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OSHA cites company in forklift operator's death at Logan airport in 2023
Last year’s deadly forklift accident at Boston Logan International Airport was avoidable, federal worksite overseers said Monday, announcing that the worker’s employer is being cited. The forklift operator, a 51-year-old man from Winthrop, was fatally injured when part of the vehicle hit an entrance, causing it to tip over and fall onto the worker at an outdoor loading area...
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Flight from New York to Spain diverts to Boston due to cracked windshield
Massachusetts State Police say a Madrid-bound American Airlines flight landed at Logan International Airport after an Alert 2 was declared.
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Logan Airport expecting one of the busiest travel days on Sunday
The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday could be their busiest travel ever, with an estimated 2.9 million passengers flying home. Things started ramping up at Boston’s Logan Airport on the Friday before Thanksgiving, when TSA screened 68,000 people. They were expecting to surpass 70,000 in the days leading up to Thanksgiving for a total of over a million travelers. Many…
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TSA expects busiest holiday travel day ever on Sunday
There are an estimated 2.9 million passengers flying home.
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FAA to investigate green laser that illuminated JetBlue flight in Boston
Authorities are investigating an incident where two Jetblue flights were illuminated by a laser around on Thursday morning. The FAA says Jetblue flights 494 and 972 were illuminated by a a green laser at around 5:40 a.m. near Boston. No injuries were reported after the incidents. Pilots reported 9,500 laser strikes to the FAA in 2022. 278 pilots have reported…
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American Airlines passenger claims she found camera placed in plane bathroom
The attorney for the family of a teen girl who allegedly discovered a camera in a bathroom aboard a Boston-bound aircraft earlier this month is speaking out about the “outrageous act.”
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Logan-bound plane abandons landing to avoid other plane on runway
A plane set to land at Boston’s Logan Airport on Monday had to perform a “go-around” maneuver because of another plane still on the runway, sparking an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency confirmed to NBC10 Boston. An air traffic controller told the pilot of United Flight 2267 to make the maneuver at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday,…
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DA drops gun charges against Patriots CB Jack Jones
New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones was handed a legal victory months after his arrest on weapons charges at Logan Airport. Days before the start of the season, the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden issued a nolle prosequi on eight charges brought against Jones in June after police said he tried to bring two guns on a…
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‘Potential criminal act' onboard Boston-bound plane prompts investigation
An investigation is underway after what Massachusetts State Police called a “potential criminal act” that happened on a flight to Boston on Saturday morning. In a news release on Saturday evening, state troopers said that they were notified at around 10 a.m. Saturday by American Airlines of the potential criminal act that happened on flight number 1441 from Charlotte, North…
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Forklift operator dies after accident at Logan Airport
Several coworkers came to help the man, followed shortly after by state troopers and then fire rescue crews.
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Forklift operator dies after accident at Logan Airport
The forklift operator who was badly hurt during an incident on Tuesday at Logan International Airport in Boston was pronounced dead at the hospital, Massachusetts State Police announced early Wednesday. The worker, so far only identified as a 51-year-old Winthrop man, was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon after the forklift accident, state police said. The man…
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2 commercial planes have close call at Logan Airport
The FAA said in a statement that on Monday afternoon, an American Airlines flight headed to Chicago was preparing to take off, when a Spirit Airlines flight came too close to the runway holding line.
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‘Concerning': Passenger speaks out after plane has to abort takeoff at Logan
After a plane had to quickly abort its takeoff on Monday at Boston Logan Airport, an investigation is underway by the Federal Aviation Administration as a passenger speaks out about the scary moments on the runway. The FAA said in a statement that on Monday afternoon, an American Airlines flight headed to Chicago was preparing to take off, when a…
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Passenger describes close call at Boston Logan Airport
The FAA said an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for an American Airlines flight on Monday afternoon “out of an abundance of caution” after they saw Spirit Airlines Flight 1444 approaching too close.
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Plane told to abort takeoff at Logan Airport
The FAA said an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for an American Airlines flight “out of an abundance of caution” after they saw Spirit Airlines Flight 1444 approaching too close.
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Recent close calls at airports raise safety concerns
Federal investigators have determined a near collision between planes at Logan Airport this winter was the result of pilot error. While no one was hurt, the incident does raise questions about safety at the nation’s airports. The close call could be seen from the cockpit of a JetBlue plane in February, a screen capture from video left in the...
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Pilot took off at Logan Airport without permission, leading to close call with a JetBlue flight, report finds
Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second.
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Service at Logan Airport marks 50 years since deadly crash
On a foggy day 50 years ago, a Delta plane flying from Burlington to Boston crashed into the seawall, killing everyone onboard. It remains the deadliest airline disaster in New England history.
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Loved ones mark 50 years since 89 people died in 1973 Boston Logan Airport plane crash
People came together on Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the crash of Delta flight 723 at Boston Logan International Airport — what remains the deadliest airline disaster in New England history. It was a foggy day on July 31, 1973, when a Delta Airlines flight from Burlington, Vermont, made a stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, before crashing in…
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Loaded gun found in passenger's carry-on at Logan Airport
A woman was arrested Wednesday after TSA officers found a loaded gun in her carry-on luggage during a security screening at Boston’s Logan Airport, the agency said. TSA said their officers found a loaded .99m gun during the security screening at Terminal C. Massachusetts State Police were called in and the woman, identified only as a 54-year-old, was arrested...