Southwest Airlines flight diverts due to depressurization
Southwest Airlines flight 2294 was on its way from Nashville to Baltimore/Washington International when it had to divert to Yeager Airport in Charleston, W. Va because the cabin depressurized.
The aircraft cabin depressurized approximately 30 minutes into the flight, activating the passengers’ onboard oxygen masks throughout the cabin. Medical personnel in Charleston assessed passengers and no injuries are reported. Southwest Airlines is sending its maintenance personnel to Charleston to assess the aircraft, and the airline will work with the NTSB to determine the cause of the depressurization. According to initial crew reports, the depressurization appears to be related to a small-sized hole located approximately mid-cabin, near the top of the aircraft.
Retail, gaming center planned at Las Vegas Blvd. property
Developers have gotten clearance to build a casino at the old Holy Cow! restaurant at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Sahara Ave.
Plans on file with the city show a two-story, 40-foot-high center that would have 37,100 square feet of floor space and include a 9,000-square-foot casino, a restaurant and a tavern — but no hotel.
Air France box search winds down
French ships that have been searching for the elusive black boxes from Air France 447 are ending their search.
They failed to pick up signals the boxes’ “pingers” were meant to emit for 30 days after the Air France jet crashed with the loss of all 228 lives.
Experts believe the cause of the crash may never be known unless the two flight recorders are recovered.
There is still a chance that French submarines may discover the boxes.
Vandals hit ‘Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign
Many tourists lining up to snap a picture of the famous Las Vegas sign, they noticed something was not right.
Red graffiti was scrawled on the famous landmark, defacing the main face and one of its structural legs.
Cameron Randall and friend Kevin Daniels, visiting from North Carolina, noticed it right away and were disappointed someone would damage the popular tourist attraction.
