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FAA Revokes Northwest Pilots' Licenses

Distracted duo have 10 days to appeal

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 27, 2009 4:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – The distracted pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 are no longer pilots: the FAA today announced it has revoked the licenses of Timothy Cheney, 53, and Richard Cole, 54, for the incident last week in which the pair overshot their destination airport by 150 miles....   Read full story »

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