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  A small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia 30 seconds after it took off as crews respond to a fiery scene, Pennsylvania’s governor said Friday. Gov. Josh Shapiro  said he is offering all “Commonwealth resources as they respond to the small private plane crash in Northeast Philly.” The crash happened less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights. Photos taken at the crash site appear to show residential homes on fire. Michael Schiavone, 37, was sitting at his home in Mayfair on Friday when he heard a loud bang and his house shook. He said it felt like a mini earthquake and when he checked his home security camera footage, he said it looked like a missile was coming down. “There was a large explosion, so I thought we were under attack for a second,” he said. Flight data showed a small jet taking off from the airport at 6:06 p.m. and disappearing from radar about 30 seconds later after climb...

  Military helicopter flight paths around Reagan National Airport face renewed scrutiny after deadly collision with commercial flight Military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at  Reagan National Airport  in the week before a deadly collision presumably killed 67 people on Wednesday, according to a report. On Tuesday night, just one day before the collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, a different plane alerted the air traffic control tower that it had to abort its landing to avoid collision with a helicopter,  the Washington Post reported . Yet another plane arriving at DCA from Charlotte scrubbed its landing on Jan. 23, again because of a helicopter. "They had to circle back around because there was a helicopter in the flight path," said RIchard Hart, a passenger on the Jan. 23 flight who spoke to the Washington Post. "At the time I found it odd. ... Now I find it disturbingly tragic." The tw...

  A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members  collided with an Army helicopter  while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board. The collision occurred at around 9 p.m. Wednesday in one of the world’s most tightly controlled airspaces, just over 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of the White House and U.S. Capitol. An overnight search-and-rescue effort turned into a recovery operation Thursday. The cause is under investigation.

  All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet  that collided  with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the jet late Wednesday as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said. The plane carried 60 passengers and four crew. Three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. “We don’t believe there are any survivors,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital. “We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation." The plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water, and first responders were searching an area of th...

ARLINGTON, Va. ( DC News Now ) — Several of the 60 passengers who were on board  an airplane that collided with a military helicopter  Wednesday night were figure skaters, U.S. Fgure Skating said. The organization released a statement, explaining that athletes, coaches, and family members were on their way home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Kansas when the collision happened. Those passengers and others were on American Eagle Flight 5342, which American Airlines said PSA operated. The flight left Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport ( ICT ), bound for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).  The airplane, which had four crew members on it, in addition to the passengers, and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into each other as the plane approached the airport. Both fell into the Potomac River below. The helo, which was based at Fort Belvoir, Va. and was on a training exerc...

  An F-35A fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A news release from the base said the pilot ejected from the aircraft and was not hurt, but that he was taken to Bassett Army Hospital on Fort Wainwright for evaluation. The release said the crash resulted in “significant aircraft damage.” There are two F-35 squadrons based at Eielson, with a total of 54 of the advanced jet fighters. Each F-35A costs just over $82 million. At a news conference at the Eielson’s visitors center, Col. Paul Townsend said the pilot declared an in-flight emergency before ejecting. Townsend said it’s too early to identify the cause of the emergency, but that it would be determined during the crash investigation. A base spokesperson  told the Anchorage Daily News  today that the jet crashed on the runway. The Eielson news release cautioned motorists not to stop along the Richardson Highway to look at the crash site. The main runway and flight ...

  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.  There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. Inflatable rescue boats were launched into the Potomac River from a point near the airport along the George Washington Parkway, just north of the airport.  with  President Donald Trump was briefed, his press secretary said, and Vice President JD Vance encouraged followers on the social media platform X to “say a prayer for everyone involved.”  The Federal Aviation Administration said the midair collision occurred around 9 p.m. EST when a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into a military Blackhaw...

  Atlas Air 747-8F to San Juan safely returns to Miami following an engine issue on departure. The aircraft landed 14 minutes after declaring the emergency MIAMI – An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F cargo plane with five crew members  made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) late on Jan 18 after facing an engine malfunction shortly after departure. Unverified videos on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, showed flames shooting out of the left wing of the aircraft while in flight. No injuries were reported, the airport told Reuters. “The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA,” the air-freight company said, adding that it would conduct an inspection to find the cause. https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/1748266560853033250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1748266560853033250%7Ctwgr%5E905f3be0ba1d39d30c2f5fbad0349bff4b1f4b29%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aviationliker99.info%2Fnews%2Ff09f9aa8atlas-a...

  LONDON — Russia and Ukraine exchanged large drone attacks on Sunday night into Monday, with UAVs forcing flight restrictions at three Russian airports and prompting reports of an attack on a major military aviation hub. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 30 Ukrainian drones overnight over western Russian regions — 14 over Bryansk region, six over Kaluga region, three over Belgorod region, three over Kursk region, two over Ryazan region, and two over Oryol region. Another drone was shot down over the Republic of Tatarstan, the ministry statement said. The capital of Tatarstan, Kazan, is more than 600 miles from the closest Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia’s Rosaviatsia federal air transport agency announced temporary restrictions on flights at the Kazan International Airport and Begishevo Airport — both in the Tatarstan region. The restrictions were lifted around four hours later. Kazan International Airport said on Telegram the stoppages were intended “to e...