Democrats, Judge Sought to Have Plane Full of Rapists, Violent Criminals, and Child Sex Offenders to Return to U.S.
Washington, D.C. – A controversial ruling by U.S. District Judge Rachel Martinez, a Democratic appointee, has ignited a firestorm of debate after she ordered the Biden administration to facilitate the return of…
Cat found inside suitcase checked on to plane at JFK Airport
The cat is out of the bag. That’s what an official with the Transportation Safety Authority said after somebody tried to catnap a feline by shoving the orange kitty into a suitcase…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Newburgh, New York, man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for possessing a stolen and loaded firearm that he tried to get through security at Newark…
Two injured after plane crashes into West Babylon Cemetery
WEST BABYLON, NY – A plane crashed into a cemetery in West Babylon on Saturday, about two miles from Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. According to the Suffolk County police, the passenger…
First plane repatriating Venezuelan migrants in Mexico departs for Caracas, sources say
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A first flight carrying Venezuelan migrants voluntarily returning to their homeland from Mexico departed on Tuesday, according to two Mexican officials. Mexico is dealing with a major increase…
Costa Rica authorities find wreckage believed to be from plane carrying German entrepreneur
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) -German entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, known for his line of fitness studios, was among the passengers on a plane believed to have crashed in Costa Rica, authorities…
Ukraine plane engine builder head held on treason charges – media
(Reuters) – A former owner of a prestigious aircraft engine builder in central Ukraine has been detained on treason charges, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday, quoting security sources. Several of Ukraine’s most…
Nigeria would consider China’s C919 plane for new airline
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Nigeria would consider buying China’s newly-certified C919 passenger jet as it grows the country’s fledgling carrier Nigeria Air to 30 planes by around 2025, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said…
California Man Who Tried to Take Five Pounds of Methamphetamine on a Plane to Iowa Pleads Guilty
A man who was arrested in Los Angeles while trying to transport five pounds of methamphetamine to Iowa pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Kiyonte Levell Sowell, age 21,…
Texas Authorities Stop Smugglers From Flying Charter Plane Of Illegal Migrants To Houston
Texas Authorities Stop Smugglers From Flying Charter Plane Of Illegal Migrants To Houston Jennie Taer on September 2, 2022 The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped two suspected smugglers Wednesday from…
Firefighting tanker plane in deadly Australia crash likely stalled – final report
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) -A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when flying in hazardous conditions…
Argentina orders seizure of Venezuelan plane at U.S. request
BUENOS AIRES/CARACAS – Argentina on Thursday ordered the seizure of a Venezuelan plane held in Buenos Aires since June at the request of the United States, amid suspicions the aircraft of Iranian…
U.S. asks Argentina to seize Venezuelan plane linked to Iran
BUENOS AIRES – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was linked…
U.S. Justice Department Seeks Seizure of Boeing 747 Cargo Plane Grounded in Argentina
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice transmitted a request to Argentinian authorities today to seize a Boeing 747-300M cargo plane following the unsealing of a…
Chinese Ships, Warplanes Taunting Taiwan As Pelosi’s Plane Nears Contested Island
Chinese Ships, Warplanes Taunting Taiwan As Pelosi’s Plane Nears Contested Island Micaela Burrow on August 2, 2022 China reportedly escalated military deployments near Taiwan, coming dangerously close to entering Taiwanese airspace as…
Marketmind: In pursuit of Pelosi’s plane
A look at the day ahead in markets from Anshuman Daga Just as markets seemed to factor in a less hawkish Federal Reserve and relief for economies and businesses, politics is playing…
22-Year-Old Pilot Killed in Jersey Shore Plane Crash
CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ – A pilot of a small single-engine plane was killed in a crash in Middle Township Saturday morning. According to police, at approximately 9:35 AM, the Middle Township…
Pilot Suffers Serious Burns in Linden Plane Fire
LINDEN, NJ – A small plane burned on the tarmac of the Linden Municipal Airport on Sunday and the pilot suffered serious burns according to the Linden Police. The fire was reported…
Argentina grounds Iran-linked Venezuelan cargo plane, lawmakers seek probe
DUBAI/BUENOS AIRES -Argentine authorities have grounded an Iran-linked Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo plane, a local opposition lawmaker and Iranian state media said on Sunday, in an unfolding drama that is throwing a…
Bidens safe after private plane enters airspace in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were briefly evacuated from their vacation home on Saturday after a small private plane mistakenly entered the restricted airspace…
Exclusive-U.S. anti-drugs agency pulls plane from Mexico in fresh cooperation blow
By Drazen Jorgic MEXICO CITY – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has stopped stationing a plane in Mexico for anti-narcotics operations for the first time in decades after Mexican officials rescinded…
Man Provokes Mike Tyson on Plane, Gets Beat
A passenger on the same flight as boxing legend Mike Tyson harassed the former world champion while he sat in his seat aboard a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida. Shortly…
Convicted Felon Admits Trying to Bring Loaded Gun on Plane at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Newburgh, New York, man today admitted possessing a stolen and loaded firearm that he tried to get through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Texas Man Chartered Private Plane to Transport Cocaine from Houston to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around…
Pope uses elevator to board plane taking him to Malta
By Philip Pullella VALLETTA – Pope Francis had to use an elevator to board a plane taking him to Malta on Saturday, with Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni saying it was to “avoid…
China examines black boxes of crashed jet, looking for more plane debris
BEIJING – After finding two black boxes from a crashed China Eastern jet, recovery crews are looking for more airplane debris, nearby video footage and eyewitness accounts, an official at China’s aviation…
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