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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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Monday the 13th of April, 2026 Here are your stories to start the new week... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane makes emergency landing on busy central Phoenix road; no injuries By Lauren Kobley and Austin Walker PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three people are OK after a small plane had to make an emergency landing on a busy…

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Friday the 10th of April, 2026 This is all I have to close out the week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - 2 people killed in Catalina Island plane crash, LA County Fire Department says By Julie Sharp A small airplane crashed in Avalon around 12:30 p.m. Thursday and the two people who were on board…

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Thursday the 9th of April, 2026 Today's stories are as follows... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes into side of Arizona home after veering off airport runway, leaving 2 people hospitalized By Caitlin McCormack Two people were sent to the hospital after a small plane they were flying swerved off an Arizona airport…

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Wednesday the 8th of April, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Cape Air plane door opens mid-flight off Nantucket, Massachusetts: "A bit nerve-wracking" By Neal Riley A Cape Air plane on its way to Boston had to return to Nantucket, Massachusetts after part of a door opened up mid-flight on Monday. "Yesterday…

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Tuesday the 7th of April, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Jet skids off runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, temporarily suspending operations By Eyewitness News TETERBORO, New Jersey (WABC) -- An airport in New Jersey temporarily suspended operations after a jet skidded off the runway on Monday.…

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Monday the 6th of April, 2026 Sad news from Fort Lauderdale where one of our own, Broward Sheriff's Office Firefighter/Paramedic Steven Lepselter, died after he suffered a medical emergency while on duty Easter Morning. Over his 19 year career with the BSO, some of Steven’s assignments have included the Airport, Seaport, Hazardous Materials (HazMat), Air…

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