Pilots on board a UPS cargo plane faced radio problems and smoke in the cockpit before crashing into the desert outside Dubai.

Small plane down in cornfield near 200th Street and R Avenue

An airplane pulling a banner above the Farm Progress Show in Boone went down in a cornfield a few hundred yards north of a residence at 1767 200th Street at about 9:22 a.m. today.

Flights from Christchurch to Singapore back on schedule

SINGAPORE : Flights from Christchurch are back on schedule after a severe earthquake hit Christchurch on Saturday.

Appreciative crowd enjoys Thunder Over the Valley event

Airplane enthusiasts and families with children eagerly toured the planes on display last Saturday at the Thunder Over the Valley air show, walking through cargo craft and climbing into cockpits.

UPS identifies pilots killed in plane crash in United Arab Emirates

UPS has identified two pilots killed in a plane crash in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.

New Orleans schools have chance to become centers of their communities

Historic $1.8 billion FEMA grant will finance grand master plan

Flights of fancy at Butterfly World in St Albans

THE SUN shone brightly on Bank Holiday Monday as more than 2,700 people flocked to Butterfly World to enjoy a range of activities as part of its Family Fun Day.

UPS pilots 'struggled to land' with smoke-filled cockpit

The cockpit of a United Parcel Service 747 cargo plane filled with smoke as pilots fought to maintain altitude and return to Dubai, where the plane crashed and both crew members died, a civil aviation statement said on Sunday.

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Bloomfield Township Senior Services is offering a free weeklong opportunity for local senior citizens ages 50 and older to sample the fitness classes offered at the new Bloomfield Township Senior Center. New fitness classes that will be offered include Aqua Zoom, Aqua Nia, Chair Yoga, Chair Tai Chi, Fusion for Mind & Body, Muscle Relaxation, Circuit Training.

UPS pilots struggled to land

DUBAI - THE cockpit of a United Parcel Service 747 cargo plane filled with smoke as pilots fought to maintain altitude and return to Dubai, where the plane crashed and both crew members died, a civil aviation statement said on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority said in the statement that investigators have recovered a cockpit voice recorder from the aircraft, which ...

Extra MAS flights good news: Rahim

Kota Kinabalu: Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said Saturday the additional flights Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has put on for the Aidilfitri and school holiday seasons should come as good news for the people of Sabah and Sarawak.

PNG crash bodies arrive

THE BODIES of three Australians and a New Zealander killed in the Papua New Guinea plane crash last week have arrived in Brisbane.

Pine looks for turnaround under Fussell

PINE – Pine has struggled on the football field in recent years but excitement is in the air for the Raiders as coach Chris Fussell, a former assistant, takes over the program that is moving into a new football stadium.

Kerala CM urges Aviation Ministry to continue Air India flights

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 4 : Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today urged the Union Aviation Ministry to withdraw the decision of the Air India to cancel its flights to Gulf countries.

Reward offered for finding missing airplane

A retired police officer from Jacksonville, Fla., who is the father of one of the men aboard an airplane that has been missing since Aug. 21 said Saturday that the parents of the missing men are offering a reward to anyone who finds the plane.

Honored 9 have different backgrounds, experiences

ENID — The nine people honored as Partners In the Sky come from different backgrounds with different experiences, but all have one thing in common — they are judged to have gone above and beyond in their support of Vance Air Force Base.

PNG crash victims return home

The bodies of three Australians and a New Zealander killed in a Papua New Guinea plane crash have arrived in Brisbane.

NZ probes skydiving plane crash that killed 9

Investigators expressed confidence Sunday that they will learn why an airplane carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing four Europeans and five New Zealanders.

MAS Raya extra flights good news for Sabah, S'wak folks: Rahim Bakri

KOTA KINABALU : Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said yesterday the additional flights Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has put on for the Aidilfitri and school holiday seasons should come as good news for the people of Sabah and Sarawak.

Aviation Expo seeks help with air traffic

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is getting so large that it needs to have the Federal Aviation Administration to be involved to control traffic.

PILOTS VOLLEYBALL: Portland beats host Wichita State for Shocker Classic crown

SCORE: Portland 17-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-22 WHEN, WHERE: Saturday night, Sept. 4, Wichita, Kan., Shocker Classic championship match HIGHLIGHTS: The Pilots won the tournament by defeating the host Shockers in the title game. Wichita State had lost just one match in each of the previous two seasons ...

India Aviation Ministry Plans to Invest $8.6 Billion in 5 Years

India, the second-fastest growing major economy, plans to invest 400 billion rupees ($8.6 billion) in the aviation industry during the next five years, Minister Praful Patel said.

Transport body flights 'sky high'

The number of flights taken by Transport Scotland officials is "sky high", the Scottish Liberal Democrats claim.

Anguilla airport cancels night flights due to Earl

The tourism-dependent island of Anguilla has temporarily halted nighttime flights while it repairs a radar beacon knocked out by Hurricane Earl.

Helicopter crew finds body of boxing promoter’s son

SEATTLE — A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum’s body on a rugged mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say. The body of John Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was spotted Friday afternoon from a National Park Service helicopter at about the 7,700-foot level on the north face of 8,500-foot Storm King ...

Helicopter scoops Sonny Bill away from quake city

Sonny Bill Williams was flown by helicopter from the Christchurch earthquake to Auckland yesterday to launch his off-field promotional career – but before he left the cathedral city he had also launched his Kiwi domestic rugby career.

UN agency to help RP aviation

MANILA, Philippines – The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will help the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) improve the quality of airports and flight services in the country.

Ryanair: Abolish Co-Pilots To Save Cash

Airline pilots have accused Ryanair's Michael O'Leary of endangering passengers' safety after he called for co-pilots to be replaced with air stewardesses.

World War II Airplane Recovered From Otay Reservoir

(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - More than sixty-five years after an SB2C Helldiver made a forced landing in the Otay Reservoir, the World War II-era dive-bomber was raised from its final resting place on August 20th. On May 28, 1945, this airplane had just completed a practice dive-bombing run when it suffered a complete engine failure. After repeated attempts to restart the engine ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials (L) are seen at the site where a cargo airplane crashed while taking off from ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials (L) are seen at the site where a cargo airplane crashed while taking off from Dubai airport, United Arab Emirates, on September 4, 2010....

MAS raya extra flights good news for Sabah, Sarawak folk - Rahim Bakri

KOTA KINABALU : Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said today the additional flights Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has put on for the Aidilfitri and school holiday seasons should come as good news for the people of Sabah and Sarawak.

Flights to N.B. cancelled

Airlines preemptively cancelled flights and warned of pending delays on Friday as a hurricane bore down on Canada's east coast.

Aviation brigade in South Korea to expand training

With lessons learned during three combat tours in Iraq, the new commander of the Army’s aviation brigade in Korea plans to have his aviators conduct more training with ground combat troops and add tactical complexities.

Helicopter service takes off at new Mercy Medical Center

Dressed in a flight suit and a helmet, Ron Haver had the pilot look down pat.He should. The helicopter pilot has been flying the big birds for 20 years, mostly for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.But Haver has a bit of a different job now. Instead of looking for pot growers or bad guys on the run, the helicopter pilot now flies critically ill patients from the local hospital and from the ...

Helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas

A veteran Salinas pilot sustained minor injuries when he crashed his crop-spraying helicopter on Highway 101 just south of Salinas Municipal Airport early Friday, shutting down the highway for nearly two hours and slowing traffic for much of the morning.

Imhotep Charter blasts Bristol, 38-14

On his team's first play from scrimmage, less than four minutes into a nonleague game against Bristol, Imhotep Charter's Christopher Lewis took a quick two-step drop and lofted a pass up the right sideline to senior wideout Devin Sanders for a 47-yard touchdown.

Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai

Two pilots were killed today when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police said.

Continental recalling 132 pilots

The pilots' union at Continental Airlines said the airlines is recalling furloughed pilots to handle a growing number of flights, normal attrition and the expected delivery of new planes. So far this year, Continental's traffic is running about 3% higher than a year ago and revenue is surging thanks to higher fares and fees on many services. Q2 revenue jumped 19% vs. a year ago. Shares edged up ...

UPDATE: Man unscathed after crashing airplane in Buena Vista Township

View full sizeGus Burns | The Saginaw NewsAn airplane being flown by Richard VonBerg crash landed in a bean field near Browne Airport, 4821 Janes in Buena Vista Township about 4:15 p.m. Friday.BUENA VISTA TWP. — Richard VonBerg said it...

Model Airplane May Have Started Blaze

Paso Robles, CA -- Officials believe a model airplane sparked a small brush fire yesterday evening near Paso Robles. The fire began about 7 o’clock off Geneseo Road near El Pharo Drive and threatened nearby structures. Crews had contained the fire in about two hours, and no structures were damaged.

Helicopter crashes on California highway

SALINAS, Calif., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A pilot escaped without serious injury Friday when a crop-dusting helicopter crashed on a coastal highway in California. Helicopter - California - Aviation - Recreation - Aerial application

Allied Pilots Association Voices Support for Proposal by Continental and United Pilots to End Outsourcing

FORT WORTH, Texas----The Allied Pilots Association , certified collective bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines , expressed strong support for a proposal put forth by the pilots of Continental Airlines and United Airlines to end outsourcing of flying to regional partners.

Helicopter crashes onto busy California highway; pilot walks away with minor injuries

A helicopter that crashed on a California highway in Salinas Friday left its pilot with minor injuries. After blocking the roadway for a while, the helicopter was removed.

Helicopter crashes onto busy California highway; pilot walks out of wreck

SALINAS, Calif. - A helicopter has crashed on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic. The California Highway Patrol says the helicopter landed upside-down onto Highway 101 shortly after 6 a.m. Friday.

Helicopter crashes on busy CA highway

A helicopter has crashed on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic.

Helicopter crashes onto busy Central California highway; pilot walks away with minor injuries

A helicopter landed upside-down on a California highway in Salinas Friday, slowing Labor Day weekend traffic for part of the morning but causing only minor injuries to the pilot.

Helicopter Crashes Onto Highway 101 In Salinas

A crop-dusting Bell 47 helicopter crashed onto the busy southbound 101 freeway near the Salinas Airport Friday after the pilot became disoriented in the heavy early morning fog, authorities said.

Aviation company to add jobs in Macon

An aviation company is expanding in Macon. Gov. Sonny Perdue says TIMCO Aviation Services, which has a Macon facility...

Board approves base charter school

The Arkansas Board of Education approved a building at Little Rock Air Force Base as the location for a new charter school.

Model airplane sparks small brush fire in North County

A model airplane sparked a small brush fire Thursday evening near Paso Robles.