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Friday the 22nd of May, 2026  – The start of the 2026 Memorial Day weekend here in the United States. This coming Monday is Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our country’s armed forces. This entire three-day weekend is about…

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Thursday the 21st of May, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Delhi-Bengaluru Air India Flight Suffers Tail Strike During Landing, Aircraft Grounded Air India’s Delhi-Bengaluru flight suffers a tail strike during landing amid wake turbulence; all passengers and crew remain safe. By :Varun Bhasin A Delhi-to-Bengaluru Air India…

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Wednesday the 20th of May, 2026 After sorting out some webpage issues, here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Aircraft from Vance Air Force Base makes emergency belly landing in Kansas An aircraft from Vance Air Force Base performed an emergency belly landing in Kansas on Tuesday afternoon. By Addison…

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Tuesday the 19th of May, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Plane makes emergency landing on Ocean City beach By Jana Ruark, Stella Guzik OCEAN CITY, Md.- A plane made an emergency landing on the beach near 94th St. in Ocean City around 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to…

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Monday the 18th of May, 2026 We kick off the week with these stories from over the weekend... Be safe out there! Tom -- Reported cabin smoke, odor leads to emergency evacuation at KCI Friday afternoon Dillon Seckington KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A flight at Kansas City International Airport (KCI) was reportedly evacuated after the…

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Friday the 15th of May, 2026 We close out the week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - 2 dead after plane crashes into Akron home The crash happened on Canterbury Circle inside the Coventry Crossing development. The two victims were found dead inside the aircraft. Author: Dave DeNatale, Sia Nyorkor, Hunter…

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Thursday the 14th of April, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Schenectady County Airport plane belly-lands; Pilot walks away unhurt By WNYT Pilot walks away from small plane crash GLENVILLE, N.Y. (WNYT) — A small passenger plane made a belly landing at Schenectady County Airport, and the pilot…

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Wednesday the 13th of May, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Of note, congratulations to our ARFF Brothers and Sisters at DFW on the opening of their new "East ARFF" Station! Be safe out there! Tom - Pilot, 80, crashes replica German WW2 plane in field after mistaking tractor lines for a runway BicNews…

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Tuesday the 12th of May, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Turkish Airlines landing gear fire shuts Kathmandu airport for 98 minutes All flights at Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended after the aircraft caught fire in its right main landing gear following landing. Two passengers sustained minor injuries.…

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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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