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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A routine inter‑island flight turned into a runway incident yesterday morning when a Samoa Airways Twin Otter veered off course while landing at Fitiuta Airport in Manu‘a. Authorities say the aircraft left the runway shortly after touchdown, prompting an immediate...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this past Friday announced more than $374 million for airfield, safety, and other improvement projects at 299 airports in 46 states and American Samoa.
“The Biden-Harris Administration continues to...

![The Department of Port Administration says the cause of the Samoa Airways runway excursion has not yet been determined, and the incident at the Fitiuta Airport remains under active investigation. [courtesy photo] Samoa Airways plane](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa-airways-fitiuta-200x200_copy.jpg?itok=9apHhbKA)
