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Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding A Strike

Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding A Strike

(AP) – Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike. Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid confirmed the agreement, which will have to be approved by members. Details of the agreement weren’t immediately available. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment with Costco. The Teamsters union represents…MORE

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

Plane With 6 Aboard Crashes In Philadelphia And Sets Multiple Homes Ablaze

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: “We cannot confirm any survivors.” There was…MORE

More Than 40 Bodies Have Been Recovered After Aviation Collision

More Than 40 Bodies Have Been Recovered After Aviation Collision

The American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan National Airport in D.C. Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — Police boats scoured the Potomac River on Friday morning, slowly searching the shoreline as part of the investigation into the tragic midair collision that killed 67 people, marking the deadliest aviation…MORE

Pilots Have Worried A Long Time About DC’s complex Airspace

Pilots Have Worried A Long Time About DC’s complex Airspace

WASHINGTON (AP) — The airspace around Washington, D.C., has long been a source of concern for aviation experts due to its complexity and congestion, a combination that many feared could one day result in disaster. Those fears tragically became a reality on Wednesday night when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, killing…MORE