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More than two dozen on Delta flight taken to hospitals after turbulence forces plane to make emergency landing

More than two dozen on Delta flight taken to hospitals after turbulence forces plane to make emergency landing

Severe turbulence struck a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam Wednesday, causing service carts and unbelted passengers to hit the ceiling and forcing an emergency landing in Minnesota, where 25 people on board were taken to hospitals. Delta said flight DL56 landed safely at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and was met by medical teams upon arrival. Video shows …

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Severe turbulence forces Delta plane to make emergency landing after 25 passengers injured | Air transport

Severe turbulence forces Delta plane to make emergency landing after 25 passengers injured | Air transport

At least 25 people were injured in a severe case of turbulence that forced a Delta Air Lines jet flying to Amsterdam into an emergency landing in Minneapolis, the airline said in a statement. The flight had taken off from Salt Lake City in Utah but landed at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul international airport after “significant turbulence” struck. “Medical personnel met …

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Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing – The New York Times

Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing  The New York Times New information from NTSB hearing shows timeline of events in DC plane crash  WTAE Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC 130 feet from disaster: What …

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NTSB Finds Army Black Hawk in Fatal Midair Crash with Plane Was Above Altitude Limit

NTSB Finds Army Black Hawk in Fatal Midair Crash with Plane Was Above Altitude Limit

Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been and its altitude readings were inaccurate. The details came out of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings in Washington, where investigators aim to uncover insights into …

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Investigators detail points of failure leading to D.C.-area plane crash – The Washington Post

Investigators detail points of failure leading to D.C.-area plane crash  The Washington Post Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing  The New York Times NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: ‘Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead’  ABC News Helicopter …

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Live updates: At NTSB hearing, FAA and Army face questioning over deadly D.C. plane crash – The Washington Post

Live updates: At NTSB hearing, FAA and Army face questioning over deadly D.C. plane crash  The Washington Post Families of DC plane crash victims break down in hearing as new video is released  ABC News NTSB holds hearings to determine why passenger plane and Army helicopter collided in January, killing 67 people  CNN The NTSB is set to hold a hearing on the …

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Delta Air Lines pilot arrested on plane for alleged child sexual assault: authorities

Delta Air Lines pilot arrested on plane for alleged child sexual assault: authorities

Authorities in California said they rushed the cockpit of a plane during the weekend to arrest a co-pilot on child sexual assault charges. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department on Monday identified the suspect as 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar, of Florida. In a news release posted on social media, the department said they learned Bhagwagar was scheduled to fly into San …

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All 3 aboard small plane that crashed in ocean off California died, officials say

All 3 aboard small plane that crashed in ocean off California died, officials say

MONTEREY, Calif. — All three people aboard a small twin-engine plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California’s central coast perished, law enforcement officials said. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Sunday that the three occupants of the plane that went down about 300 yards (275 meters) off Point Pinos were dead. Officials didn’t say what led to …

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A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

The mission’s goals include tests of “high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies.” “OTV-8’s laser communications demonstration will mark an important step in the US Space Force’s ability to leverage commercial space networks as part of proliferated, diversified, and redundant space architectures,” said US Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in a statement. “In so doing, it will strengthen the resilience, …

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