Tag Archive: Off the Runway

Drug-laden plane left at Texas airstrip was sold  – Atlanta Journal Constitution.com

HOUSTON — A small plane abandoned with about 100 pounds of marijuana onboard after skidding off the runway at a small private airstrip was recently sold at auction or in an estate sale following the death of its registered owner, authorities said Tuesday. John Kremmer, chief sheriff’s deputy in Waller County, said federal investigators determined …

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Airline “Scare Tactics” Follow Tarmac Delay Fines – PR Newswire

NAPA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2011-  In the wake of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent landmark decision to fine American Eagle $900,000 for the May 29th stranding of nearly 600 passengers on Chicago O’Hare’s tarmac, it appears that the airline industry has resorted to scare tactics in another attempt to halt the advance of …

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Britain From Above – Air Traffic » Contrail Science

There’s a great new series on the BBC in the UK: Britain From Above, that shows how various things look from a high perspective, using very interesting visualization techniques. One of the most interesting (for me) was an episode that showed all the air traffic in UK airspace in a 24 hour period. That involved …

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Pilot Gets Prison Time in High-Profile Case – Flying Magazine

Former Platinum Jet pilot Francis Vieira, 61, was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for his role in fraudulent activity that led up to the crash of a Challenger 600 charter jet in 2005, which veered off the runway after a failed takeoff attempt from Teterboro Airport. During court hearings last year, …

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