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Pilot dies in Israeli-made jet crash in Nevada

March 7, 2012 5:49 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Authorities say a pilot for a defense contractor is dead after an Israeli-made military fighter jet crashed at Fallon Naval Air Station in northern Nevada. Base and company officials say the F-21 Kfir (kuh-FEER) aircraft crashed just after 9:15 a.m. Tuesday inside the west gate of... more »
Supertanker Jet for Gulf Help Gets Waco Test Runs

May 19, 2010 10:39 AM

WACO, Texas (AP) - A 20,000 gallon supertanker plane that could be used to drop dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil from a blown well has been doing test runs in Waco. The Evergreen Supertanker 747 spent time at Texas State Technical College, the same airport... more »
Jet Ski Accident Leads to DWI Conviction

March 23, 2010 4:08 PM

From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: Judge James McClelland with the 16th Judicial District in Iberia Parish sentenced a Broussard man to second offense driving while under the influence (DWI) on March 17. Daniel S. Plendl, 23, pled no contest to the DWI offense and was... more »
FAA halts civilian flights from US to Haiti

January 14, 2010 1:56 PM

U.S. officials say they've stopped all civilian flights from the United States to Haiti at the request of the Haitian government, because there is no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes to go back. A U.S. official said the Federal Aviation... more »