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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops
Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Engine Trouble Caused Small Plane Crash Near Atlantic City's Airport, Pilot Uninjured: Police Engine Trouble Caused Small Plane Crash Near Atlantic City's Airport, Pilot Uninjured: Police
Engine Trouble Caused Small Plane Crash Near Atlantic City's Airport, Pilot Uninjured: Police A Florida pilot's small plane crashed when it experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), authorities said. Galloway Township police responded to the report of a plane crash in a field near the 200 block of Liebig Street at around 3:42 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. A man called 911, saying the plane hit a tree and he was helping the pilot get out of the aircraft. Investigators said the single-engine Cirrus SR-22 took off from ACY but the plane began experiencing engine trouble. The pilot contacted air traffic control and used the pl…

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by Chris Spiker
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FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To NYC-Area Airports Including Newark FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To NYC-Area Airports Including Newark
FAA Rescinds Ban On Flights To Nyc-area Airports Including Newark The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ban temporarily suspending flights to NYC-area airports including Newark due to coronavirus-related staffing issues at regional air-traffic control center. The agency ordered air traffic controllers to stop all departures to JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and Philadelphia International Airport Saturday -- only to rescind it minutes later. Several U.S. airlines cancelled flights this week after a series of COVID-19 cases involving air traffic control personnel. The FAA closed the air traffic control tower at JFK early Friday before reopeni…

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by Cecilia Levine