Tag: Plane
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State patrol arrests Commerce City man for pointing laser at aircraft
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Colorado State Patrol troopers arrested a man for allegedly pointing a laser at overhead aircraft in Commerce City Thursday night. Jose Alonzo Duarte-Campos, 41, faces multiple charges including a felony of unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft, driving under the influence of drugs and possession of methamphetamine, according to a news release from…
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One onboard helicopter that crashed into mountains near Meeker, FAA confirmed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only the pilot was onboard a helicopter that crashed near Meeker, about 40 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs, late Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said on its website Thursday. The helicopter reportedly crashed at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday night, the FAA said. The helicopter,…
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No survivors after plane crashes in Broomfield Saturday morning
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two people were reported onboard a twin-engine airplane that crashed in Broomfield Saturday morning. The crash, which occurred just after 10 a.m. at the Boulder County Open Space field near the intersection of Brainard Drive and Midway Boulevard, just north of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport,…
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WWII plane used in D-Day, other historic aircraft, on display this weekend at Englewood airshow
Before it took to the metro Denver skies on Friday morning, the C-47A troop carrier aircraft aptly named “That’s All, Brother” — as a warning message to Adolf Hitler — led the 800-plane armada on D-Day, dropping 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers behind enemy lines in Normandy, eventually finding its way to an aircraft junkyard in…
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4 victims identified in Teller County plane crash
Bruce Claremont, Laurie Aves and Roger and Katherine Duncan, all from Florence, were dead at the scene
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Small plane crash reported in Teller County
The Teller County Sheriff’s Office responded to a small plane crash near Phantom Canyon Road Sunday morning. In a posting on the agency’s Facebook page, it said “the area is difficult to get to and in a very remote location.” Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration would not confirm the number of passengers on the…
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United Airlines expanding fleet of planes, Denver gaining thousands of jobs
Chicago-based United Airlines plans to expand its fleet by 270 airplanes from Boeing and Airbus, which it states will add up to 3,000 jobs to its Colorado hub in coming years. United is the largest carrier to operate out of Denver International Airport with 450 flights daily, and will soon have 90 gates once the…
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All-female United Airlines crew operates round-trip from DIA
United Airlines celebrated an entirely female crew operating a round-trip flight out of Denver International Airport Thursday. Officials said every person involved in the flight was a woman, from the flight crew, to the pilots, gate agents, ramp staff, maintenance technicians, caterers and flight dispatchers. “This all-female flight must become a common occurrence, rather than…