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Sleepy Pilot Mistakes Planet for Oncoming Plane, Sends Passenger Jet Into DiveTransportation Safety Board. The NTSB investigation into the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Continental 3407, operated by Colgan Air , near Buffalo, N.Y., determined that both pilots were sleep-deprived at the time of the crash. "Well-rested
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Bad behavior in cockpit has proven deadly
fatal, showing that airline procedures cannot save lives when pilots choose to ignore them. •On Feb. 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 iced up and crashed in Buffalo, N.Y., after a series of mistakes by tired pilots, according to the National
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Watchdog: Many co-pilots don't meet training standards
meeting the new requirement that the FAA proposed last month in response to orders from Congress following the crash of a Colgan Air plane near Buffalo in February 2009 that killed 50 people. "Neither carrier had developed a plan to ensure these pilots
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FAA proposes much tougher requirements for airline co-pilots
The tougher rules come in response to a congressional demand for new training requirements following the crash of a Colgan Air jet that killed 50 people near Buffalo on Feb. 12, 2009. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the pilots
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2011 shaping up to be 'safest ever' year for fliers
which haven't experienced a passenger death in a crash in four of the last five years. The exception was 2009, when a Colgan Air turboprop crashed near Buffalo on Feb. 12, leaving 50 dead. "Even if you took frequent flights (in the USA), as
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FAA rules: Airline pilots must fly shorter shifts, rest more
effort to prevent dangerous fatigue. The FAA developed the most sweeping changes in pilot rules in 50 years after a Colgan Air crash in western New York state in February 2009 killed 50 people. "This new rule raises the safety bar to prevent
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Rep. on New FAA Rules: Gov't Won't Tuck You In, Pilotsfamily members of some of the 50 victims of the 2009 Colgan Air crash in Buffalo. In that case, the pilot of the plane investigation. The NTSB also found that about 70 percent of the Colgan Air pilots based at Newark were commuters, many coming from
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Top 10 Travel Stories of 2011LaHood doesn't fool around. So far this year, he's fined Spirit Airlines ($50K), American Eagle ($900K) and Colgan Air ($2 million) for alleged offenses ranging from deceptive advertising to long tarmac delays and lack of proper training
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‘Smoking Gun’ Emails Released in 2009 Buffalo Plane Crash
A lawyer representing families of the victims of the crash of flight 3407, which plunged into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., in February 2009, has released an internal Colgan Air email chain which, he says, shows that the pilot was not qualified to fly the type...
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'Automation Addiction': Are Pilots Forgetting How to Fly?past decade, hundreds have died in "loss of control" accidents. In 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y., the pilots of a Colgan Air flight first entered the incorrect altitude data into the plane's computer, and then worsened a stall. Their plane
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NY Air Crash Families Get Win in Lawsuit Issue
which caps punitive damages at $350,000 — should apply in the wrongful-death lawsuits because flight operator Colgan Air was based in Virginia at the time of the crash, or whether New York law should apply, since that's where Continental
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Study: Long commutes can put pilots at risk of fatigue
several recent aviation accidents. The last major airline accident in the USA — the crash on Feb. 12, 2009, of a Colgan Air flight near Buffalo that killed 50 people — focused a spotlight on the issue. Federal accident investigators discovered
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How safe is that foreign airline?
go. Fatal airline accidents are rare in the USA. There has been one since the beginning of 2007 — the crash of a Colgan Air plane near Buffalo in February 2009 that killed 50 people. But accidents occur more frequently abroad. There were
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What Caused the Colgan Air Crash?We have reported extensively on the Colgan Air crash in February that killed fifty people and last night we clearly struck a nerve. With a report on hearings which revealed
We have reported extensively on the Colgan Air crash in February that killed fifty people and last night we clearly struck a nerve. With a report on hearings which revealed -
Critics: New Pilot Fatigue Rules 'Not Enough'It is the concern it matters. Our passengers deserve better. In 2009. Continental regional jet from operated by Colgan Air crashed on approach to buffalo killing fifty people. These the pilot. the first officer slipped in a bed the night
deserve better. In 2009. Continental regional jet from -- operated by Colgan Air crashed on approach to buffalo killing fifty people. These -- the pilot. -- the first officer slipped in a bed the night -
Nightline (12.21.11)It isn't concern it matters. Our passengers deserve better. In 2009. continental regional jet from operated by Colgan Air crashed on approach to buffalo killing fifty people. These the pilot. the first officer slipped in a bed the night
deserve better. In 2009. -- continental regional jet from -- operated by Colgan Air crashed on approach to buffalo killing fifty people. These -- the pilot. -- the first officer slipped in a bed the night -
FAA Aims to Fight Pilot FatigueThe new rules include time limits for flights in a ten hour minimum rest period. The changes were prompted by the 2009 Colgan Air crashed in Buffalo, New York suburb where fifty people including one person on the ground died. Investigators found
ten hour minimum rest period. The changes were prompted by the 2009 Colgan Air crashed in Buffalo, New York suburb where fifty people including one person on the ground died. Investigators found that pilot fatigue played -
Sleeping Pilots: New Rules in Placeof pilots too tired to fly. The new pilot fatigue rules are meant to prevent accidents like this one. The crash of a Colgan Air commuter jet from Newark to buffalo almost three years ago in which fifty people died. Neither the pilot. the first
are meant to prevent accidents like this one. The crash of a Colgan Air commuter jet from Newark to buffalo almost three years ago in which fifty people died. Neither the pilot. -- the first officer -
Crash Anniversary Leads to Airline QuestionsVictims' kin push for more safety guidelines one year after Colgan Air crash.
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Are Pilots Too Rusty to Fly?years mostly overseas. Which pilots had trouble flying manually or made mistakes with automated control. Such is the Colgan Air crashed near buffalo in 2009. With pilots first entered incorrect altitude data then stole the plane killing fifty
trouble flying manually or made mistakes with automated control. Such is the Colgan Air crashed near buffalo in 2009. With pilots first entered incorrect altitude data then stole the plane killing fifty. Pilots groups denied pilot
