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Boeing 737 catches fire, skids off runway at Senegal’s main airport

A Boeing 737-300 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off the runway at Senegal’s main airport near the capital Dakar. The country’s transport minister announced Thursday that 10 people, including the pilot, were injured in the crash. Passengers were evacuated from a burning plane at Blaise Diagne International Airport, with some saying there was […]

Airport brawls: Travel-related incidents of 2023, on the ground and in the air

Crime can happen anywhere, even at 30,000 feet. Unruly travelers are not uncommon on airplanes. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were 2,075 fraudulent passenger reports in 2023, resulting in 512 investigations, 402 enforcement actions, and $7.5 million in fines. Below are just a few of the brawls that took place at American airports […]

Congress should stop aviation regulators from holding back DC’s closest airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, known by its airport code DCA, is the closest airport to downtown Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia, just minutes by train or car. Convenient for business travelers, tourists, and anyone traveling to and from the metropolitan area. Needless to say, DCA is a vital part of the local economy, and […]

Ciudad Juarez Airport Shooting Tied to Human Smuggling Turf War

The recent shooting at Ciudad Juárez Airport, in which two men were killed, was directly linked to a turf war between smuggling rings. These organizations continue to fight to control the arrival of migrants attempting to reach the Texas border. The shooting occurred Friday night at the airport in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican border city […]

TSA Discovers Bag of Snakes in Passenger’s Pants at Miami Airport

A passenger was caught stowaway in his pants at Miami International Airport, according to the TSA. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials reported on April 26 that they found a bag containing a snake hidden in a man’s pants at a checkpoint. a police officer called In a post to X, TSA said U.S. Customs and […]

Inside the fight to kill new flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport

New correspondence between an unconventional group of allies is shedding light on the high-stakes fight to prevent more flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport. Over the course of the last year, United Airlines lobbyists worked with Washington, D.C.’s local airport authority as well as staff to Virginia lawmakers to coordinate strategy and messaging in a bid […]