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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: navigation error

navigation error stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Add this to the mix in the Buffalo plane crash: Southwest Airlines warned its pilots just weeks ago about a landing glitch involving the same runway the Continental flight was destined for, CNN reports. It seems an earthen dam near the runway interferes with signals in a so-called instruments landing,... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines • navigation error • Buffalo • Flight 3407 • warning

 US Navy Jet 
 Buzzes Curacao,
 Venezuela Furious 

Drug patrol jet violation 'deliberate,' officials claim

May 20, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US Navy drug-patrol plane violated Venuzuelan airspace Saturday night, exacerbating  the  already-tense relationship between the two nations. The S-3 Viking, used to spot and attack drug-running ships, flew over the line near the island of Curacao, reports CNN. The pilot realized he made a navigational error, contacted a Venezuela... More »

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United Nations • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • US Navy • S-3 Viking • Joint Interagency Task Force South • international incident • navigation error

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