There was a near miss at SFO, two commuter jets came within 300-feet of each other. The incident happened as one plane was landing while another was taking off. Officials are considering it a serious incursion.Commuter Planes Nearly Collide At SFO (KGO-TV Bay Area) It?s one thing to have a national day of remembrance for [...]

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SAN DIEGO — A glitch in a regional Air Traffic Control system caused some flights in and out of Southern California to be delayed Friday morning as the busy Memorial Day weekend began, officials said.Some flights delayed at start of busy holiday weekend (North County Times) I’m sure you all remember the tale of Scott [...]

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Improve workplace for air controllersUSA Today – 5 hours agoUSA TODAY reader Don Kimball is correct in writing that the Air Traffic control system "is about to implode" because of a "massive exodus of controllers …FAA gives airlines more flight flexibility The StateFAA expands system giving airlines more flight flexibility to … The Northwest Florida [...]

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A “self-deployed” Erie County sheriff’s helicopter responding without its lights to a pair of state trooper shootings last August came “uncomfortably close” to a mid-air collision with a State Police helicopter, an internal State Police review has claimed.Sheriff’s pilot disputes state police report claim (The Buffalo News) Squadron grounded for now as Canadian officials scour [...]

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The defense authorization bill passed by the House on Thursday, which outlines military spending priorities for the fiscal year starting in September, included items championed by the Blue Dog Coalition, a …News in Brief : Defense bill requires eye on contractors It was due to regular maintenance works; only minimal flight delays TAMBARAM: Radars of [...]

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Air traffic manager says rockets pose danger – Kentucky.comAir traffic manager says rockets pose dangerKentucky.com, KY – May 16, 2007online today kentucky.com Read the FAA’s letter to Lexington and the air safety incident report. Air traffic at Blue Grass Airport had to be rerouted for …

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Canada.comAlitalia says 1500 flights in Italy hit by Air Traffic controller …Forbes, NY – 6 hours agoMILAN (Thomson Financial) – Fifteen hundred flights to and from Italy have been hit by the eight-hour strike by Air Traffic controllers, said Alitalia SpA. …Thousands stranded because of strike by Italy flight attendants … DetNews.comStrikes hit Alitalia as [...]

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