Monthly Archive: June 2011

F-16s Escort Flight After Onboard Fight – Airwise News

Fighter jets escorted a United Airlines plane back to Washington’s Dulles Airport after a fight broke out between a two passengers on the flight bound for Ghana, officials said on Tuesday. Police met the two passengers at the gate when flight 990 landed back at Dulles early Monday morning, but neither passenger was injured and …

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DOT To Dismantle BARR Program | AVIATION WEEK

In the face of strong industry opposition and proposed congressional language, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is moving ahead with a proposal to provide public access to most business aircraft tail numbers via flight-tracking services. The change, to go into effect in about 60 days, essentially dismantles the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, which …

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Come fly with them: Upcoming ‘Pan Am’ TV show capitalizes on ’60s airline style – latimes.com

Pan Am is coming back — to the airwaves, that is. Pan American Airways, the giant airline that virtually defined air travel from 1927 until its demise in 1991, will get a “Mad Men”-like treatment on a TV show set to debut on ABC in the fall. The “Pan Am” show, which is scheduled to …

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Delta Air Lines MD-88 burns some rubber on landing in Atlanta – OPShots.net

A routine Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh to Atlanta ended in spectacular fashion when it touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on May 28th and the brakes locked-up on the right main landing gear. The intense friction on the effected wheels caused them to produce billowing white smoke followed by fire and the disintegration …

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