Plane engine catches fire during takeoff from John Wayne Airport
A Delta flight bound for Atlanta was grounded after the plane's engine caught on fire while taking off from John Wayne Airport. Michele Gile reports.
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A Delta flight bound for Atlanta was grounded after the plane's engine caught on fire while taking off from John Wayne Airport. Michele Gile reports.
J.D. Power recently released its airport rankings, with several Southland transportation hubs making a series of lists. LAX was named the third-worst mega-airport, while John Wayne staked a claim as the second-best large-sized airport in the nation. On the other hand, Burbank airport was named the worst medium sized airport.
A United Airlines flight out of Orange County was forced to divert Friday due to undisclosed mechanical issues.
Firefighters responded to a hazardous material situation at John Wayne Airport Friday after leaking luggage was unloaded from a jet.
A winter storm on the East Coast has caused thousands of flight cancellations across the United States. Southern California airports report over 50 canceled flights on Monday alone due to the storm.
The FAA has ordered a buffer around the nation's 50 busiest airports to block 5G technology when Verizon and AT&T switch their towers on Jan. 19. Those airports include LAX, Hollywood-Burbank, John Wayne in Orange County, and Ontario International.
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At Orange County's John Wayne Airport, the usual holiday weekend rush home is not nearly as busy this year and some people are blaming COVID.
How the suspect was able to get into a secure area of the airport in the first place remains under investigation.
The suspect had evaded law enforcement by hiding in the ceiling near the ticketing area of the terminal.
John Wayne will close its control tower early for the next several days and reduce the airport's maximum hourly arrival rate through Sunday.
The discount airline says it will start with daily flights out of John Wayne Airport to Las Vegas and Oakland, starting Nov. 17. The airline already flies out of LAX and Burbank.
An accidentally discharged bullet by an Orange County sheriff's sergeant injured a John Wayne Airport employee on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Irvine police say the truck was stolen and driven to the arrivals area of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana.
The Democratic Party of Orange County has sent a letter to the county's board of supervisors calling for a vote to remove John Wayne's name from the airport.
Ultimately, the decision could be in the hands of O.C. voters who might see the question of renaming the airport on a ballot initiative this fall.
OC Democratic Party calls for a return to the airport's original name, Orange County Airport.
John Wayne Airport officials says the Orange County travel hub served 25,313 passengers in April, a decrease of 97.2% from April 2019, which saw a passenger traffic count of 899,186.
The airport is open and operating. One of the airport's two runways was closed.
John Wayne Airport is getting back to normal following Friday's power outage that grounded all flights.
A power outage at John Wayne Airport in Orange County temporarily grounded all flights Friday evening.
The crew detected the smell about 30 minutes before landing.
A project to upgrade a part of John Wayne Airport that has its corporate and private jets has tempers taking off. People against the project gave the board of supervisors an earful today. Michele Gile reports.
The bizarre accident happened in a workshop near Gate 3 at the airport at about 11:30 a.m. as two workers were repairing the giant tire on a jet bridge, the walkway that connects the terminal to the plane. One worker was fatally injured, but the second refused medical attention.
It happened at around 5 a.m. on northbound lanes of the freeway near Manchester Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The crash happened at around 3:45 p.m. at the Victoria Golf Course, located in the 400 block of MLK Jr. Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Four people, two of which were juveniles, were arrested in San Bernardino County after allegedly trying to carjack a person during a road rage incident in early December.
The incident happened on Dec. 11 just before 6 p.m., police said. The victim, a 55-year-old store employee, died on Sunday.
The crash happened at around 3:45 p.m. at the Victoria Golf Course, located in the 400 block of MLK Jr. Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
It happened at around 5 a.m. on northbound lanes of the freeway near Manchester Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Four people, two of which were juveniles, were arrested in San Bernardino County after allegedly trying to carjack a person during a road rage incident in early December.
The incident happened on Dec. 11 just before 6 p.m., police said. The victim, a 55-year-old store employee, died on Sunday.
One person was wounded in a shooting in Redondo Beach early Sunday morning.
It happened at around 5 a.m. on northbound lanes of the freeway near Manchester Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at around 3:45 p.m. at the Victoria Golf Course, located in the 400 block of MLK Jr. Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The incident happened on Dec. 11 just before 6 p.m., police said. The victim, a 55-year-old store employee, died on Sunday.
One person was wounded in a shooting in Redondo Beach early Sunday morning.
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle collision on a highway in the Victorville area.
It happened at around 4:20 p.m. near Orangewood Avenue and Court Street, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
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The collision, which happened at the intersection of La Palma Avenue and Moody Street, left a woman in her 60s with fatal injuries, police said.
Four people, two of which were juveniles, were arrested in San Bernardino County after allegedly trying to carjack a person during a road rage incident in early December.
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