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NEWS ABOUT: planes

planes stories: 6 news summaries
Runaway Plane

FAA Admits Flubs on Wandering Northwest Flight

Miscommunication marked regulator's response to stray airliner

Nov 13, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The FAA should have taken more decisive action on the Northwest Airlines flight that fell out of communication with ground control for 77 minutes last month, officials acknowledged today. While the plane was out of contact, air-traffic controllers changed shifts and failed to warn their replacements about the runaway plane.... More »

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FAA • Northwest Airlines • San Diego • runaway • planes • Minneapolis airport • National Transportation Safety Board • Federal Aviation Administration • regulator • Randy Babbitt

(Newser) - This could set off an interesting price war: JetBlue today began selling a $599 pass for all the flights you can handle between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8, reports Bloomberg. The idea is to try to keep their planes full once the peak summer season winds down. The offer's good... More »

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travel • airline industry • airline • planes • air travel • Jet Blue • airplanes

(Newser) - House leaders are slashing their $550 million order for eight new executive jets for use by senior government officials, caving to pressure from fellow lawmakers and the Pentagon, Politico reports. John Murtha’s Defense Appropriations Subcommittee had more than doubled the Pentagon’s original request for $220 million to buy... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Pentagon • House Appropriations Committee • John Murtha • planes • defense spending

Dreamliner's Maiden
Flight Delayed

Boeing's 787 won't be ready to fly until October

Aug 10, 07 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's cushy, cutting-edge Dreamliner won't make it into airlines' hands until sometime in October, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The inaugural flight of the 787was originally scheduled for late September, but unexpected delays encountered with the complex installation of the jetliner's myriad flight systems have pushed Boeing's timetable back. More »

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FAA • flight • Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • airline • planes

Brake Failure, Pilot Panic in Brazilian Jet

Frantic cockpit transcripts point to mechanical error in crash that killed 200

Aug 2, 07 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Panicked pilots of a doomed Brazilian plane are heard struggling to control the aircraft speeding down a rain-slicked runway in transcripts  of a cockpit tape released yesterday. "Slow down! Turn, turn, turn!" screams the co-pilot. "I can't," says the pilot. "Oh my God! Oh my... More »

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crash • plane crash • Sao Paulo • TAM • Congonhas • accident • planes • airline safety • brakes

Airlines Plead Guilty of
Price Fixing

British Airways and Korean Air socked with $300M fines in ongoing investigation

Aug 2, 07 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay $300 million each in criminal fines for engaging in massive conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights for the past six years, the US Justice Department said yesterday. BA will pony up another $247million fine... More »

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Department of Justice • airline industry • antitrust • British Airways • conspiracy • Korean Air • planes • price fixing

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