UPDATED 9:40 a.m. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An air search in the southern Indian Ocean for possible objects from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane described as the “best lead” so far ended for the day without success Thursday but will resume in the morning, Australian rescue officials said. The four planes were checking to […]
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Judge awards woman $104K from Maine aviation company
PORTLAND — A federal judge Monday awarded an Ohio woman more than $104,000 in damages as a result of a private plane forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado last May that left her fearful of flying after a “harrowing 15 minutes” in which she believed her entire family would die. The plane, which […]
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Malaysian official: Investigators conclude flight hijacked
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday. No motive has been established and no demands have been made known, and it […]
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Ohio company awarded $423K in Oxford Aviation suit
OXFORD — A U.S. District Court judge has awarded more than $423,000 in damages to an Ohio company in its lawsuit against Oxford Aviation. Collecting the money is complicated by the possible bankruptcy of Oxford Aviation owner and President James Horowitz. Earlier this month, Horowitz transferred the company to himself and promptly filed for Chapter […]
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Plane headed for Orlando forced to return to BIA after engine trouble
BANGOR — An Allegiant Air flight headed for Orlando, Fla., was forced to return to Bangor International Airport about 10:45 a.m. Sunday shortly after takeoff due to an engine problem, according James Canders, assistant airport director. The pilot noticed a loss of power in the left engine, declared an emergency and circled back to land, […]
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Pair suffers minor injuries when small plane crashes into Moosehead Lake
NORTHEAST CARRY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Maine State Police said a man and woman escaped serious injury when their single-engine plane crashed into Moosehead Lake while attempting a water landing. Police said 31-year-old Thomas Coleman of West Forks was piloting a pontoon-equipped Cessna 185 when it crashed into the lake and sank at about 7 p.m. […]
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FAA: Plane that made I-95 landing ran out of fuel
AUGUSTA — Federal investigators said a Maine Warden Service plane that made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Litchfield in April simply ran out of fuel. No one was injured when the single propeller Cessna landed on the highway on April 26, prompting one driver to pull over to make way for the aircraft. […]
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F-16 crash in Atlantic forces tricky rescue
The night-vision image in the rescue helicopter showed a downed pilot in a life raft bobbing 35 miles from the Atlantic shoreline, but when Brian Fogle got ready to plunge down to him, the midnight sky and sea melded into inky blackness. And then he stepped out that door and slid down a line into […]
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Flight carrying U.S. Sen. Leahy to Vt. is diverted
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A commercial flight carrying U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and 79 others to Vermont diverted to Philadelphia on Friday because of mechanical problems, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Leahy, third in line to the presidency, told The Associated Press that the US Airways flight landed smoothly and passengers were being transferred to […]