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A Tiny Error Left An Air Canada Boeing 767 Flight With 2 Dead Engines. How The Pilot Landed It
On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Flight 143 lost all engine power at 41,000 feet due to a calculation error. What followed was an aviation story that continues to be studied decades later
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Five-Year-Old US Boy Spots 'Error' In Airline Pilot Manual, Earns VIP Tour From CEO
A five-year-old boy from Colorado impressed Southwest Airlines after spotting a discrepancy in a pilot training manual, earning a VIP headquarters tour and a chance to try a cockpit simulator.
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"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
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Opinion | Air India Crash: We're All Terrified Of Flying Now, Thanks To Conspiracy Theories
The erosion of trust has triggered apprehensions among the public about air travel. I know of many erstwhile frequent fliers, who thought nothing before taking a flight for work or leisure, now hesitating before making the next flight booking.
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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"Nowhere Mentioned...": Pilots' Body Slams WSJ Article On Air India Crash
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines.
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Exclusive | Actor-Pilot Gul Panag: "My Gut Says Air India Crash Will Be Blamed On Pilot Error, But..."
Actor and hobby pilot Gul Panag says the June 12 Air India crash will eventually be "made to look like pilot error", but that she hopes it is not so
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"Missteps, Ignored Warning": What Led To Midair Collision Over Washington
Traffic control issues, an ignored warning and a pilot's error reportedly led to the midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River near Washington.
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ICYMI: McDonald's Concludes AI Drive-Thru Trials After Alleged Order Errors
McDonald's has decided to pull back its AI drive-thru voice ordering system on trial at more than 100 restaurants in the United States.
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A Tiny Error Left An Air Canada Boeing 767 Flight With 2 Dead Engines. How The Pilot Landed It
On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Flight 143 lost all engine power at 41,000 feet due to a calculation error. What followed was an aviation story that continues to be studied decades later
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Five-Year-Old US Boy Spots 'Error' In Airline Pilot Manual, Earns VIP Tour From CEO
A five-year-old boy from Colorado impressed Southwest Airlines after spotting a discrepancy in a pilot training manual, earning a VIP headquarters tour and a chance to try a cockpit simulator.
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"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
"Unfortunate": Supreme Court On Pilot's "Fuel Cut-Off" Mention In Air India Crash Report
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Opinion | Air India Crash: We're All Terrified Of Flying Now, Thanks To Conspiracy Theories
The erosion of trust has triggered apprehensions among the public about air travel. I know of many erstwhile frequent fliers, who thought nothing before taking a flight for work or leisure, now hesitating before making the next flight booking.
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Jeju Air Crash Initial Probe Suggests Pilot Error, Victims' Families Protest
The initial results of an investigation into December's devastating Jeju Air crash in South Korea showed that, while the plane's both engines sustained bird strikes, its pilots turned off the less-damaged one just before its crash-landing.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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"Nowhere Mentioned...": Pilots' Body Slams WSJ Article On Air India Crash
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines.
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Exclusive | Actor-Pilot Gul Panag: "My Gut Says Air India Crash Will Be Blamed On Pilot Error, But..."
Actor and hobby pilot Gul Panag says the June 12 Air India crash will eventually be "made to look like pilot error", but that she hopes it is not so
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"Missteps, Ignored Warning": What Led To Midair Collision Over Washington
Traffic control issues, an ignored warning and a pilot's error reportedly led to the midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River near Washington.
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ICYMI: McDonald's Concludes AI Drive-Thru Trials After Alleged Order Errors
McDonald's has decided to pull back its AI drive-thru voice ordering system on trial at more than 100 restaurants in the United States.
