Airplane fuel is expensive, and airlines aren't in the business of throwing away valuable assets. So why do planes sometimes dump fuel before they land?

Some residents were outraged after a plane carrying 164 people dumped fuel over several schools as it made an emergency landing. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Jet fuel rained down from the sky in ...

Jet fuel is not supposed to rain down from the sky, but that’s what happened last week in Cudahy, California. The incident occurred during the initial part of Delta Flight 89’s trip from LA to ...

Frustrated community members questioned government officials and Delta Air Lines representatives during a meeting to talk about a fuel dump from a plane making an emergency landing near Los ...

How Do You Dump Fuel From a Plane? Just turn on your fuel dumping system. By Daniel Engber. Sept 22, 2005 6:38 PM. Planes must lighten their load to land. Tweet Share Share Comment ...

Fuel dump over L.A. schools puzzles aviation experts They say the maneuver that doused at least 50 people with kerosene, including 20 children, probably could have been avoided. Get more news ...

What you will have just seen is not some strange atmospheric phenomenon, but a fuel dump from a U.S. Space Force (USSF) mission that launched earlier today on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas ...

One aviation expert called fuel dumping very rare, saying, “I don’t remember anyone dumping fuel over population." Pilots are supposed to dump jet fuel in unpopulated areas - Los Angeles Times ...

Whether the fuel dump in Tuesday’s situation was warranted given the aircraft’s situation and position will be central to the investigation of the incident. Delta Air Lines refused to comment ...

More than 40 people are complaining of minor injuries after a Delta Air Lines flight reportedly made an emergency fuel dump Tuesday near a school playground.

Airplane fuel is expensive, and airlines aren't in the business of throwing away valuable assets. So why do planes sometimes dump fuel before they land?