Pilots Were ‘Distracted,’ Transcripts Show
New York Times - 1 hour 47 minutes agoCockpit recordings show that a controller twice asked pilots why they flew 150 miles past their destination.
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Wrong-way pilots' cockpit tapes released
USA Today - Fri Nov 27, 2:09 pm ETAir-traffic controllers repeatedly gave instructions to change the course of a Northwest Airlines jet that had been out of radio contact for more than an hour as a test to ensure that it had not been hijacked, according to transcripts released today.
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Sector Snap: Airlines down with broader market
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 11:13 am ETAirline shares fell with the broader market on Friday, even though airline investors got something that would usually count as good news — falling oil prices.
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Wi-Fi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Takes Off
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 10:26 am ETAlmost no one flying with a laptop or smartphone might have expected in-flight Wi-Fi Internet access just several years ago. Now some lucky travelers have experienced free Internet access while flying this holiday season, courtesy of airline partnerships with the likes of Google and eBay.
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Local week in review
Post-Bulletin - Sat Nov 28, 9:18 am ETAustin City willing to part with Olympic torch If Tom Torgerson still wants the 1984 Olympic torch he carried in a relay 25 years ago, the city of Austin says it will pass it back to him because it has no real connection to the city. Torgerson used to be
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Fewer fly from TIA in October
The Tampa Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 12:00 am ETRidership at Tampa International Airport declined 4.2 percent in October compared with a year ago to 647,514 departing passengers after a 2 percent gain the month before ended an 18-month decline.
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FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188
The Indiana Gazette - Sat Nov 28, 3:55 am ETAfter 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 on Friday.
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Flight 188 transcripts: 'We got distracted'
Pioneer Press - Fri Nov 27, 11:58 am ETWhen the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 finally responded to attempts to make radio communication, they weren't long on explanations.
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Airport puts its stimulus to work
Florida Today - Fri Nov 27, 12:13 pm ETAnybody who has flown into Melbourne International Airport in recent months has probably noticed the construction equipment. The airport was the first place in the county to get and use transportation infrastructure money from the Obama administration's stimulus plan.
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United cleans up act
The Morning Call - Fri Nov 27, 9:07 am ETFrom new plane interiors to running on time, airline aims to bolster image Ruehl Bulan perches on the left rear exit of a United Airlines jet and flings seat cushions, three at a time, into the chilly October night.
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Lower Blue Grass Airport fares expected
Lexington Herald-Leader - Fri Nov 27, 1:37 am ETAirTran Airways could have a major impact on Lexington's Blue Grass Airport and the area it ser
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