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‘Yellowstone’ actor shares new details after Houston flight mask controversy
Read full article: ‘Yellowstone’ actor shares new details after Houston flight mask controversyEarlier this week, Forrie J. Smith made headlines after he said he was removed from a flight about to take off from Houston, for asking to move away from a passenger wearing a mask. Now, he’s giving a few more details about what happened.
United plane avoids crash landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport after landing gear gets stuck
Read full article: United plane avoids crash landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport after landing gear gets stuckA United plane landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport avoided a crash landing after authorities said it’s landing gear got stuck before coming down last minute.
Small plane crashes through fence after running out of gas in Rosenberg, manager confirms; No injuries reported
Read full article: Small plane crashes through fence after running out of gas in Rosenberg, manager confirms; No injuries reportedA plane has reportedly crashed through a fence in the Rosenberg area.
Man caught trying to hide in plane’s wheel well at Bush airport, attempting catch free flight from Houston to Miami
Read full article: Man caught trying to hide in plane’s wheel well at Bush airport, attempting catch free flight from Houston to MiamiEven more shocking, authorities say this is not the first time he’s hitched a free airplane ride.
‘Jesus told her to open the plane door’: Woman flying from Houston bit someone on flight in effort to open plane door at 37,000 feet, doc says
Read full article: ‘Jesus told her to open the plane door’: Woman flying from Houston bit someone on flight in effort to open plane door at 37,000 feet, doc saysA woman who the FBI said forced a Southwest Airlines plane from Houston to Columbus, Ohio, to make an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday said in midflight that “Jesus told her to open the plane door,” court documents released Monday said.
2 transported to hospital after small plane crashes on roadway in NW Harris County, officials say
Read full article: 2 transported to hospital after small plane crashes on roadway in NW Harris County, officials sayA man and a woman have been transported to the hospital after a small plane crashed on a roadway in northwest Harris County.
Plane crashes into New Hampshire home killing everyone on board, NBC News reports
Read full article: Plane crashes into New Hampshire home killing everyone on board, NBC News reportsA small plane crashed into the side of a New Hampshire home killing everyone on board, officials in the city of Keene said late Friday.
Police pull pilot from plane moments before train crash
Read full article: Police pull pilot from plane moments before train crashPolice body-camera video shows a harrowing rescue in California, where a small plane crashed on railroad tracks shortly after takeoff from a suburban Los Angeles airfield.
Identities released of 2 victims killed when small plane, paraglider collide in Fort Bend County
Read full article: Identities released of 2 victims killed when small plane, paraglider collide in Fort Bend CountyThe Medical Examiner’s Office has released the identities and causes of death of two people killed when a small plane and paraglider collided in Fort Bend County.
Prominent Houston homebuilder ID’d as plane owner, passenger aboard wrecked Brookshire plane
Read full article: Prominent Houston homebuilder ID’d as plane owner, passenger aboard wrecked Brookshire planeThe plane that ran off a runway, rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while attempting to depart from Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire near Katy on Tuesday, is registered to 987 Investments, LLC, according to FAA records.
Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safe
Read full article: Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safeEmergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane with 18 people on board made an emergency landing Friday in Siberia after both engines failed, with the captain breaking his leg but no one else suffering serious injuries.
1 killed in single-engine plane crash in Hitchcock
Read full article: 1 killed in single-engine plane crash in HitchcockHITCHCOCK, Texas – One person was killed Tuesday afternoon after a single-engine plane crashed near a railroad track in Hitchcock. The crash was reported around 2:45 p.m. The Galveston Fire Department, police and beach patrol begin to search for the plane until they received a call about the plane’s location being reported near a railroad track, officials said. The plane crashed near South Railroad Avenue and Mike Avenue, officials said. The cause of the crash is unknown.
France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'
Read full article: France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the mmbers of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)ANKARA – France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he understood Greece’s unwillingness to engage in dialogue due to Turkey’s decision to again dispatch its ship. “And if there isn’t, then the European Union will have to face the question of how to deal with this and what consequences this will have,” Maas said. “It is one more provocation, in the continued provocations by the Turkish side,” Petsas said.
Former Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Tyson Brummett Among Four Killed in Utah Plane Crash
Read full article: Former Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Tyson Brummett Among Four Killed in Utah Plane CrashFormer Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four people killed in a plane crash in Utah, authorities said Friday. "A man and two of his sons were hiking when they saw the plane begin to turn, then spiral downward," the sheriff's office said. The witness called 911 and then climbed down to the plane where he saw the wreckage and victims, the sheriff's office said. In addition to Brummett, authorities identified the other victims as Alex Blackhurst Ruegner, 35, Elaine W. Blackhurst, 60, and her husband, Douglas Robinson Blackhurst. "The Phillies organization sends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of former pitcher Tyson Brummett, along with three members of the Ruegnar and Blackhurst families, who tragically passed away in a plane crash yesterday morning," the Philadelphia Phillies tweeted on Saturday.