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Regional airlines face closings, bankruptcy
often smaller, regional carriers with such names as Colgan Air that do the flying. Regional airlines operate half the stems from the Feb. 12, 2009, crash of a regional Colgan Air flight near Buffalo, in which 50 people were killed
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Lufthansa, United Express Jets Clip Each Other at Dulles Airport in Washingtonwing of a departing Lufthansa Airbus 330 clipped the tail of an arriving Bombadier Q400, a type of Dash-8 operated by Colgan Air for United, according to the Dulles spokesman. The collision caused physical damage to both planes. Lufthansa flight
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Regional jets crowd skies, squeeze fliers
Corporate Airlines dba AmericanConnection •2006: Comair dba Delta Connection •2009: Colgan Air dba Continental Connection In the wake of the Colgan Air accident near Buffalo, the Airline Safety Act was passed to strengthen pilot hiring and
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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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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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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 -
Crash Anniversary Leads to Airline QuestionsVictims' kin push for more safety guidelines one year after Colgan Air crash.
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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 -
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 -
FAA Study Suggests Many Pilots Are Too Dependent on Automatic Flight Controlsin the past decade. But hundreds of died in loss of control accidents. 1009 near Buffalo, New York. The pilots of Colgan Air flight first entered incorrect altitude data into the plane's computer. And then worsen the stone. The plane crashed
of control accidents. 1009 near Buffalo, New York. The pilots of -- Colgan Air flight first entered incorrect altitude data into the plane's computer. And then worsen the stone. The plane crashed killing 52 weeks later -
Passenger Sues Airline for Distressing Flightthe rooms. And all the solutions of rather complex thing. Continental and united say they're reviewing the lawsuit Colgan Air the company operating the flight and also named in the suit told ABC news and park. Airplanes and sometimes encounter
of rather complex thing. Continental and united say they're reviewing the lawsuit Colgan Air the company operating the flight and also named in the suit told ABC news and park. Airplanes -- and sometimes encounter bad -
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
