US surgeon general says he assisted in medical emergency on Delta flight
The United States surgeon general said on Wednesday that he assisted in a medical emergency on board a Delta flight.
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The United States surgeon general said on Wednesday that he assisted in a medical emergency on board a Delta flight.
Wednesday's crash of an Air National Guard cargo plane in Georgia killed nine service members, bringing the number of US service members who've died in noncombat-related wrecks of military aircraft to at least 27 this year.
The Federal Aviation Administration is mandating additional engine inspections in the wake of the deadly Southwest Airlines engine incident last month.
Investigators don't yet know what caused the engine failure that forced Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to an emergency landing in Philadelphia on Tuesday, but it has similarities to an incident with the same airline in 2016.