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Buchanan Field Airport to host week of live fire emergency training
Live fire training exercises, including a simulation of a plane fire, are taking place next week at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord, Contra Costa County officials said. The training...Read More
East San Jose airport to announce switch to unleaded fuel
After years of demands, Reid-Hillview Airport will switch to unleaded fuel.Read More
Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms
A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas King...Read More
Cessna 120 crashes after taking off at Livermore airport
A single-engine Cessna 120 crashed late Wednesday morning after taking off from Livermore Municipal Airport, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot had just taken...Read More
Rescue crews bring two plane crash victims to shore without injuries
Two people escaped injury Tuesday evening in a plane crash into the ocean south of Half Moon Bay, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the San Mateo County...Read More
Three local family members die in Nebraska plane crash
Three family members from Sonoma County died Wednesday when their small plane crashed just north of Chadron, Nebraska, according to the Dawes County Attorney’s Office. Damon Brown, 61, and...Read More
Helicopter hits bird, crash-lands on Hayward golf course
A helicopter pilot was forced to make a crash landing at the Skywest Golf Course in Hayward after the helicopter collided with a large bird Friday morning, according to...Read More
Helicopter strikes power line near Calistoga
Two small fires started when a helicopter contracted by PG&E hit a power line near Calistoga causing a power outage affecting 8,300 PG&E customers in Calistoga and Lake County...Read More
One killed in Palo Alto plane crash
One man was killed and two women suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning when a single-engine airplane crashed offshore from Palo Alto Airport, according to the Palo Alto Fire Department.Read More
Petaluma road reopens after fatal plane crash
A roadway in Petaluma has reopened several hours after two people died in a plane crash near Petaluma Airport.Read More
Southwest taps Oakland for Hawaii nonstops
Oakland International Airport has been chosen by Southwest Airlines as one of the first U.S. Mainland airports to begin Southwest's nonstop service to Hawaii.Read More
Crash drill underway at Sonoma County airport
Emergency responders are conducting a mass casualty drill involving a simulated plane crash at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport Wednesday morning.Read More
SFO flight lands safely in Honolulu after engine cover comes off
A plane that took off from San Francisco International Airport this morning safely made an emergency landing in Honolulu, its destination, after the engine cover came off.Read More
Pilot in fatal Concord plane crash identified
The pilot and sole occupant of a small single-engine plane that crashed near Concord late Monday morning has been identified.Read More
SFO flight nearly lands on wrong runway
An airplane arriving at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday almost landed on the wrong runway where another plane was waiting to depart.Read More
Main Oakland airport runway reopens
The main commercial air carrier runway at the Oakland International Airport has reopened following two weeks of around-the-clock construction.Read More
Pilot sustains minor injuries in Reid-Hillview crash
A pilot suffered minor injuries when their plane's nose wheel collapsed and the plane crashed Sunday afternoon at San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport.Read More
SFO runway near miss probed by FAA
An Air Canada pilot on Friday narrowly avoided a tragic mistake: landing on the San Francisco International Airport taxiway instead of the appropriate runway.Read More
Small plane crash lands in Concord street
The pilot of a single-engine airplane was injured Friday afternoon when their craft crashed near the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.Read More
Experimental plane crashes at airport
An experimental aircraft landed with its landing gear up Sunday at the Petaluma Municipal Airport.Read More