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The Federal Aviation Administration has released the audio from the Northwest Airlines flight which overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles in October.
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By JOSHUA FREED The Associated Press After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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About 70 New Zealanders stood in silence in the Antarctic snow Saturday to remember 257 people who perished 30 years earlier when an airplane smashed into a nearby mountain in New Zealand's worst air disaster.
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New information released Friday into the Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego that overshot its destination last month. The Federal Aviation Administration released audio tapes from Northwest flight 188. The flight carrying 144 passengers took off from San Diego Oct. 22 headed for Minneapolis. It somehow missed that destination by 150 miles. According to the National Transportation Safety ...
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WASHINGTON -- The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.
After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllersasked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: AMR rose $.13 or 2.3 percent, to $5.69. AirTran rose $.03 or .6 percent, to $4.14. Continental rose $.05 or .4 percent, to $13.30. DeltaAir rose $.17 or 2.2 percent, to $7.83. JetBlue rose $.04 or .8 percent, to $5.33. Southwest rose $.04 or .4 percent, to $8.98. UAL rose $.11 or 1.6 percent, to $7.19. US Airways rose $.11 ...
The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is spending nearly $1 million to prevent storm water tainted with de-icer from polluting the Little Cohas Brook and the larger Merrimack River.
The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is spending nearly $1 million to prevent storm water tainted with de-icer from polluting the Little Cohas Brook and the larger Merrimack River.
Residents are hoping a new immigration detention center can revive the remote Australian island’s economy.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 is shown. After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/FlightAware.com, File)
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Rough economics pushed U.S. holiday travelers to find creative ways to fly this year, including avoiding expensive peak travel days, an airfare expert said.
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