Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@usatoday.com.

“International Shipbreaking Limited, the company that was responsible for bringing it in and breaking up the JFK, reached out to us looking for some extra horsepower to make sure they were able to get ...

An airport worker was critically hurt when a passenger plane hit a tug at one of the nation’s busiest airports, according to Chicago Police. “Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 struck a tug while ...

The collision took place about 7:35 p.m. local time, when an Air Wisconsin jet that was approaching a gate struck the vehicle, which is also known as a tug, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The aircraft's wing "struck a tug while approaching the gate" on Saturday night, leaving the man with what police are describing as "head and lower body injuries" Brenton Blanchet is a writer ...

CHICAGO (WKRC) — One man was hospitalized after the wing of an aircraft crashed into a tug truck at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Saturday, according to the Chicago Police Department ...

The driver of a tug struck by a plane’s wing Saturday night at O’Hare Airport is hospitalized in critical condition. Adobe Stock Photo Share A worker at O’Hare Airport was injured Saturday ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A worker at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was critically injured Saturday night when an aircraft tug collided with a plane that had just landed and was approaching a gate ...

CHICAGO - An airplane wing struck a tug vehicle at O'Hare International Airport, leaving the driver hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. The incident occurred around 6:35 p.m ...

This operational highlight was made possible by the port’s newly injected marine fleet of “state-of-the-art tugs”, showcasing TNPA’s commitment in enabling volume recovery and operational ...