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NEWS ABOUT: Flight 1404

Flight 1404 stories: 2 news summaries

 US Airline 
 Safety Record 
 Best Ever 

No fatal crashes for two years

Jan 12, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Airline safety has improved so much that the chances of dying in an air crash are now less than being elected president, according to a safety expert. For the first time since jet travel began, not a single person died in a crash of a US carrier for two years,... More »

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Denver • airline safety • NTSB • Continental Airlines • fatalities • Air Transport Association • Flight 1404 • Flight Safety Foundation • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 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

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