A DHL cargo plane's tires sparked a fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night, after its brakes locked and four tires blew after landing, according to the FAA. No injuries were reported, DHL told CNN.
German authorities defused a military-grade explosive drone discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident the country's interior minister called "a new threat scenario" that may involve foreign powers. A drone fitted with Semtex explosives and a detonator turned up overnight into Wednesday near the south runway of the major German cargo […] The post Explosive drone found at German airport near Ukrainian cargo plane in suspected hybrid attack appeared first on American Almanac .
German authorities defused a military-grade explosive drone discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident the country's interior minister called "a new threat scenario" that may involve foreign powers. A drone fitted with Semtex explosives and a detonator turned up overnight into Wednesday near the south runway of the major German cargo hub, parked close to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. The German Federal Police bomb disposal unit removed the detonator, and a second drone apparently struck a DHL cargo plane that had aborted its landing after the runway was shut down. The DHL jet sustained minor nosecone damage but landed safely in Hanover, ABC News reported . By Thursday morning, Leipzig/Halle…Open