UPS, plane crash
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The captain of a Delta Air Lines regional jet involved in last month’s collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport told
The UPS plane, which was bound for Honolulu, appeared to catch fire, exploding during takeoff at the Louisville Airport, causing a fiery scene, leaving 12 people dead, 15 injured and 9 people are still unaccounted for.
This is the second crash on the runway at LaGuardia within a month. On October 1, the wing was ripped off a Delta plane, and a flight attendant was injured by another jet from the same airline. The CRJ-900 regional jets, both operated by Delta subsidiary ...
The FAA said it would reduce flights across “high-volume” markets to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the shutdown.
Major airlines including American, Delta, and United have responded to the FAA's decision to reduce flights by 10% at 40 airports starting Friday.
Videos from phones, cars and security cameras captured the tragic final moments of a UPS cargo plane as it caught fire and crashed in a massive explosion just outside Louisville's airport, killing at least 12 people and carving a path of destruction on the ground.