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Cessna Citation II business jet crashes on approach in San Diego, killing multiple and igniting homes

A privately owned Cessna Citation II business jet crashed on approach to San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport early May 22, killing multiple passengers and setting about 15 homes ablaze in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood. Around 100 residents were displaced as investigators probe the cause.

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

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Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows

2025-05-22T08:23:49.893348-07:00

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Bomb Threat Grounds Hawaiian Airlines San Diego–Honolulu Flight, Passenger Arrested

2025-05-20T14:04:26.181619-07:00

AINonline

NTSB: Oxygen System Failures and Deferred Maintenance Caused Fatal Citation Jet Crash

2025-05-15T13:22:33.425259-07:00

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Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows Investigators say smoke inundated the cabin of a Delta Air Lines flight departing Atlanta in February, forcing the lead flight attendant to struggle with commands and the crew to initiate an emergency evacuation upon landing. The preliminary report highlights visibility and communication failures under dense smoke conditions.

2025-05-22T08:23:49.893348-07:00

Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows

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Cessna Citation II business jet crashes on approach in San Diego, killing multiple and igniting homes A privately owned Cessna Citation II business jet crashed on approach to San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport early May 22, killing multiple passengers and setting about 15 homes ablaze in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood. Around 100 residents were displaced as investigators probe the cause.

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

Cessna Citation II business jet crashes on approach in San Diego, killing multiple and igniting homes

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Suspected Arson at Montpellier Airport Destroys Three Diamond DA42 Trainers On May 20, suspected arson at Montpellier Airport’s secure apron destroyed three Diamond DA42 twin-engine trainers at Airways Aviation France and severely damaged additional academy aircraft, abruptly halting crucial flight training operations and raising concerns over security at training facilities.

2025-05-21T19:55:57.419820-07:00

Suspected Arson at Montpellier Airport Destroys Three Diamond DA42 Trainers

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Unclassified Inquiry Finds Pilot Disorientation Behind July 2023 MRH-90 Taipan Crash Australia’s Defence Flight Safety Bureau has released its first unclassified report into the July 2023 crash of an Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter, attributing the accident off Queensland’s coast to pilot spatial disorientation and control input errors that killed four personnel.

2025-05-21T18:18:21.815008-07:00

Unclassified Inquiry Finds Pilot Disorientation Behind July 2023 MRH-90 Taipan Crash

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Myanmar military transport helicopter crashes in northern combat zone A Myanmar army transport helicopter suffered a technical malfunction and crashed on its return from a supply mission in the country’s northern front, the military said, marking another setback for operations amid ongoing clashes.

2025-05-21T07:02:59.604710-07:00

Myanmar military transport helicopter crashes in northern combat zone

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Two US F-16 Jets Make Emergency Landing on Remote St. Paul Island in Alaska Two US F-16 fighters deployed from South Korea made an emergency landing on the remote Alaska island of St. Paul in the Bering Sea. The diversion to a sparsely populated location underscores the challenges of emergency operations in austere environments.

2025-05-20T20:41:24.972881-07:00

Two US F-16 Jets Make Emergency Landing on Remote St. Paul Island in Alaska

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Bomb Threat Grounds Hawaiian Airlines San Diego–Honolulu Flight, Passenger Arrested A Hawaiian Airlines A330 flight bound for Honolulu was evacuated on the tarmac at San Diego International Airport Tuesday morning after a passenger reportedly threatened to detonate a bomb during pushback. Law enforcement crews isolated the aircraft in a remote area, confirmed no device, and arrested one individual pending investigation.

2025-05-20T14:04:26.181619-07:00

Bomb Threat Grounds Hawaiian Airlines San Diego–Honolulu Flight, Passenger Arrested

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Lufthansa A340 Returns to JFK After Mid-Flight Engine Shutdown, Hydraulic Fault On 12 May, a Lufthansa A340 bound for Frankfurt diverted back to New York JFK after one of its four engines was shut down over the Atlantic. The aircraft also reported a hydraulic fault on final approach but landed safely with no injuries reported.

2025-05-19T19:37:15.365600-07:00

Lufthansa A340 Returns to JFK After Mid-Flight Engine Shutdown, Hydraulic Fault

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