of an industry and the founder of our great company," FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam said…
News
New Details Emerge After Skydiving Plane With 20 Aboard Crashes In Tennessee
This story has been updated. New information has emerged after a skydiving plane with 20 people on board crashed in Tennessee. The incident happened at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, June 8 in the city of Tullahoma, located in Coffee County about 75 miles south of Nashville. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 twin-engine Otter went down shortly after departing Tullahoma Regional Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA confirmed the number of people onboard to be 20, and said it is investigating. No deaths were reported from the crash, the Tullahoma Police Depar…
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Another Plane Crash In PA—Fourth In Four Months Sparks FAA Investigation
A small plane flipped upside down at a Pennsylvania airport Friday morning, marking the fourth aircraft crash in the state since January and intensifying concerns over aviation safety. The crash happened just before 10:40 a.m. on Friday, April 18, at Lehigh Valley International Airport (LVIA) in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. According to Colin Riccobon, spokesperson for LVIA, the plane ended up on its roof after an incident on Runway 24. One pilot was on board, and they were evaluated by EMS. Fire personnel on the scene confirmed the pilot was uninjured. Initial radio dispatch described…
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Pilot Texted About Fog Before Taking Off, Crashing In Virginia: NTSB
He texted a friend to say he’d landed safely. Minutes later, he was dead. A Virginia pilot was killed when his helicopter slammed into a residential yard in Danville after taking off in heavy fog on Saturday, March 15, federal officials said. The crash happened around 3 p.m., according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which provided a timeline of the events leading up to the deadly flight. Moments earlier, the pilot had dropped off two passengers after cutting a sightseeing flight short due to fog, officials said. One of the passengers pro…
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