Unfriendly skies – The air traffic controllers’ sick-out, 1969 – libcom.orgUnfriendly skies – The air traffic controllers’ sick-out, 1969libcom.org, UK – Dec 26, 2006The rate of near mid-air collision was four times normal. The controllers tried to get the pilots to support their action. But ALPA (Airline Pilots … Tributes flood in for crash victim [...]

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New control towerGreater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (subscription), IN – Jan 20, 2007The view from the new Air Traffic Control tower at the Fort Wayne International Airport shows the runways and the back of the airport. …New control tower – Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (subscription) Air-traffic controller error cited in near-collisionChicago Tribune, IL – [...]

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Tower at LAX ckseid posted a photo: Sunset at LAX ckseid posted a photo: brentdanley posted a photo: Ominous clouds hang over O’Hare International Airport (KORD) in Chicago. O’Hare ATC Tower photoderek posted a photo: Hamburg

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Bayside Congressman Gary Ackerman says a marine transfer station the city is seeking to build in College Point is too tall and jeopardizes flights at nearby LaGuardia Airport.Garbage Transfer Station Too Tall, Congressman Says (Queens Chronicle) Landing gear failure forces a twin-engine plane to make a belly landing at Arlington Municipal Airport.Scary flight, happy ending [...]

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Troubled flight lands safelyFiji Times, Fiji – 22 hours agoA statement released by Air Pacific’s executive office yesterday afternoon said the emergency alert declared by the Air Traffic Control Centre was totally …Probe on Air Traffic Control staff fijilive.com (subscription)all 2 news articlesTroubled flight lands safely – Fiji Times Air-traffic controller error cited in near-collisionChicago [...]

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CPA terminates Salas’ contract (Saipan Tribune)The Commonwealth Ports Authority has decided to terminate its current consultancy contract with former CPA executive director Carlos Salas. Salas was issued a 60-day termination notice on Jan. 12, said CPA executive director Clyde Norita yesterday. Conversation In Cockpit Of Comair 5191 Before Takeoff Violated “Sterile Cockpit Rule” (Fox 19 [...]

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A Delta Air Lines jet on final approach to Los Angeles International Airport was forced to veer away a half-mile before touchdown because an Aeromexico aircraft pulled onto the runway, authorities said Thursday.Near Miss At LAX Forces Pilot to Abort Landing (KTLA 5) Wanted: radar revamp at Calcutta airport to bring surveillance facilities on a [...]

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