1 day ago by Alisa Brodkowitz

. Published and written by UPI.com WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) — The regional airline involved in a February crash near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 49 people, says multiple pilot errors were to blame for the accident. Colgan Air — under fire from critics for its training policies — says in a 67-page re ...

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2 days ago by George Hatcher

Colgan’s Dec. 7 report to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said last February’s crash was probably caused by pilots’ “loss of situational awareness,” failure to follow the training and procedures, but pointed out contributing factors: the cockpit warning system failed to adequately advi ...

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3 days ago by George Hatcher

Click to view full size photo Contact photographer Kostas D. Pantios What: Olympic Air Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Athens to Naxos Where: Paros When: Dec 12th 2009 Who: not available Why: On approach to Naxos, the crew made a final approach to Paros (situated on side by side islands.) On a ...

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3 days ago by BBC News | World | Full Feed

Six parachutists have been killed along with an instructor and their pilot in a plane crash near the Urals city of Chelyabinsk, Russian media report. There were no survivors when the plane fell in a matter of seconds from a height of 150m (490ft), the regional environmental security minister said. T ...

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15 days ago by George Hatcher

What: G & S Helicopters Inc. Robinson R22 Beta II Where: Robbie’s Marina , Indian Key State Park, Islamorada Florida When: 2:30 p.m. Nov 30 2009 Who: pilot Why: The pilot made an emergency landing on an island to inspect his plane. When he checked the tail rotor, the helicopter lifted off without hi ...

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32 days ago by te2ataria

sent by a reader [Edited by TEAA] … and New Zealand Govt Screwed the Dead Victims’ Families Whereas an Israeli family [allegedly] received $25m for the loss of a member in New Zealand, the average Erebus victim’s family got only $25,000. Had the case been moved to the United States the compensations ...

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33 days ago by everythingaviation

A Delta Air Lines pilot, Dan Gryder, tried to run over police with his private 1937 vintage DC-3 airplane. The incident happened at the Griffin-Spalding airport, which is 40 miles south of Atlanta. The incident started when police saw Gryder driving his car on the airport runway. When stopped, they ...

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35 days ago by everythingaviation

The United pilot, Erwin Washington, who was reported to be drunk before a flight to the U.S. was released on bail and is due to appear in a London court on November 20. A co-worker of Washington alerted the authorities at Heathrow, and they came on board the jet and arrested him, just before the pla ...

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36 days ago by everythingaviation

It seems like it is the norm these days; a pilot shows up to work a little tipsy. The Telegraph in London reports that a 44 year old man was arrested by authorities aboard a Boeing 777 that was bound for San Francisco. Passengers did not have a clue for hours, until they were finally notified of the ...

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39 days ago by George Hatcher

Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Martin Eadie What: 2006 Cirrus SR20 Where: Santa Barbara California When: Nov 6, 2009 12:48 pm Who: 2 Why: The pilot was attempting to land when he lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft landed on its nose on a grassy area close ...

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