Plane Carrying George W. Bush Diverted
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(DALLAS) — A plane carrying President George W. Bush was diverted from Philadelphia to Louisville, Ky. Saturday night after the pilots reported smelling smoke on board, officials said.
“The flight President Bush wa…
TSA to Allow Pocket Knives on Planes
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the nation braces for potentially extended airport security lines because of the federal budget sequester, the Travel Security Administration (TSA) has announced they will allow small pocket knives and certain…
Passenger Planes Helpful in Locating Missing Yachtsman in Australia
Norm Betts/Bloomberg News(SYDNEY) — Passengers on an Air Canada flight to Australia joined in helping an Air New Zealand Airbus in the search for a stranded yachtsman off the Australian coast. Both jets flew at a lower altitude as the pilots ask…
New Firefighting Planes on the Way, But No Help Now
iStockphoto/Thinkstoc(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Forest Service Wednesday said four private companies have won contracts to provide seven “next-generation” firefighting airplane tankers, although they won’t help with wildfires now raging…
Forest Service Adds More Air Tankers to Fight Fires
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Facing a season of potentially dangerous wildfires and a dwindling number of large air tankers to help fight them, the U.S. Forest Service Wednesday took steps to add four more planes to its fleet.The additions wi…
Officials Watch for Terrorists With Body Bombs on US-Bound Planes
Saudi fugitive Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is shown in this handout photo from the Saudi Interior Ministry of the most wanted terror suspects. (Saudi Interior Ministry/Landov)(WASHINGTON) — With the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death looming, American…