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Hump Day Humor: Palm Pilots by David Donar

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Almost daily, it seems a new explanation surfaces as a possible explanation for the behavior of two Northwest Airlines pilots whose aircraft overshot the runway at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by 100 miles before turning around and landing safely.  Were they sleeping, arguing or preoccupied with surfing the internet on their laptops?
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FAA System Failure Affecting Flights Nationwide

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Fox News Channel is reporting that flights across the country are being affected by the failure of a computer communications system located at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.  That system, according to Fox, handles FAA flight planning for aircraft based, primarily, on the East Coast.
The FAA web site’s status information map (above) indicates general airport conditions and [...]

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