2 student pilots killed in midair collision in Canada: “There was a pillar of black smoke”

2 student pilots killed in midair collision in Canada: "There was a pillar of black smoke"

Two student pilots died on Tuesday morning when their single-engine planes crashed in midair south of Steinbach, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air pilot training school, said the two were practicing takeoffs and landings in small Cessna planes. He said they appeared to have tried to land at the … Read more

Milan Bergamo Airport shut down for almost 2 hours after man sucked into jet engine and killed

Milan Bergamo Airport shut down for almost 2 hours after man sucked into jet engine and killed

Rome — All flight operations at Milan Bergamo Airport were suspended for almost two hours on Tuesday after a man was sucked into the engine of a departing plane and killed, according to the country’s national news agency ANSA. Police and firefighters responded to the scene at the airport, which is about 37 miles east … Read more

Skydiving plane goes off runway at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey; 5 of 15 passengers injured

Skydiving plane goes off runway at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey; 5 of 15 passengers injured

Small plane crashes near Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey Small plane crashes near Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey 01:00 At least five of the 15 people on board a skydiving aircraft were injured after the small plane went off the runway at Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, on Wednesday. … Read more

New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart’s lost plane in the Pacific Ocean

New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane in the Pacific Ocean

An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart’s plane in the Pacific Ocean. The effort, announced Wednesday by the Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute, will focus on a “visual anomaly” in satellite and other imagery in a lagoon at Nikumaroro, an island located between Hawaii … Read more