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Delta Jet's Emergency Slide Turns Up in Fitting Spot

It washes up by the beachfront home of a lawyer whose firm is suing Boeing

(Newser) - In the strange coincidence department: The emergency slide that fell off one of Delta's Boeing jets on Friday washed up in front of the oceanfront home of an attorney suing the manufacturer for a similar incident, reports the New York Post . The slide fell off the Boeing 767 as...

Emergency Slide Separates From Boeing 767-300

Delta flight returns to JFK after reports of loud noise

(Newser) - The flight crew on a Delta Air Lines flight declared an emergency after taking off Friday morning from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and returned instead of going on to Los Angeles. The airline said the crew reported a "flight deck indication related to the right...

'Unruly' Passenger Wanted to Get Off the Plane Badly

Cynthia McKnight facing charges after allegedly opening door, inflating slide at Buffalo airport

(Newser) - An unruly passenger escaped an American Airlines flight preparing to takeoff from Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Tuesday in a most dramatic fashion: down the emergency exit slide, according to reports. Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Spencer Brown, a passenger on the flight, tweeted about the woman's outburst, which resulted...

Video Captures Slater's Slide Into History

Flight attendant makes getaway down emergency chute

(Newser) - The angle is terrible, but video of Steven Slater's trip down an emergency slide onto the JFK Airport tarmac and into the hearts of thousands has been released. The large vertical object covering most of the action obscures the telling details like the beers Slater grabbed from the galley before...

JetBlue Doubts Slater's Story: Internal Memo

Runaway flight attendant has no excuse, COO says

(Newser) - A rogue JetBlue flight attendant's explanation that an uncooperative passenger caused him to lose his mind and slide down a parked plane's emergency chute may not hold water, the airline says in an internal memo. And even if it's true, a bad day at work is no excuse for Steven...

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