Crash disrupts long safety era for US airlines
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The crash Tuesday of a small commuter plane in Missouri interrupted what had been the safest period for airline travel in this country&#39;s history.
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A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick  Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport  in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, officials said.
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Here are some of the more serious passenger plane crashes involving the airlines serving Russia and the former Soviet Union.
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The National Transportation Safety Board will announce within two months the findings of its investigation into the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 265 people on Nov. 12, 2001.
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The crash of Comair flight 5191 at the airport in Lexington highlights both the remarkable record of the FAA in keeping the skies safe and the long-running concerns that the biggest threats may be on the ground
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At least eight people died in the crash of a Corporate Airlines commuter plane Tuesday south of Kirksville, Mo. A man and a woman survived the crash and were taken to a nearby hospital.
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Only 34 people have died in U.S. commercial airline crashes in the past three years, making it one of the safest periods in aviation history even as more Americans than ever travel by air.
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The one air traffic controller on duty during a deadly US plane crash had his back turned, officials say.
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A cockpit warning system used by only a few commercial airlines might have prevented the deadly Comair jet crash last weekend if the plane had been equipped with the $18,000 piece of technology, a former top federal safety official says.
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As frustrated as travelers may be with  crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of  the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to  profitability after a brutal years-long slump.
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Local airports and competing airlines are preparing themselves for a world without US Airways. The bankrupt airline faces several financial hurdles that will determine whether it survives beyond next month. What's more, the carrier is coming off a Christmas weekend in which a large number of employees calling in sick left thousands of passengers -- and their luggage -- separated ...
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At 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, travelers walking into the American Airlines terminal at Logan International Airport had an unmistakable look on their faces: panic.
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What is known is that a string of mistakes preceded the deadly crash of Comair Flight 5191, but what is less clear is which one was the crucial turning point.
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The airline sector, clouded by US Airways Group Inc.&#39;s recent bankruptcy and Delta Air Lines Inc.&#39;s impending financial shortfall, sank deeper in Monday trading as low-cost carriers took a hit from lowered analyst ratings and rising oil prices.
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By Scott McCartney  On Christmas Eve 2004, Comair Inc.'s overtaxed crew-scheduling computer system collapsed, forcing more than 1,000 flight cancellations and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
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United States airlines are also putting off purchases of new planes, meaning the nationâs fleet of aircraft, on average, is aging right along with the passengers.
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In another sign of the troubles facing the nation&#39;s biggest airlines, US Airways filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2002.