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Commercial Pilot Says His Plane Hit By Drone Over US Airport
The pilot of a commercial flight said Wednesday his plane may have been hit by a drone thousands of feet (hundreds of meters) in the air as he came in...
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US Pilots Land In Trouble For 'Meowing' And 'Barking' On Emergency Flight Channel
A viral audio clip of pilots meowing and barking over an emergency aviation frequency has triggered an investigation by FAA.
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Rare Childbirth On Plane Sparks Citizenship Debate, Air Traffic Controller Suggests Cute Name
As the pilot confirmed the birth, an air traffic controller joked, "Tell her she's got to name it Kennedy," because of the airport where the plane was landing.
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"Attendants Feeling Ill": Truck In US Crash Was Moving Towards Another Plane
Both pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express regional plane collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport.
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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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High On Mushrooms, Alaska Air Pilot Tries To Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Air. He Was Off-Duty
A sleep-deprived and off-duty pilot, who was reportedly "high on magic mushrooms", has been accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane packed with 83 other passengers and crew on board, flying from Seattle to San Francisco.
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Viral Now: Delta Pilot Shares Sweet Ice Cream Anecdote To Reassure Flyers, Internet Applauds
A viral video making the rounds on social media shows a pilot of a Delta flight in the USA making an announcement for passengers nervous due to the government shutdown situation.
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North Dakota Authorities Didn't Warn B-52 Bomber About Airliner: Air Force
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare.
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Passenger Jet's "Aggressive Maneuver" Averts Mid-Air Collision With B-52 Bomber
A passenger jet performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber over the state of North Dakota, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot.
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Air India Allowed To Extend Crew Duty, Rest Periods Amid Pak Airspace Ban
The exemption increases the maximum flight duty period - typically the time between reporting for duty and the end of flight-related activities - for pilots and cabin crew, the memo showed.
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Commercial Pilot Says His Plane Hit By Drone Over US Airport
The pilot of a commercial flight said Wednesday his plane may have been hit by a drone thousands of feet (hundreds of meters) in the air as he came in...
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US Pilots Land In Trouble For 'Meowing' And 'Barking' On Emergency Flight Channel
A viral audio clip of pilots meowing and barking over an emergency aviation frequency has triggered an investigation by FAA.
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Rare Childbirth On Plane Sparks Citizenship Debate, Air Traffic Controller Suggests Cute Name
As the pilot confirmed the birth, an air traffic controller joked, "Tell her she's got to name it Kennedy," because of the airport where the plane was landing.
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"Attendants Feeling Ill": Truck In US Crash Was Moving Towards Another Plane
Both pilots were killed after an Air Canada Express regional plane collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport.
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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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High On Mushrooms, Alaska Air Pilot Tries To Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Air. He Was Off-Duty
A sleep-deprived and off-duty pilot, who was reportedly "high on magic mushrooms", has been accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane packed with 83 other passengers and crew on board, flying from Seattle to San Francisco.
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Viral Now: Delta Pilot Shares Sweet Ice Cream Anecdote To Reassure Flyers, Internet Applauds
A viral video making the rounds on social media shows a pilot of a Delta flight in the USA making an announcement for passengers nervous due to the government shutdown situation.
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North Dakota Authorities Didn't Warn B-52 Bomber About Airliner: Air Force
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare.
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Passenger Jet's "Aggressive Maneuver" Averts Mid-Air Collision With B-52 Bomber
A passenger jet performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber over the state of North Dakota, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot.
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Air India Allowed To Extend Crew Duty, Rest Periods Amid Pak Airspace Ban
The exemption increases the maximum flight duty period - typically the time between reporting for duty and the end of flight-related activities - for pilots and cabin crew, the memo showed.
