FAA Grants Indonesia Category 1 Airline Safety Rating
FAA Grants Indonesia Category 1 Airline Safety Rating: Revised Rating Allows Indonesian Air Carriers To Establish Service To The United States and Carry the Code of U.S. Carriers.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Shot Down
US President Obama says that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down. There were 298 passengers and crew on board, none survived.
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Malaysian Airliner Crash In Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has crashed in Ukraine’s eastern region just before the border with Russia. The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, with 295 passengers and an unknown crew compliment. The government of Ukraine and separatist forces are exchanging accusations that each shot the civil airliner out of the sky.
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Barcelona Airport Near Miss Video
A video has emerged of an alleged near miss at Spain’s Barcelona Airport. The video was apparently shot by YouTube user Barcelona-El Prat In’tl whose name is actually Miguel Ángel, according to the description accompanying the video. It also says the incident aircraft were an UTair Boeing 767-300 (VQ-BSX) and an Aerolíneas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 (LV-FPV).
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NTSB Blames Pilots – 777 – Training For Asiana Flight 214 Plane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a statement describing the various factors that lead to the Asiana flight 214 Boeing 777 plane crash at San Francisco International Airport on 6 July 2013. According to the NTSB, pilot error, aircraft system design and training all played a role in the accident.
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Boeing Earns 330 Minute ETOPS Certification For 787
The Boeing Company says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on 28 May 2014. The action will permit 787s to be operated up to 330 minutes from a landing field, according to the manufacturer.
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