Category: Transportation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over water while it was still about 5 miles from its intended landing spot at the airport in Tampa. The pilots skipped over the Tampa airport and landed instead at Fort Lauderdale, 200 miles away. The July 14 flight followed a similar incident last month in Oklahoma City in which a Southwest jet flew at an unusually low altitude while still miles from the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it is investigating the incident. Southwest flight 425,...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A blown landing-gear tire caused a delay for American Airlines passengers heading from Tampa to Phoenix on Wednesday morning. Emergency responders were dispatched to American Airlines Flight 590 shortly before 8 a.m., Tampa International Airport spokesman C.J. Johnson said. A video posted on YouTube shows the airplane taxiing on the runway when its right-rear tire begins to smoke and then collapse. The plane eventually came to a stop at the end of the runway, and emergency vehicles arrived minutes later. A total of 174 customers and six crew members were taken from the plane...

New signs welcoming people from other parts of the country to Florida are designed to let them know they are entering a “free state.” On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Transportation revealed the new signs that greet drivers as they cross into the Sunshine State and encourage them to ‘Hurry Back’ as they go. The updated look will dot all major roadways in and out of Florida, it added. “No better way to celebrate Independence Day Weekend than new state line signs welcoming Floridians and visitors to the Free State of Florida!” FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue wrote on social media. Lt. Gov. Jeanette...