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NEWS ABOUT: Boeing 737

Boeing 737 stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Southwest Airlines' maintenance practices are coming under tight scrutiny after a football-sized hole opened in the top of a Boeing 737 midflight and forced an emergency landing, reports the Dallas Morning News. Nobody was injured, but the NTSB and FAA have launched probes and lawmakers are being briefed on the... More »

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FAA • aircraft • Southwest Airlines • Boeing 737

 Brakes Suspected 
 in Denver Crash 

Jet pulled to the side before collapsing with thud in snowy ravine

Dec 22, 08 2:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Investigators believe a faulty braking system and landing gear may be to blame for a fiery crash in Denver where a Houston-bound jet veered off a runway into a snowy ravine. The weather apparently played no role in the accident, and asymmetrical braking appears a likely cause, sources told the... More »

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NTSB • Continental Airlines • Boeing 737 • Denver International Airport • Flight 1404 • University of Colorado Hospital • Larry Kellner • Stapleton International Airport • braking system • landing gear

(AP) - A Russian investigator says today's crash of a passenger jet that killed 88 people was most likely caused by failure of one of the Boeing-737-500's two engines. The plane was on its approach to land amid low cloudcover when it crashed into an unpopulated area of a central Russian city,... More »

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Russia • Boeing • Moscow • crash • plane crash • Boeing 737

Obama Lives Large on Decadent Jet

Inside the candidates' rides

Aug 4, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s new campaign plane oozes luxury—at least for Obama. The candidate’s section of the 757 is decked out with leather recliners, a dining booth, and a small table kept stocked with up-to-date newspapers, CBS reports. "O-Force One" is so far beyond the typical charter jet... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • plane • McCain 2008 • Boeing 737 • Boeing 757

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