Description: High and wide shots from air traffic control tower of various areas of Logan Airport. Lanes marked on runways. Delta and TWA hangars. American Airlines planes on tarmac. Harbor adjacent to runways. Eastern terminal. Planes taxiing and turning on runway. View across harbor to Boston high rises. Helicopter ascends over water.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1978
Description: Wreckage footage of World Airways crash in icy Boston Harbor off Logan runway. Speculative cause is said to be poor braking. Part of impromptu press conference with forensic anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow. Additional footage of planes overhead.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/25/1982
Description: Young children hold Israeli flags and sing “Shalom Aleichem” to greet Israeli president Yitzhak Navon at Logan Airport. He answers questions about Jordan King Hussein and negotiations over invasion of Lebanon. Asks “May I call you Chris?” Very crowded impromptu press conference.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/07/1983
Description: Story #929. Story about the 24 hour pilot strike threatened by the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) for June 19th 1972 and how this will affect air traffic at Logan Airport. Pilots concerned about hijacking and want governments around the world to do more about the issue. Footage includes b-roll of Logan airport, people waiting for planes, planes on the runway, and interview cutaways. Interview with a man from Massport about how the airport will handle the upcoming pilot strike, his feelings about the strike and the safety concerns behind it, and suggestions for passengers who have flights scheduled that day. Edited story followed by cuts. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/17/1972