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Engine power loss forced plane from Colorado Springs to crash, preliminary report shows
A plane that took off from Colorado Springs and crashed in Castle Rock before its planned return on Nov. 10 suffered from engine power loss, according to the preliminary report from the National Safety and Transportation Board. The single-engine Piper PA 28-235, built in 1966, experienced a decrease in engine speed in cruise flight, which…
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Some flights canceled at Colorado Springs Airport under FAA directive
Some flights are canceled to and from Colorado Springs Airport under a new federal directive this week that cut flights by 10% across the nation’s 40 busiest airports. United Airlines canceled 11 flights departing from Colorado Springs Airport between Friday and Sunday, and 11 leg flights arriving in Colorado Springs, according to a list of…
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Colorado Springs Airport traffic is up after slow start to the year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Airport reported a slight increase in passenger traffic in June compared to the same month last year, a welcome shift after a slower-than-expected start to 2025. Airport officials hope the trend will continue as summer progresses and evolves into the fall and winter…
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Colorado Springs Airport traffic is up after slow start to the year
The Colorado Springs Airport reported a slight increase in passenger traffic in June compared to the same month last year, a welcome shift after a slower-than-expected start to 2025. Airport officials hope the trend will continue as summer progresses and evolves into the fall and winter travel seasons, which are historically the busiest travel months at…
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Colorado Springs Airport continues concourse modernization project; federal grant to fund future phases
Work on the second phase of a modernization project to upgrade the Colorado Springs Airport’s 31-year-old concourse is complete and the third phase of construction is well underway, officials said Wednesday. Nearly a year-and-a-half after work began in September 2023 on the $36 million project, called ElevateCOS, five gates and hold room areas, and airport…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off to feature 70 balloons, balloon rides, entertainment
May the flight of the balloons be ever in our favor. For hot air balloonists and those who love their enormous, colorful, engine-free contraptions, Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs is a matter of will they or won’t they fly? Those who attend Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park remain hopeful Mother…
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NTSB initial report: Pilots in fatal Aspen crash attempted to ‘thread the needle’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A preliminary report regarding the July 3 fatal plane crash 9 miles east of Aspen noted that before takeoff, the pilots abandoned a pre-approved flight path in favor of taking their own. A change in…
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NTSB initial report: Pilots in fatal Aspen crash attempted to ‘thread the needle’
A preliminary report regarding the July 3 fatal plane crash 9 miles east of Aspen noted that before takeoff, the pilots abandoned a pre-approved flight path in favor of taking their own. A change in departure plans was the precursor to the accident that claimed the lives of two residents of New York, according to…
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One of El Paso County’s darkest days marks 30th anniversary
On the morning of March 3, 1991, a United Airlines jet approaching the Colorado Springs Airport after a brief flight from Denver crashed in Widefield Community Park, killing all 20 passengers and five crew members aboard. Later that night, in the attic of a Colorado Springs nursing home, an electrical spark turned into a rolling…