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Monday the 11th of May, 2026 A bit late today, had an early morning flying opportunity I could not say no to, and then ran into some website issues. Looks like we're back on track so let's give this a go, here are your stories to kick off the week... Be safe out there! Tom…

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Friday the 8th of May, 2026 We close out this week with these stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Single-Engine Plane Crash at Cape Cod Gateway Airport Robert Bastille HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – A single-engine plane crashed and ended upside down on a runway at Cape Cod Gateway Airport today. The crash happened around 3:30…

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Thursday the 7th of May, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fire-Rescue Unveil First Fully Electric Aircraft Fire Fighting Vehicle in the World City News, Dallas Fire-Rescue Dallas-Fire Rescue (DFR) and the Department of Aviation advanced safety, innovation, and sustainability in Dallas with the…

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Wednesday the 6th of May, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Power Bank Fire On IndiGo Flight In Chandigarh Triggers Emergency Evacuation; 6 Injured Aviation Today News Desk Chandigarh, India: A potentially serious aviation incident was narrowly avoided at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on May 5 after a…

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Tuesday the 5th of May, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Quick action by firefighters and technical factors prevented an explosion after a plane crash in Belo Horizonte, according to experts and authorities. Firefighters carried out preventative procedures against combustion. According to experts, there was probably no combination…

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Monday the 4th of May, 2026 We start this week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - United flight strikes light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A United Airlines flight arriving from Italy struck a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while…

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Friday the 1st of May, 2026 We start the month and end the week with the following stories... Of note, yesterday had the story of the new ARFF rig at KGJT, today has the story of the UA flight making an emergency landing there for an "odor". Wonder if that new rig got christened? Have…

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Thursday the 30th of April, 2026 Here's what I have to close out the month of April... Congratulations to KGJT ARFF on their new 3000 gallon rig! Be safe out there! Tom - Grand Junction Regional Airport adds new firetruck to its fleet by: Jeff Hinkle GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction Regional Airport added…

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Wednesday the 29th of April, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom   - Plane crashes into airport hangar leaving two dead and a dozen injured By Noora Mykkanen At least two people have died and several more were injured after a plane smashed into an airport hangar in Australia,…

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Tuesday the 28th of April, 2026 Here's your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Emergency services attend runway after bird strike hits plane departing Leeds Bradford Airport By Daniel Sheridan A bird strike on a plane departing from Leeds Bradford Airport resulted in an emergency landing at Manchester Airport on Monday morning (April…

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Monday the 27th of April, 2026 These are the stories from over the weekend... Be safe out there! Tom - SWISS Flight's Engine Fails, Catches Fire During Takeoff In Delhi, 6 Hurt All the passengers were evacuated on the runway using emergency slides, officials said, adding the SWISS flight was scheduled to fly to Zurich…

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Friday the 24th of April, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Embraer Aircraft Veers Off Runway on Nairobi-Mandera Flight By Janeffer Katila The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has confirmed a runway excursion involving an EBB Air Embraer aircraft that was arriving at Mandera Airstrip from…

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Thursday the 23rd of April, 2026 Here's all I have for today... Be safe out there! Tom - FAA releases info on emergency plane landing in Terre Haute Brayton Riley TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Federal Aviation Administration released preliminary information on an emergency landing at the Terre Haute Regional Airport. Terre Haute Fire Department Captain…

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Wednesday the 22nd of April, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft makes emergency landing in Oaxaca; one person injured By Agencies ABeechcraft 55 aircraft made a forced landing at the "Benito Juárez" International Airport in Oaxaca after reporting a total failure in both engines during the flight. According…

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Tuesday the 21st of April, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes into Pacoima parking lot; pilot hospitalized by: Jocelyn Fiset Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to a small plane crash in the parking lot of an O’Reilly Auto Parts in Pacoima Monday morning. The Cessna…

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Monday the 20th of April, 2026 We kick off the new week with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crash in Wesley Chapel neighborhood kills one: PCFR By WTVT Web Staff and Danielle Zulkosky The Brief A plane crashed on Aldus Dr in Wesley Chapel Sunday morning, according to the Pasco County Fire Rescue. Officials…

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Friday the 17th of April, 2026 Here are the stories to close out this week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Investigative Hearing: November 2025 UPS Cargo Airplane Crash SAVE THE DATE Investigative Hearing · May 19-20, 2026 Louisville, KY UPS Cargo Airplane Crash (Nov. 2025) The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative…

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Thursday the 16th of April, 2026 Your stories for today... Of note, check out the first story regarding the crash of an Icon A-5 on Puerto Rico's northern coast. If you were first on scene, would you know that it was equipped with with a ballistic parachute system (IPS) developed by BRS Aerospace that could…

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Wednesday the 15th of April, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft damaged after striking capybara during landing at Ogle Newsroom.gy A Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) aircraft was damaged Tuesday evening after striking a capybara during landing at the Eugene F. Correia (Ogle) International Airport, Ogle. The aircraft,…

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Tuesday the 14th of April, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes, forcing shut down of westbound Highway 44 near the Corpus Christi International Airport By: Veronica Flores-Herrera 8:55PM UPDATE: Two people are reported to be critically injured as a result of the plane crash. ******…

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