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CLOSE CALL

Runway Scare as Delta and Air Canada Planes Collide

The pilot of the Air Canada flight was heard telling an air traffic controller that they “felt a shudder.”

Annabella Rosciglione

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 7: People drive at Los Angeles International Airport with the air traffic control tower in the background on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
BAGGAGE BUST

Airport Worker Arrested After Shocking Luggage Discovery

Miguel Angel Tuz-Noh, 24, who works at LAX, and Anthony Olvera, 23, were both arrested.

Leigh Kimmins

REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
NIGHTMARE

Passengers Stranded for Hours After Plane Skids Off Runway

“We didn’t know if [it] was going to blow up,” one passenger said.

Wiktoria Gucia

Corey Feldman at Last Chance for Animals' 40th Anniversary Gala at Paramount Studios on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
LAND BY ME

’80s Star Rushed to Hospital After Mid-Flight Emergency

A former child star was met by paramedics after becoming seriously ill on a flight to Los Angeles

Leigh Kimmins

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
HARD LANDING

ICE Barbie’s Successor Blasted for Bonkers Airport Plan

The knives are out for Markwayne Mullin’s proposal to prevent major travel hubs from accepting international flights.

Erkki Forster

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 airplane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport on March 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
‘CLOSEST EVER’

Shaken Pilot Slams on Brakes in Terrifying Runway Close Call

The plane was carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members.

Leigh Kimmins

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Boeing Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger airplane of the US airline carrier UNITED Airlines spotted during take off flying, departing from Brussels Zaventem Airport in Belgium. The Boeing 787-10 is a modern and advanced wide body aircraft made for long haul and transatlantic flight with the registration tail number N13013 and is powered by 2x GE jet engines. United Airlines is a major airline in the United States with headquarters in Chicago, one of the largest in the world with a fleet of 1050 planes and member of Star Alliance aviation group. Brussels, Belgium on November 6, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
FLIGHT FRIGHT

Boeing Engine Fire Forces Emergency Slide Escape at LAX

A passenger said it was a “surreal feeling to be sprinting away from a flaming plane.”

Leigh Kimmins

American Airlines flight
MIDAIR SCARE

American Airlines Forced to U-Turn After ‘Fumes’ Fill Cabin

The aircraft returned to LAX after passengers said they felt unwell.

Isabel van Brugen

Fire in El Segundo
SKIES LIT UP

Giant Fire Erupts at LA Oil Refinery After Explosion

The sprawling site is the largest refinery on the U.S. West Coast.

Harry Thompson

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport
FLIGHT FRIGHT

American Airlines Flight Aborts Takeoff in Scary Near Miss

A cargo plane slipped onto the runway by mistake.

Harry Thompson

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 engine caught on fire soon after taking off from LAX.
FIERY TAKEOFF

Boeing Engine Bursts Into Flames Mid-Air in Terrifying Clip

The Delta flight carrying 226 passengers was forced to land minutes after taking off.

Jasmine Venet

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