Passengers on an American Airlines plane that diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport report feeling a strong vibration upon takeoff and then smoke coming from a wing. Passengers fled onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. It was the latest in a series of air safety incidents. Passenger Hani Levi said she felt a “very strong vibration” after the plane took off, followed later by an announcement that there would an...

An American Airlines plane carrying 178 people caught fire on the tarmac after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport Thursday evening, forcing many passengers to evacuate by climbing out onto a wing and with emergency slides. Airport officials said 12 passengers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The fire started just before 6 p.m. Mountain Time after the plane, a Boeing 737-800, diverted to the airport due to what appeared to be an engine issue. The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News in a statement that...

DENVER — An American Airlines plane caught fire on the tarmac at Denver International Airport on Thursday after an engine problem, forcing passengers to evacuate the aircraft, DIA and airline officials said. It’s the latest in a series of air safety incidents. The plane was at gate C38 when the fire started at around 6 p.m., said airport spokesperson Michael Konopasek. Video taken from inside the terminal shows thick smoke billowing out of the jet while people fan out on the wings and run from the scene with fire under...

Denver Airport plane blaze as passengers forced on to jet's wing Terrifying footage shared online captured the terrifying moment dozens of passengers ran from an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport. Shocking video footage has surfaced online showing the moment terrified travellers were made to evacuate onto a plane's wing after jet fuel caught fire. Passengers on board the American Airlines flight 1006 were seen standing on the wing of the aircraft, which was parked at Denver International Airport's Terminal C, while firefighters sprayed it with water. A post...

Dramatic footage shows American Airlines passengers evacuating their plane after an engine burst into flames at Denver Airport. Smoke can be seen billowing around the travellers as they flee the aircraft via one of the wings and the emergency slides yesterday afternoon. The airline said all 172 passengers and six crew members made it off the Boeing 737-800 plane, with 12 needing hospital treatment for minor injuries. Flight AA 1006 from Colorado Springs was diverted from its planned destination of Dallas after the crew reported vibrations coming from the engine....

DENVER (AP) — Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. All of the people transported to hospitals had minor injuries, according to a post on the social platform X by Denver International Airport. Flight 1006, which was headed from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas Fort Worth, diverted to Denver and landed safely around 5:15 p.m. after the crew reported engine vibrations, the Federal Aviation Administration...

At 6 p.m. (local time) on the 13th, a fire broke out on American Airlines Flight 1006 at Denver International Airport in Colorado, causing a dizzying situation, with passengers who escaped waiting for rescue on the wings of the plane. According to Fox News and others, the aircraft was originally scheduled to depart from Colorado Springs Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas, but returned and landed in Denver. AA said there were "engine-related issues" with the aircraft, with 172 passengers and six crew members getting off the plane and...