4 killed in St Ignace, MI (83D) plane crash

"The airport's manger, Paul Fullerton, says the plane took off from Mackinac Island, came to St. Ignace's airport to refuel, and then crashed while departing the airport after refueling. " St Ignace is 83D, Mackinac Island is KMCD. (www.9and10news.com) More...

United 881 emergency landing in Buffalo with cracked windshield

Title as reported from Twitter by Andrew Phelps, a WBUR journalist on the plane. (twitter.com) More...

Computer outage grounds United travelers

Reports of systemwide computer problems at United Airlines causing "throngs of travelers" to be waiting impatiently at malfunctioning check-in kiosks on Friday evening. (www.nbcchicago.com) More...

Ilyushin IL-78 tanker jet still grounded at Sawyer International (SAW) after judge issues restraining order

After arguments, Marquette County, MI Circuit Judge Thomas Solka ruled that a temporary restraining order will bar moving the Ilyushin IL-78 tanker until 4 p.m. Aug. 27. Solka has temporarily set aside the sale of the jet to Temco and decided Headlands Ltd. may intervene and be an involved party in the case. The plane has been stranded at Sawyer International Airport since July 17, 2009, when it was making a fuel stop at the former U.S. Air Force base en route from Texas to Pakistan. (miningjournal.net) More...

Fatal July 13 Beech 58 crash at St Ignace after two aborted attempts

The private plane that crashed July 13 killing a Skokie pilot and three grandchildren had failed to take off twice before the third and fatal attempt, an investigation has determined. The Beech 58 twin-engine plane tried to get airborne twice but both attempts were aborted by the pilot, Moshe Menora, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. (www.chicagobreakingnews.com) More...

All Sudan Khartoum International Airport (KRT) Flights Canceled As Rapid Support Forces Storm In

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared that it had seized control of Khartoum International Airport (KRT), as clashes erupted between Sudan's paramilitary RSF and the army on Saturday. (simpleflying.com) More...

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) closed by "torrential" rainfall

Airport operations are expected to remain closed until at least noon on Thursday. NWS Miami: "Between 12 and 20 inches of rain have fallen." (apnews.com) More...

Small airplane crash at Provincetown, MA (KPVC)

As of 11:50 p.m., multiple news agencies report a small plane in a crash with a fire and at least one injury at the Provincetown, MA airport on Cape Cod. No further details have been reported. (www.myfoxboston.com) More...

Fatal Cessna 421 crash in Union County, Ohio

The Union County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office confirms one person has died following the crash of a Cessna 421 airplane. (www.10tv.com) More...

Two dead in plane crash near Detroit City Airport

WDIV-TV Channel 4 Detroit reports that 2 people were killed after the crash of a small airplane near Detroit City Airport. The Detroit Free Press reports that the airplane was a Cessna 210. "The Federal Aviation Administration said initial reports are that three people were aboard the Cessna 210 that crashed near Coleman A. Young International Airport and was destroyed by fire, spokesman Lynn Lunsford." (www.freep.com) More...