A Gulfstream 150 jet crash landed at the Key West airport this evening at 7:45 p.m. with the pilot and co-pilot radioing there were no brakes upon landing. Four people on board were taken to Lower Keys hospital, two with minor injuries and two transported for precautionary reasons.The plane was registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing …
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NTSB Releases report on CHQ E135 turbulence upset that injured 10 near Milwaukee on 11/30/10 – The Aviation Herald
The NTSB released their factual report reporting, that the flight’s dispatch package contained significant meteorological information (SIGMET) Victor 1, which indicated occasional severe turbulence between 14,000 feet and FL240 also reporting turbulence had been reported by flightcrews. Based on that SIGMET the dispatcher planned the flight for 13,000 feet. Air Traffic Control in Saint Louis …
Pilot Gets Prison Time in High-Profile Case – Flying Magazine
Former Platinum Jet pilot Francis Vieira, 61, was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for his role in fraudulent activity that led up to the crash of a Challenger 600 charter jet in 2005, which veered off the runway after a failed takeoff attempt from Teterboro Airport. During court hearings last year, …
Planes Clip Each Other Taxiing at Boston’s Logan Airport – ABC News
A pair of commercial passenger planes clipped each other while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport, possibly injuring one person. Both planes suffered damage in the 7:30 p.m. incident, according to Massport, an agency that manages Logan Airport. One plane was a 767 jet operated directly by Delta and the second was a smaller plane …