ALERT A baggage handler was reportedly sucked into the engine of an American Airlines Embraer 175

A worker was killed in an ‘industrial’ accident on New Year’s Eve at Montgomery Regional Airport. Officials said the incident involved an American Airlines/Piedmont Airlines ground crew employee. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the incident happened “where American Airlines Flight 3408, an Embraer E175, was parked.” The flight was scheduled to depart Montgomery for…

INCIDENT A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 makes emergency landing in Chicago after a laptop catches fire

Two flight attendants were treated on-site for smoke inhalation, and passengers were rebooked onto other flights. Two flight attendants were treated for smoke inhalation after a Lufthansa plane made an emergency landing in Chicago on Monday night following a “small fire” from a passenger’s overheated laptop. Pilots made the precautionary decision to land the plane…