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Tourists killed in New Zealand plane crash

04.09.2010 12:11   0 views   0 comments


Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when the skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot, officials said. Nine people were killed after a light aircraft used for skydiving crashed in New Zealand's South Island, police said Saturday.



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Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder

04.09.2010 1:32   0 views   0 comments


A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "100 percent" effective in helping drug-using truck drivers, pilots and train engineers pass federally mandated drug tests.
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Labor Day travelers contend with Hurricane Earl

04.09.2010 1:13   0 views   0 comments


Hurricane Earl’s whipping winds are adding a wrinkle to an already busy three-day weekend where more than 34 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home.
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Happy trails for Colorado's Buckskin Joe

04.09.2010 1:04   0 views   0 comments


Buckskin Joe, a popular tourist spot near the Royal Gorge outside Canon City, Colo., along with the adjoining Royal Gorge Scenic Railway, has been sold and will close at the end of the season before being moved elsewhere. It's happy trails for Buckskin Joe, the replica Old West town that served as a setting for Westerns that include "True Grit" and "White Buffalo."





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UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai

04.09.2010 0:56   0 views   0 comments


Smoke rises from the site of the UPS cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday.A UPS 747 cargo plane with two crew aboard crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday, the company said.





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Man in '03 bomb scare sets off airport shutdown

04.09.2010 0:51   0 views   0 comments


Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue vehicles are shown at the Miami International Airport arrival level early Friday.A scientist detained at Miami's airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said.



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Qantas flight had hole in engine, damaged flaps

04.09.2010 0:33   0 views   0 comments


Investigators say a mechanical failure that blew a hole in the engine of a Qantas jet headed to Sydney from San Francisco also damaged the wing flaps.


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Continental recalling furloughed pilots

03.09.2010 23:23   0 views   0 comments


Continental Airlines Inc. is recalling 132 pilots who were furloughed in 2008, saying it needs them to offset retirements and handle an increase in international flying.
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Airlines waive change fees due to hurricane

03.09.2010 16:23   0 views   0 comments


Airlines began offering passengers a way to change their tickets as Hurricane Earl threatened to disrupt travel along the East Coast.
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Hotel guests hunker down to ride out Earl

03.09.2010 15:09   0 views   0 comments


Lee Taylor of Harlow, N.C., buys ice for his family to ride out the storm as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast Thursday in Atlantic Beach, N.C.A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the outslaught of Earl.



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03.09.2010 0:27   0 views   0 comments


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Delta reducing Bismarck flights

03.09.2010 0:27   0 views   0 comments


Bismarck is being affected by Delta Air Lines flight reductions.
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Frontier Airlines will expand Omaha service

03.09.2010 0:23   0 views   0 comments


Frontier Airlines said Thursday it will expand service in Omaha with new flights to Southern California beginning early next year and will resume seasonal nonstop service to Florida in January.
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Pilot removed from jet passes alcohol test

02.09.2010 17:55   0 views   0 comments


American Airlines says a pilot removed from a flight to Mexico passed an alcohol test.
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JetBlue starts flights between Boston and Phoenix

02.09.2010 16:57   0 views   0 comments


JetBlue Airways Corp. is starting service between Boston and Phoenix on Thursday, marking its 38th nonstop destination from Logan International Airport.
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U.S. cautions citizens on India travel

02.09.2010 8:04   0 views   0 comments


The U.S. asks citizens to be alert and cautious of their security during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, in October.


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Cup of tea forces UK jet to make emergency landing

01.09.2010 15:12   0 views   0 comments


A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
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JetBlue to fly between Boston and Newark

31.08.2010 23:29   0 views   0 comments


JetBlue Airways Corp. on Tuesday said it will expand its service out of Boston's Logan International Airport to include four daily flights to Newark, N.J.


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Suspicious luggage: Terror plot or odd packing?

31.08.2010 22:08   0 views   0 comments


U.S. officials on Tuesday were trying to determine whether odd contents inside a suitcase was part of a plot to test airline security or just a strange way of packing for an overseas flight, NBC News said.
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Man arrested for pointing laser at pilots

31.08.2010 20:00   0 views   0 comments


A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
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