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Vietnam Airlines Passenger Inflates Emergency Slide While Attempting to Open Plane Window

Posted November 8, 2011 by BNO News

A Vietnam Airlines flight was delayed for more than two hours over the weekend when a passenger accidentally opened one of the emergency exits when trying to open a window.

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Video: JetBlue COO Rob Maruster Issues Mea Culpa for Stranded Flights

Posted November 1, 2011 by Matt Molnar

JetBlue Airways Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster on Tuesday appeared in a company video apologizing for the airline’s several stranded flights on Saturday, emphasizing that the airline was focused on safety.

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Qantas Resumes Flights After Court Orders End to Shutdown

Posted October 31, 2011 by BNO News

Australian airline Qantas on Monday resumed all its domestic and international flights after a court ordered an immediate end to all industrial action which left tens of thousands of people stranded.

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UPDATED: Arik Air President Free, but Three Top Execs Arrested for Tax Evasion

Posted October 27, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Three of Arik Air’s airline’s top executives have been arrested in Nigeria after the company ran up an unpaid tax bill worth more than $21 million.

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Steven Slater Sentenced to Probation Over Infamous JetBlue Meltdown

Posted October 20, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater was sentenced to one year of probation on Wednesday after completing a year of court-ordered counseling and substance abuse.

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SkyWest Fined $160,000 for Operating Delta Flights with Bad Weight and Balance Data

Posted October 19, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The FAA on Wednesday proposed a $160,000 fine against SkyWest for operating several flights with incorrect weight, balance, cargo and baggage load data.

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Live Video: NTSB Briefing on East River Helicopter Crash

Posted October 5, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Live coverage of an NTSB briefing regarding Tuesday’s tragic helicopter crash in New York’s East River.

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Greece Flights Canceled Ahead of Air Traffic Controllers Strike Wednesday October 5

Posted October 3, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Airlines serving Greece have canceled some or all flights on Wednesday, Oct. 5th, in preparation for a nationwide, 24-hour strike scheduled for civil workers.

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Airline Ordered to Rehire Pilot Fired for Sex With Flight Attendant

Posted September 30, 2011 by Matt Molnar

A Court of Appeal in New Zealand has ruled in favor of an Air Nelson pilot who had sex with a flight attendant during an unscheduled stopover in 2008.

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Boston Bomber Planned Remote Control Plane-Bomb Attacks on Pentagon and U.S. Capitol

Posted September 28, 2011 by Matt Molnar

A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged Wednesday with plotting to launch airborne bomb attacks on the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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New York Cops Able to Shoot Down a Plane Says Commissioner

Posted September 25, 2011 by Matt Molnar

In a television interview first aired on Sunday, New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly said that his department would have the ability to shoot down a plane if needed.

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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Reno Air Race Crash

Posted September 23, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report into the P-51 Mustang crash at the Reno Air Races on Sept. 16th which left 11 people dead and 74 injured.

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Russian Investigators Say Plane Crash Was Caused by Drunk Navigator

Posted September 19, 2011 by BNO News

Investigations have revealed that the navigator of the Russian aircraft which crashed last June, killing 47 people in the northwestern region of the country, was drunk.

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FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Fine Against Colgan Air Over Improper Cabin Crew Fire Training

Posted September 15, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Colgan Air has been assessed $1,892,000 in penalties by the Federal Aviation Administration for operating flights staffed by flight attendants who were not properly trained in the operation of the planes’ cabin fire extinguisher system.

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NASA Announces New Space Launch System Rocket Program

Posted September 15, 2011 by BNO News

NASA on Wednesday announced that it has already selected a design to develop a new Space Launch System (SLS) to transport astronauts to farther areas in space.

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Bomb Threats Against Pakistan Airline Force Two Emergency Landings

Posted September 8, 2011 by BNO News

Two passenger planes operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) landed safely in Turkey and Malaysia on Wednesday after a bomb threat was received, officials said on Thursday morning.

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Pan Am 103 Bomber Located on Death Bed in Libya

Posted August 29, 2011 by BNO News

Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, is reportedly in a coma-like condition and close to death at his home in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.

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New York City Airports Set to Reopen Monday Morning

Posted August 29, 2011 by BNO News

LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are set to reopen to arrivals and departures Monday morning following the passage of Hurricane Irene.

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New York Airports Preparing for the Worst from Hurricane Irene

Posted August 25, 2011 by Phil Derner Jr.

PANYNJ is planning for anything that may come their way as Hurricane Irene swings up the East Coast, while JFK and LGA can only sit by idly at just a few feet above seal level.

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Romney Calls on New Libyan Government to Extradite Pan Am Flight 103 Bomber

Posted August 22, 2011 by BNO News

U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday called upon Libya’s Interim Transitional National Council to arrest and extradite the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

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