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airplane stories: 110 news summaries

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Plane in Brazil Crash Had Brake Problems

Demand for answers, heat on absent president grow

Jul 20, 07 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Airbus A320 that crashed at the Sao Paulo airport Tuesday was flying with part of its braking equipment disabled, the manufacturer said today, as pressure on the government escalated. Flying without one of the aircraft's two thrust reversers is legal, but the revelation suggests the slick, short runway probably... More »

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airline industry • Brazil • plane crash • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • air disasters • airplane

Officials Demand Sao Paulo Airport Shutdown

Authorities blame airplane crash on poor runway conditions

Jul 19, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of Tuesday's catastrophic plane crash, Brazilian officials are calling for the closure of Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport pending a review of safety conditions, the BBC reports. The Tam Airlines Airbus 320 landing in heavy rain skidded off a wet runway that was resurfaced last month and had... More »

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airline industry • Brazil • plane crash • Sao Paulo • air disasters • aviation • airplane

Fellow Airline Passengers Sue TB Lawyer

They're just after my money, says newlywed

Jul 13, 07 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine airline passengers are suing the Atlanta lawyer infected with a rare TB strain who flew to Europe for his wedding despite CDC warnings not to travel. The $1.3 million suit filed in Montreal claims Andrew Speaker recklessly exposed them to a deadly disease. The passengers, seven Canadians and... More »

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health • flight • Atlanta • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Tuberculosis • Andrew Speaker • airplane

Higher Flying Lowers Comfort

On flights at 8,000 feet, passengers feel the pain; cabin pressure often too low

Jul 6, 07 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline passengers routinely suffer from altitude sickness, and aircraft cabins are insufficiently pressurized to prevent it, a new study concludes. Altitudes of 8,000 feet above sea level result in 4% lower oxygen saturation in the blood, researchers found; cabins are often pressurized at the equivalent of 8,000 feet. More »

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Boeing Bags Another Big One

Jun 20, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - International Lease Finance Corporation, the world’s #1 jet leasing company, ordered 52 787 Dreamliners, Boeing announced at the Paris Air Show.  This brings total orders for Boeing's new plane to 634 -- way ahead of rival Airbus' 127 orders for its A350XWB.  Both planes incorporate lightweight composites... More »

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flight • Boeing • Airbus • Paris Air Show • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • airline • airplane

Airbus, Boeing Cross Wings
at Air Show

Top aircraft manufacturers ride high
as industry rebounds

Jun 18, 07 10:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rival aircraft producers Airbus and Boeing landed a slew of new orders at a gigantic air show that began today outside Paris. The biennial air show, the largest in the world, takes place as the airline industry begins to turn around; after two years of losses, profits this year are... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Paris Air Show • GE • US Airways • Qatar • Airbus A380 • airplane

Grandpas Take Down Unruly Passenger

Retired cop and marine team up to help flight crew subdue suspicious man

Jun 5, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 65-year-old former police commander and a gray-haired former marine helped flight attendants subdue an unruly passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight Saturday night. The suspicious man threatened other passengers and refused to take his seat during the three hour Minneapolis-to-Boston flight, but the two undaunted grandpas managed to detain... More »

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Minneapolis • elderly • flight • Boston • Northwest Airlines • flight attendant • airplane

New Airlines Fly on a Wing and $10

Bargain-basement US carriers
prepare to rock the industry

May 21, 07 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frequent fliers will soon be reminiscing about the small luxuries a $200 airline ticket bought: like free Diet Coke. A new wave of start-up airlines is selling ultra-affordable flights as low as $10. But prepare to plunk down for seat assignments, checked baggage—and even peanuts. More »

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travel • flight • airline industry • Skybus • Skybus airlines • budget • Ryanair • cheap • Allegiant Airlines • American Airlines • air travel • airplane

Kenya Airways Flight
Crashes in Cameroon

Dropped off the radar shortly after takeoff; 114 aboard

May 5, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Kenya Airways plane with 114 aboard has disappeared and is believed to have crashed in southern Cameroon. The Kenyan Standard reports that the plane sent out an automated distress signal five minutes after takeoff, and villagers near the suspected crash site say they heard an explosion. More »

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Africa • Kenya • flight • Cameroon • Kenya Airways • crash • plane crash • airplane

FCC: Shut Up and Fly

Regulators knock down plan to allow cell phone use in flight

Apr 4, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chatty frequent-flyers were disappointed yesterday, as the Federal Communications Commission refused to lift its ban on cell phone use during flight. The two-year old proposal had prompted a massive outpouring from airline customers who called  airborne conversation  "a recipe for a lot of anger" and "torture." More »

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technology • cell phones • FCC • FAA • flight • airline • airplane

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