A Delta IV rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida on Thursday evening carrying a communications satellite to be used by US and Australian military forces.
The CEO of computer memory manufacturer Micron Technology was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed at Boise International Airport on Friday morning.
A large explosion rocked the city of San Bruno in California on Thursday, not far from San Francisco International Airport, but the cause does not appear to be a plane crash.
Indonesia's Transportation Ministry on Thursday called for the country to develop multi-airport systems to reduce density at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.