A Caribbean Airlines jet heading from New York landed on a wet runway, skidded through a chain-link fence and broke apart just short of a ravine today (Saturday, July 30, 2011) in Guyana. It is reported that several dozen of the 163 people aboard Flight 523 were injured; there are no immediate reports of any deaths. The Boeing 737-800 is reported to have overshot the 7,400-foot runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport.  It reportedly just missed a 200-foot ravine that … Read more…

A single engine plane departing from the Rantoul Airport crashed early Sunday morning killing a family of three, including a 19-year-old member of the University of Chicago volleyball team. The family from Champaign was reportedly flying to Florida were their daughter was planning on attending training camp for volleyball when their single-engine plane crashed shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday.  The Chicago Tribune said that emergency crews responded immediately, however when they arrived the plane was engulfed in flames and destroyed. … Read more…

Since November, 2001, U.S. airports have experienced more than 25,000 security breaches, an average of around seven breaches per day. USA Today reported that more that 14,000 of those infractions were people who entered “limited access” areas by going through airport doors or passageways without permission. This number also alarmingly includes people going from airport buildings to planes. USA Today said that when considering the total number of passengers that have used airports since 2001, reportedly around 5.5 billion people, … Read more…

A small plane departing from the Creve Coeur Airport in Maryland Heights, Missouri, crashed just miles short of a runway near an airport in Central Alabama. The St. Louis Times reported that Fred Teutenberg, his wife and five of his children were immediately pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. However, the couple’s oldest child, 16 year-old Ashlei, was reportedly not on the plane.                 The St. Louis Times said that the plane departed on Saturday from the St. … Read more…