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Monday the 1st of September, 2025 – Labor Day Labor Day in the United States is a holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It is a celebration of the American labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers…

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Friday the 29th of August, 2025 We close out the week with the following stories... Of note, congratulations to Chief Wainscott and his team at the Lexington, Kentucky Blue Grass Airport’s Regional Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Training Center as they officially celebrated the grand opening of their newly expanded facility yesterday! Here are the stories...…

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Thursday the 28th of August, 2025 These are the stories for today... Of note, the IAFF has shared that the United States Air Force has issued new guidance for all personnel responding to F-35 aircraft incidents, a link to the USAF guidance can be found in the story.. Be safe out there! Tom - Two…

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Wednesday the 27th of August, 2025 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom Lincoln residents react to early morning helicopter crash By: Evan Charney LINCOLN — Brandi Lindstrom lives in Lincoln and was awake with friends when a helicopter suddenly crashed in the Mid-Town Plaza parking lot right on Main Street just…

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Tuesday the 26th of August, 2025 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom Amole Air Plane Burns After Crashing Into Security Post in Papua Antara Jayapura. A small aircraft operated by Amole Air was destroyed in a fire after it crashed into an Air Force security post at Aminggaru Airport in Puncak…

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Monday the 25th of August, 2025 Here are the stories to start the week... Be safe out there! Tom . One person dead after plane crash at Bangor airport By WABI News Desk Published: Aug. 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM EDT BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A tragic afternoon at Bangor International Airport. A pilot is dead following…

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Friday the 22nd of August, 2025 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom Pilot, passenger survive Bibb County plane crash: ‘I give thanks to God’ By Bryan Henry BIBB COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Bibb County pilot and his passenger survived a crash Wednesday morning near Bibb County Airport…

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Thursday the 21st of August, 2025 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom Investigation launched after experimental aircraft flips at Grove Airport by: Sheila Stogsdill GROVE, Okla. — Grove Regional Airport Manager Lisa Jewett confirmed a plane has crashed at the city’s airport. No fatalities are reported. Jewett said around 8:30 a.m.,…

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Wednesday the 20th of August, 2025 Here are the stories for today... Of note, from the "it's not always about airplanes" category, a story from Milan, Italy where a guy started a ticket counter on fire at Milan Malpensa Airport... Be safe out there! Tom Chaos at Milan Malpensa Airport after passenger ‘set fire to…

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Tuesday the 19th of August, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom 2 injured after helicopter crashes at Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington by KOMO News Staff BURLINGTON, Wash. — A helicopter crashed at Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington Monday morning. The incident was reported at 10:08 a.m. The helicopter was carrying…

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Monday the 18th of August, 2025 We start the new week with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom Accident at Helsinki Airport – eyewitnesses describe a terrifying sight 15 rescue units were called to the scene. Lauri Silvander The rescue service received an alert about a major air traffic accident on Vantaa Airport Road…

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Friday the 15th of August, 2025 We close the week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom 2 injured in Citrus County plane crash By: Rebekah Nelson INVERNESS, Fla. — Two people were injured after a small plane crashed in Citrus County on Thursday night. Citrus County Fire Rescue said crews responded to the…

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Thursday the 14th of August, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom Passenger accidentally ejects from F-15D Eagle in the US Ricardo Meier Incident occurred during taxi at Massachusetts Air National Guard base A passenger in a US Air National Guard F-15D Eagle from the 104th Fighter Wing appears to have unintentionally ejected while…

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Wednesday the 13th of August, 2025 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom 'Unbelievable': 'Emergency landing' briefly closes Tallahassee airport, flight diverted Elena Barrera An "emergency landing" of a charter flight of armed services members Monday evening at Tallahassee International Airport briefly closed the airport's runway and led to the diversion…

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Tuesday the 12th of August, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom Four survive after pilot loses control, crashing into parked planes at Kalispell Airport Preliminary investigation shows pilot lost control of plane and crashed into several parked planes, igniting multiple fires. By: MTN News UPDATE: 8:01 p.m.- August 11, 2025…

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Monday the 11th of August, 2025 We start the new week with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom Aircraft Emergency - Hooks Airport Klein Fire Department responded to an aircraft emergency at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport, mid-morning on Saturday, August 9. At approximately 11:00 am, a pilot reported that their landing gear would…

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Friday the 8th of August, 2025 We close out the week with the following stories... Of note, another US Senator has started another inquiry regarding aircraft evacuations citing runway fires and videos of carry-on luggage in probe. Have a safe weekend! Tom Senator Demands FAA Data on Evacuation Safety Duckworth cites runway fires and videos…

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Thursday the 7th of August, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Of note, the story regarding the US Air Force report on the December 2022 accident involving a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, including issues with the ARFF response and their use of AFFF. Be safe out there! Tom…

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Wednesday the 6th of August, 2025 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom 4 people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing four people By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated…

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