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Crashes
The Memorial Day crash occurred in the skies over Warrenton, VA., about 40 miles west of Washington, DC. (Map by NYCAviation/Google)

Virginia Plane Crash to Be Investigated by Canadian Authorities

A midair plane crash in Virginia that killed two people will be investigated by Canadian authorities, as both pilots were employees of the US Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
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Government News
Surveillance video shows the people mover leaning to its side after losing a wheel. (Photo by Miami International Airport, via CBS Miami)

All Aboard the Failtrain: Video of Miami Airport People Mover Derailment

Two people suffered minor injuries at Miami International Airport on Sunday when an airport people mover train derailed.
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Airline News
Satellite view of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, Virgin America Win Long Distance Routes Out of Washington National

The US Department of Transportation on Monday awarded slots for four airlines to operate routes to Portland, San Juan, Austin and San Francisco out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Government News
TSA agent pats down an airport passenger.

TSA Reveals Passenger Complaints … Four Years Later

From intrusive pat-downs to body scans to perceived profiling, the Transportation Security Administration always seems to be the target of complaints. Here’s another one: It took the TSA almost four years to tell me what ...
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Government News
This underwear bomb failed to take down a Northwest Airlines Airbus A330, but did succeed in burning its owner's genitals. (Photo by FBI, via ABC News)

New Underwear Bomb Plot Thwarted by CIA, But More Bombs and Terrorists Unaccounted For

The CIA has broken up a new Al Qaeda plot to blow up an airliner using explosive underwear, the Associated Press reported Monday afternoon. An upgraded underwear bomb with an improved detonation system was seized by agents in Y...
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