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• John Barger remembered fondly at a memorial service in Pueblo Play Video

  September 10, 2012 7:37 PM

  A beautiful memorial ceremony in the perfect place for retired Pueblo Police Captain John Barger. Barger, 64, was a retired cop and avid pilot who passed away August 31 in a plane crash that also took the life of Sheriff's Captain Leide Defusco. Today friends and family joined together at... more »

• Longest serving flight attendant lives in Colorado

  August 28, 2012 2:17 PM

  A United Airlines flight attendant will go into the Guinness Book of World Records after ending his 63-year career with a flight from Colorado to Hawaii. Eighty-three-year-old Ron Akana became the longest-serving flight attendant for any U.S. carrier over the weekend on a nonstop flight from Denver to Kauai. He... more »

• High country search crews seek survivors after Colo small-plane crash

  December 4, 2011 1:57 PM

  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say four people were aboard a single-engine plane that crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains, but more than 18 hours after the crash there was still no word on whether anyone survived. San Juan County officials say a search team was headed to the... more »

• Stun gun found on airplane

  July 11, 2011 8:52 AM

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine how a stun gun got aboard a JetBlue plane that landed at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport. The crew was cleaning up after the 10:20 p.m. flight arrived from Boston on Friday and found the stun gun tucked into... more »

• NORAD scrambles fighters to Camp David

  July 10, 2011 1:11 PM

  The pilot of a small personal airplane came too close to the President and First Family this weekend and was intercepted by a pair of F-15E fighters. According to news release from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the jets were scrambled shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday when... more »

• Pilot was trained for emergency landing

  May 21, 2011 4:14 PM

  A Pueblo man is safe after making an emergency landing at the airport Saturday morning. Orlando Cuevas was flying his single engine Cessna Centurion C210 when the main landing gear jammed. With only the front wheels deployed, Cuevas made an emergency landing using the bottom of the plane to... more »

• Former president remains hospitalized in Cleveland

  September 29, 2010 11:26 AM

  Former President Jimmy Carter remains at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was taken Tuesday after becoming ill during a flight from Atlanta to Ohio. Doctors recommended additional observation during the day, but a spokesman said that Carter feels normal and looks forward to resuming his schedule soon.... more »

• Short-snouted dogs most likely to die on planes

  July 16, 2010 12:15 PM

  Short-snouted breeds such as bulldogs and pugs account for roughly half the purebred dog deaths on airplanes in the past five years. The Transportation Department said Friday that at least 122 dog deaths were reported since May 2005, when U.S. airlines were required to start disclosing them. The dogs died... more »

• Test flight of solar-powered plane underway

  July 7, 2010 4:03 PM

  An experimental solar-powered plane whose creators hope will someday be able to fly around the world using only solar energy took off for its first test flight Wednesday. The Solar Impulse took off from an airfield in Switzerland for a 24-hour test flight. The goal is to be able... more »

• Man punished for disrupting flight diverted to Springs

  May 21, 2010 7:10 PM

  A Virginia man accused of disrupting a cross-country flight, leading to diversion of the plane to Colorado Springs, has been sentenced to three months in federal prison. A federal judge in Denver also ordered 47-year-old Muhammad Abu Tahir of Glen Allen, Va., Friday to pay $14,584 in restitution to AirTran... more »

• Fine for stealing plane: $40

  May 21, 2010 12:02 PM

  A homeless man caused about $12,000 in damage when he stole and crashed a single-engine airplane at a Maryland airport - but he'll pay just $40 in restitution. Frederick County Circuit Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. was surprised at the small amount,"Only $40?" Prosecutors explained that insurance had... more »

• Boeing tests new jet in Colorado Springs

  May 18, 2010 6:32 PM

  A new plane from Boeing made its debut in Colorado Springs this afternoon. Boeing took a test flight with its new 787 Dreamliner jet Tuesday afternoon at the Colorado Springs airport. The plane alternated landings and touch and go's for a couple of hours. Boeing says the 787 is built... more »

• Flier claims to be space alien, plane diverted

  May 5, 2010 11:58 AM

  A SkyWest Airlines flight from Helena, Montana, to Salt Lake City was diverted to Idaho Falls after a passenger began banging on the cockpit door, saying he was a space alien and wanted to fly the plane. Idaho Falls Police Sgt. Phil Grimes says other passengers on the Sunday... more »

• Denver-bound airplane lands in Nebraska after smoke fills cockpit

  April 17, 2010 1:27 PM

  An airplane en route from New York City to Denver was forced to make an emergency landing in Lincoln after smoke filled the cockpit. Lincoln fire official Bruce Sellon says United Airlines flight 745, carrying 140 passengers, safely landed about 5:45 p.m. Friday. Sellon says the flight crew reported smoke... more »

• Hollywood vs. The Volcano: Ash disrupts celebs

  April 17, 2010 12:30 PM

  The volcanic cloud hovering over Europe that has left thousands of air travelers stranded is also affecting celebrities, filmmakers, musicians and even pro-wrestlers. Cancellations and postponements are popping up across the entertainment landscape this weekend as scientists warned that volcanic activity showed no sign of abating. Organizers of the Coachella... more »

• Actor Peter Graves dead of heart attack at 83

  March 15, 2010 10:01 AM

  Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Sandy... more »

• Pueblo museum searches for buried aircraft

  March 11, 2010 12:58 PM

  Pueblo is home to the International B-24 Memorial Museum, dedicated to the WWII era aircraft. The museum displays photos, uniforms and other memorabilia, but doesn't have an actual B-24 plane. Now they're planning to go digging for one. The Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society says B-17 and B-24 airplanes were reportedly... more »

• No-fly list nearly doubles since attack

  March 10, 2010 9:06 AM

  An intelligence official says the government has nearly doubled the number of people on the no-fly list since the attempted Christmas Day attack near Detroit. The official says that in the two months since a Nigerian man tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane, the government's list of suspected terrorists... more »

• Pilots say rules for uncontrolled airspace work

  March 8, 2010 9:34 AM

  Federal investigators are examining what communications pilots of two small planes had just before a fatal crash above Boulder last month, but other general-aviation pilots say it's not unusual for them to fly in uncontrolled airspace on a clear day without talking to anybody. A Cirrus SR20 that left Erie... more »

• FAA eyes hefty fines for American

  February 10, 2010 9:47 AM

  Government and industry officials say the FAA is close to wrapping up a two-year investigation of safety violations at American Airlines. The result could be one of the largest fines in the agency's history. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity say the Federal Aviation Administration investigation involves improperly... more »

• Body found in landing gear of N.Y.-Tokyo flight

  February 8, 2010 12:44 PM

  A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. The body of the apparent stowaway was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans, police... more »

• NY man accused in plane door scare free on bail

  January 30, 2010 11:40 AM

  A New York man accused of trying to open a plane door mid-flight has been freed on bail and ordered not to fly. Thirty-three-year-old Gregory Thomas Burns appeared in federal court in Denver Friday afternoon and was released on $10,000 bail. He's accused of trying to open a plane's exterior... more »

• Bin Laden takes credit for Christmas Day attempt

  January 24, 2010 9:29 AM

  Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden issued a new audio message claiming responsibility for the Christmas day airliner bombing attempt in Detroit and vowed further attacks. In a recording carried by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, Bin Laden said attacks will never stop as long as America supports Israel and... more »

• Passenger on diverted plane to be freed on bond

  January 16, 2010 9:53 AM

  An airline passenger who prosecutors say prompted his flight to be tailed by two military jets after he locked himself in a bathroom to shave will be released on bond, but he won't be allowed to fly from Virginia to Denver for court appearances. A federal judge said Friday that... more »

• One agency is taking measures to help nut allergy travelers

  January 9, 2010 8:40 AM

  Anyone with an allergy to nuts knows just how serious it can be to come into contact with them. Sometimes, just being in the vicinity can trigger a reaction. Such as being on an airplane, where you are sitting near someone who's eating nuts. Now, the Canadian Transportation Agency... more »

• Gov't imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings

  December 21, 2009 10:52 AM

  The Transportation Department is ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday announced the three-hour limit and other new passenger protections long sought by consumer advocates. From January to June this year, 613 planes were delayed on tarmacs... more »

• Chunk of ice crashes through roof of home

  November 18, 2009 9:40 AM

  The Federal Aviation Administration is sending investigators to an eastern Colorado home to try to determine whether ice that crashed through the roof last weekend came from a plane. KMGH-TV in Denver reports that a basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a home in Brush and... more »

• Airplane part falls onto N.Y. home's front lawn

  November 7, 2009 10:45 AM

  An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighborhood. Apparently, neither the pilots nor anyone on the ground immediately noticed the mishap when it happened. The aircraft,... more »

• Airplane part falls onto NY home's front lawn

  November 6, 2009 9:19 AM

  An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened. Residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious object on the home's lawn in Roosevelt. Officers found a 3-foot-by-4-foot cone-shaped piece... more »

• Airlines expand $10 surcharge on busy travel days

  October 7, 2009 7:33 AM

  Flying around the holidays is already more expensive and could get more so. Several big airlines have added $10 surcharges for busy days around the holidays. Last month airlines added a $10 each-way surcharge for Nov. 29 (the Sunday after Thanksgiving) and Jan. 2 and 3. Now, FareCompare.com CEO Rick... more »

• Police: Pilot used plane to stalk ex-girlfriend

  September 25, 2009 2:27 PM

  Police have arrested a pilot who they say stalked his ex-girlfriend by repeatedly flying his plane low over her house. Police in Concord, in northern California, say Tom Huey made several low passes over a residential neighborhood Wednesday evening. Sgt. Tiffiny Leftwich told the Contra Costa Times that... more »

• Denver-bound Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Tampa

  September 8, 2009 6:59 AM

  An airline spokesman says an indicator light that warned of possible smoke aboard a Denver-bound Southwest Airlines flight forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla. A Tampa International Airport spokeswoman says passengers were let out of the plane on emergency slides Monday afternoon. She says airport... more »