United Airlines Pilots “Infuriated” Passenger Was Dragged Off Plane

CHICAGO (CBS) — United Airlines pilots want it known that they had nothing to do with the incident in which a passenger was violently dragged off a United Express plane in Chicago. (chicago.cbslocal.com) More...

Plane with Michelle Obama had to abort landing because of mistake

White House plane carrying Michelle Obama came dangerously close to a 200-ton military cargo jet and had to abort its landing at Joint Base Andrews on Monday as the result of an air traffic controller’s mistake, according to federal officials familiar with the incident. (www.washingtonpost.com) More...

Bomb Threat Diverts Chicago-Bound Plane From Europe

CHICAGO (CBS)–A bomb threat diverted a United Airlines flight en route to Chicago from Rome Monday. United flight UA971 departed Rome around 10:30 a.m. local time, and was scheduled to land at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 2 p.m. before it was diverted to a small airport in Ireland. (chicago.cbslocal.com) More...

Are Cockpit Cameras Just Around The Corner?

(CBS) — Security cameras seem to be just about everywhere these days, except in airplane cockpits. And it’s airline pilots who are fighting hardest to keep them out. But why? (chicago.cbslocal.com) More...

Pilot reportedly seriously injured in Burlington Plane crash

BURLINGTON — A pilot sustained at least a head injury and had to be extricated from his plane after a crash early Friday night just east of Burlington Municipal Airport. (journaltimes.com) More...

Passengers Forced to Evacuate Southwest Airlines Plane at Midway

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Boston were forced to evacuate the plane Wednesday night after takeoff was aborted at Midway Airport due to a “mechanical issue.” (www.nbcchicago.com) More...

Flight Attendant Who Refused Muslim Chaplain Unopened Can Will No Longer Serve United Customers

“Upon hearing this, I was utterly shocked, and said, ‘How dare you say I could use it as a weapon,’ Ahmad said. “I asked the passengers sitting around me if they had witnessed what she had just said to me, and a man sitting across the aisle said, ‘You Moslem, shut the F up.'” (chicago.cbslocal.com) More...

‘Don’t Worry About It, But You Can’t Be Doing That:’ Air Traffic Control Audio Reveals Mistake At Midway, But The FAA Has No Record Of It

CHICAGO (CBS) — There are policies and protocols in place to keep airfields – like O’Hare and Midway international airports – safe, and if someone makes a mistake there are serious accountability measures to prevent it in the future. (chicago.cbslocal.com) More...

Airplane catches fire at Milwaukee's Timmerman Airport

MILWAUKEE -- A single-engine plane caught on fire Wednesday evening at Milwaukee's Timmerman Airport. The plane had radioed in for a "go-around", or aborted landing, just before the fire, according to TODAY'S TMJ4's photojournalist Mark Was. There's no word yet on what caused the fire, or how many people were on board. (www.scrippsmedia.com) More...

Passengers concerned & confused on diverted PDX flight

PORTLAND -- A flight from Washington, D.C. to Portland, Ore. was diverted for several hours in Chicago on Tuesday evening after security concerns involving passengers. (www.kgw.com) More...