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Jet Fuel Sprays Wildly After Worker Loses Control of Hose

VIDEO

Oct 13, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Plane Refueling Goes Badly Wrong

Worker at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport lost control of hose

(Newser) - An airport worker's attempt to refuel an American Eagle plane at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport went badly wrong, but it could have been much worse: The Independent reports that nobody was injured when the worker apparently lost control of the hose, which spewed flammable jet fuel all over the...

US Airports With
the Worst Delays

Aug 30, 2025 5:30 AM CDT

US Airports With the Worst Delays

Dallas Fort Worth takes the unwanted top honors

(Newser) - Sometimes it's the weather. Sometimes it's because they're major hubs vulnerable to snafus elsewhere. Sometimes, it's a combination of those and other factors. Whatever the reason, certain airports are worse than others when it comes to delays for air travelers. A study by Transfeero using data...

The World's 10 Busiest Airports

Apr 21, 2025 11:46 AM CDT

The World's 10 Busiest Airports

The US counts 4 in their ranks

(Newser) - Some 9.5 billion passengers hopped a flight on planet Earth last year, and Airports Council International World takes a look at which airports handled the most. With traffic up 8.8% over 2023, the 10 busiest airports accounted for 9% of those passengers—a whopping 855 million. While most...

Video Shows Guy Skip
TSA Security, Board Plane

Jul 26, 2016 9:15 AM CDT

Video Shows Guy Skip TSA Security, Board Plane

Damarias Cockerham walked through an unused metal detector in Dallas

(Newser) - He didn't have a ticket, or even ID, yet a 25-year-old man was able to board a plane in Dallas last July. Authorities say Damarias Cockerham, caught on surveillance video , walked through a security checkpoint at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport "without being stopped by a TSA agent" and...

Flight Attendant Freaks Out Passengers, Is Detained

Mar 9, 2012 1:12 PM CST

Flight Attendant Freaks Out Passengers, Is Detained

She apparently got on PA system, ranted about crashing

(Newser) - Details are still sketchy, but something seriously weird and unpleasant happened aboard an American Airlines flight set to take off from Dallas to Chicago today. Early accounts suggest that one of the flight attendants got on the PA system and began ranting about how the plane was going to crash...

Security Scare Cancels American Airlines Flight From Dallas-Fort Worth to DC

Security Scare
Cancels Flight to DC

Sep 7, 2011 3:59 PM CDT

Security Scare Cancels Flight to DC

Passenger reported 'suspicious behavior,' but it proved to be false alarm

(Newser) - Welcome to 9/11 anniversary travel week: American Airlines canceled a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Washington today after a passenger reported "suspicious behavior" to the crew before takeoff, reports NBC . Two men were removed from the plane for questioning, but they were soon released and allowed to book another...

Newark Tops
Worst Airport List

TRAVEL

Jul 25, 2009 8:14 AM CDT

Newark Tops Worst Airport List

(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:

Newark: That 3%

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