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Missing Plane Found

Associated Press — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:33:29 +0000

MOUNTAIN GREEN, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have found the wreckage of a small plane that left the Mountain Green Airport and crashed about nine miles away.

Officials say the plane was spotted by a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter about 11:30 a

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Missed Flight Blamed On Missing Screener

Associated Press — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:05:54 +0000

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman says she missed a flight in Wyoming because there were no female screeners available.

Jennifer Winning of Littleton said she checked in for a flight at the Rock Springs, Wyo

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Senate Okays New Air Traffic Control System

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:12:51 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a compromise bill that speeds up the Federal Aviation Administration's switch from old-fashioned radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology

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What's TSA's Newest Flight Hazard? A Handgun-Style Handbag

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:30:17 +0000

A teenager’s western-style purse emblazoned with a handgun emblem on the front caught the attention of the Transportation Security Administration.

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Airline Forces Passengers to Pay $31,500 for Fuel — Or Be Stranded [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:37:24 +0000

Flying the friendly skies is one thing. Being forced to pony up the cash to do it while en route is something else entirely.

But that’s what happened on a flight operated by Austria-based carrier Comtel earlier this week.

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Couple Sues Airline Over Cockroach-Infested Flight [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:00:13 +0000

With delays, baggage fees and overbooking, flying already has the potential to be a miserable experience. But imagine if you had to share your flight with cockroaches. According to Harry Marsh and Kaitlin Rush, that’s exactly what happened to them. They’re now suing carrier AirTran for emotional distress and more than $100,000 as a result.

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Pilot Lands Plane Safely While Suffering Heart Attack, Rushed to Hospital

Shauna Wright — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:33:46 +0000

Steven Nusbaum, 65, of Illinois was flying his experimental aircraft on Tuesday when the unthinkable happened — he suffered a heart-attack mid-flight.

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Pilot Makes Harrowing Emergency Landing Without Wheels [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:30:52 +0000

Warning: If you have a fear of flying, this video definitely won’t help. A Boeing 767 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland yesterday after its landing gear failed to extend due to a hydraulic problem.

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Passenger Sues Continental Airlines for Severely Turbulent Flight [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:48:12 +0000

A Texas woman has decided to sue Continental Airlines and three other air carriers for mental trauma she endured during a particularly hellish flight.

What, did she have to sit through ‘The Smurfs’ on the in-flight movie?

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