Posts tagged plane crash

• Another Airbus Crash- Travelers becoming concerned about airline safety records and airline travel

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | June 30, 2009 4:01 PM | 9 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Yemen flight IY 626 was en route from Yemen to Comoros when it encountered what was described as some “tough weather”. The Airbus A310, holding 153 people, was preparing to land when the...

• Pilot Fatigue- FAA is taking notice but are they telling passengers the truth

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 17, 2009 9:38 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Federal Aviation Administration head Randy Babbitt says It's absolutely unsafe to think that commuter cockpit crews can fly as many hours or stay on duty for as long as pilots who may fly one...

• Should the FAA Adopt New Guidelines?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | June 24, 2010 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Even though airline travel is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation, every time we read about tragic commercial airplane crashes, it is hard not to wonder about our own safety when...

• Plane Headed For Ft. Pierce Crashes When Taking Off From Charleston. All Are Confirmed Dead.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 22, 2009 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Tragedy struck again Wednesday for a small airplane and its passengers. Federal authorities said four people were killed when a small plane headed to Fort Pierce, FL, crashed Wednesday shortly after...

• Family’s weekend trip ends in tragedy when Piper Aircraft goes down in the Everglades

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 22, 2009 8:24 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Bruce Barber was meticulous when it came to flying. His business partner, Eric Elliott, described him to the Miami Herald “`It's all about risk management,'' he said. ``You're always...

• Aviation Lawsuit Settles for $1.1 Million to Date

  Staff Writer | June 11, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Haggard Law Firm has settled yet another aviation lawsuit, this time against Photolux. This is just the latest settlement of many over the past year for a total to date of almost $1.1 million. It arises out of the June 14, 2002 plane crash near Osteen Florida of a Piper Malibu JetProp Conversion aircraft. The crash killed the pilot and his 2 passengers. The Haggard Law Firm represented...

• Plane Crashed into Publix Supermarket in Deland Florida

  Ed Normand | April 03, 2012 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A plane recently crashed into a Publix Supermarket in Deland Florida injuring the plane occupants and some of the shoppers in the store. A briefing is being held now by the National...

• All burn victims deserve a Happy ending

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | February 02, 2010 12:49 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When Daniel Happy took the field at the East-West Shrine Game in Orlando last weekend as a patient ambassador, he did so knowing who was responsible for his injuries and with a settlement to pay for...

• Two F-15 Fighter Jets Collide Over Gulf of Mexico

  Jenny Albano | February 20, 2008 11:32 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A F-15C Fighter Pilot has died after a mid-air collision on Wednesday, February 20. The other pilot is in good condition at Eglin Air Force Base Hospital in Florida. The pilots ejected over the Gulf of Mexico and were later rescued.The planes crashed off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, just south of Tyndall Air Force Base and the planes were F-15C Eagles single-seaters so the two pilots...

• Plane Crash Off Fort Lauderdale

  Staff Writer | April 30, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Last weekend was a sad weekend for the families of five men who were killed in a plane crash 17 miles off shore from Fort Lauderdale. After taking off at 8:57 a.m. on Saturday, the 1965 Piper Aztec leveled off at 4,500 feet. It was immediately engulfed in stormy conditions and flew into the area of a "level 4" thunderstorm, likely containing severe turbulence, the report said. In little more...