Florida plane crash: Learjet showed signs of midair breakup before impact, NTSB says

NTSB member Tom Chapman said during a news conference Monday that investigators found evidence the aircraft started breaking up before it hit the ground. (Aki Kuusisto via REUTERS)

West Palm Beach, Nov 3 (AP): A business jet that crashed in South Florida with nine people aboard, including a family with two young children, likely started breaking apart before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball, a federal investigator said Monday. NTSB member Tom Chapman said during a news conference Monday … Read more

Broken engine part shattered the Ryanair flight window that a passenger’s head got sucked into: NTSB

Broken engine part shattered the Ryanair flight window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB

An engine fan blade broke off on a Ryanair flight and sent parts flying that shattered a plane window shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, which caused a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators said Thursday. Broken engine part … Read more

Federal Authorities Investigate Near-Miss Between Trump’s Marine One and Passenger Jet

Trump Marine One flight incident

WASHINGTON — Federal aviation officials have launched formal investigations after President Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter and a commercial passenger jet flew closer to each other than safety regulations allow over the nation’s capital. Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed they are reviewing the incident, which occurred … Read more