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Bay Area Airports Remember 9/11

9/11/2017

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Sixteen years ago an United Airlines 757-222 was on a normally scheduled flight from Newark to San Francisco. It is most commonly known as Flight 93. United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by th Al-Qaeda and crashed in Somerset County due to the heroic the passengers in crew. It was not the only hijacking, with American 77, United 175, American 11, also hijacked by the Al-Qaeda. 

"Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment. We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past. God Bless America.

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Air Canada 759 at SFO - Near Accident

7/13/2017

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SFO-bound plane diverted after electronic device catches fire

5/31/2017

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READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: SFO-bound plane diverted after electronic device catches fire

By JASON GREEN | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: May 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm | UPDATED: May 30, 2017 at 10:57 pmGRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A San Francisco-bound JetBlue flight was diverted Tuesday night after a carry-on bag containing an electronic device started smoking, the airline said.

About 8 p.m., Flight 915 landed safely at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, where it was inspected.

“On May 30, JetBlue Flight from New York’s JFK to San Francisco diverted to Grand Rapids, Mich., following reports of smoke emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device,” JetBlue said in a statement. “The flight landed safely and the aircraft is being inspected by maintenance crews before customers continue to San Francisco.”
The fire was out before the aircraft landed, according to the airport. There were no reports of any injuries among the 158 passengers
Firefighters checked out the aircraft, which was refueled and allowed to continue on to San Francisco.
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Man reunites with group that saved his life at Oakland airport

5/20/2017

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OAKLAND — For a Lafayette man, Thursday marked a happy reunion with four men who saved his life earlier this year.
Just before the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners meeting, Lafayette resident Steven Kirschner and his wife, Susan Kirschner, were reunited with those men — Oliver Naca, Rainier Escanio, Marc Discipulo and Armil Vertudez — as well as with the emergency responders and airport personnel who jumped into action to defibrillate and transport him after he suffered a heart attack outside the passenger terminal in February.
“It’s great — really, really wonderful,” Kirschner said of meeting the men who had saved his life. “I feel completely fortunate, so lucky.”
“This is a surreal moment,” said Vertudez, one of the men who had helped save Kirschner.
The commissioners, along with officials from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, Oakland Fire Department, Oakland City Council and Southwest Airlines gathered Thursday at the port’s offices to recognize the people involved with the lifesaving rescue, including the four citizens and emergency personnel.
The ordeal began Feb. 27, 2017, when the Kirschners arrived at the airport ready to board a Southwest Airlines flight to Seattle to visit Steven’s 99-year-old mother.
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SJFD RESPONDS TO POSSIBLE HAZMAT SITUATION AT SJC

1/12/2017

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Fire officials responded to San Jose Mineta International Airport where a flight attendant from Seattle was taken to the hospital after an unknown substance entered the cabin.


Trucks parked on the tarmac around 7 p.m. after reports of health issues on a flight from Seattle to San Francisco. Officials say they were alerted to a concern on board around 6:30 p.m. Thursday night. The airport requested fire, police and hazmat officials at Gate 26. Passengers are being held on board while crews determine what happened. The flight landed at 6:45 p.m.

It is unclear how many people have been medically evaluated or transported to hospitals. Stay with ABC7 News for more on this developing story.


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Bomb Reported on SFO-EWR Flight, Lands Safely

12/11/2016

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A United Airlines flight that departed from San Francisco International Airport Saturday landed safely in Newark, N.J. after a passenger claimed that a bomb stuffed inside a backpack was on board the aircraft, NBC New York reported.

The San Francisco Police Department and the airline received word of the alert, but authorities gave the pilots the green light to continue on their scheduled heading.

Passengers were not made aware of the bomb threat until the plane touched down on the East Coast.

"They didn't say anything about this thing," Arjun Shah told NBC New York. "I just saw two cops when they landed and they didn't say anything about this."

Not having any knowledge about the potential danger was surprising, but Shah added that it made sense.

"It would just create panic on the plane so they did the right thing, I guess," he told NBC New York. Bomb sniffing dogs and officers searched the plane after it landed in Newark, but they did not find anything, according to NBC New York.

Read More: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bomb-Reported-on-Flight-Leaving-San-Francisco-International-Plane-Lands-Safely-405828795.html
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Man Beaches SFO Fence

12/10/2016

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The San Francisco Police Department chased a man onto the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport.

The man appeared to be under the influence of a substance in the ticket counter area of Terminal 1 on Tuesday morning, according to Doug Yakel, an SFO spokesperson.

The suspect then led officers on a foot chase, during which he scaled a fence onto the airfield, where he was apprehended.

Paramedic firefighter Rafael Gordon responded to a call on his bike that someone was lying unconscious at the Southwest ticket counter.

"He was breathing. I reached out to take his vital signs. He popped up and just bolted," he said.

He ran down the terminal and out the door, chased by about four or five officers. He jumped over an embankment about twenty feet down, made it to the airfield. Police and airport vehicles began chasing him, trying to block his route but the intruder weaved in and out of their path.

Gordon says the man seemed to have boundless energy, perhaps high on something.

After zig- zagging around the airfield, Gordon says the man just got tired and when he slowed down, officers caught him.

Tri Nguyen shot the cell phone video. "He got tackled down and handcuffed and put in the black SUV," said Nguyen.

The breach raises the question of airport security. Spokesman Doug Yakel says they've already made many improvements.

"We've already hardened over 10,000 feet of fencing. We've added new analytics. We have an RFP out for a new water radar detection system,:" said Yakel.

Despite all that, the man was able to simply jump over a fence

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http://abc7news.com/news/suspect-leads-sf-police-onto-sfo-tarmac-during-chase/1644602/
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SFO seeks emergency repair of seawall

12/10/2016

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The budget and finance committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution declaring the seawall erosion at San Francisco International Airport an emergency and approving repairs on the structure, Curbed reported.
The seawall is an important infrastructure construction that guards the airport from high tides and protects against runway flooding. The repairs necessary to fix the seawall will cost $1.5 million, with the main fix being the placement of around 2,000 feet of riprap along seawall. Riprap refers to use of materials like large rocks to shore up the structure.

Read more:  http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/12/06/sfo-repair-seawall.html

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C172 Crashes into house at MRY

11/18/2016

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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Down-Near-Half-Moon-Bay-Airport-401930786.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

Authorities have confirmed one person is dead after a small plane crashed into a house in Moss Beach near the Half Moon Bay Airport.

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sal Zuno said another person has been airlifted to a hospital.

The crash occurred around 11:20 a.m. in the 1000 block of Park Avenue, Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Ian Gregor said. Witnesses said the plane flipped in mid-air and went straight down, hitting the roof of one home and landing on another.
No one was at home when the plane crashed.

The FAA said the plane was on approach to the Half Moon Bay Airport from Sacramento. 
The plane, a single-engine Cessna 172, is registered to a flying club out of Sacramento.

No other information was immediately available and an investigation is ongoing.
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C172 Lands at NAS Alameda

10/27/2016

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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-old-Alameda-10418783.php

The pilot of a small Oakland-bound plane made an emergency landing at the former Alameda Naval Air Station on Thursday after his trajectory was blocked by thick clouds, according to officials.
A call came in about 4:45 p.m. from the Federal Aviation Administration in Sacramento reporting a plane was in distress, saidAlameda Fire Capt. Jim Colburn.
Bad weather forced the plane to land on a runway at the station, which has been closed since 1997, Colburn said. The plane, a Cessna 172, landed “because of cloud cover at the intended destination of Oakland International Airport,” said Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman.
The pilot was not injured, he said. It was not immediately clear if there was a passenger on board. Authorities said no damage to the plane was reported.
Before the navy acquired title to the area in 1936, it was occupied by a borax processing plant, an oil refinery, and an airport for the City of Alameda.
After the navy took over, the station primarily provided facilities and support for fleet aviation activities. The station was designated for closure in September 1993, and ceased all naval operations in April 1997.
Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JennaJourno

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