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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 Washington
wing 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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Sleepy Pilot Mistakes Planet for Oncoming Plane, Sends Passenger Jet Into Dive
Transportation 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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Rep. on New FAA Rules: Gov't Won't Tuck You In, Pilots
family 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 2011
LaHood 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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FAA may require real-world emergency pilot testing
reworked to include recommended safety enhancements and congressional mandates as a result of the Feb. 12, 2009, crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407. The captain of the turboprop flying from Newark to Buffalo made a series of mistakes as he neared the airport
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Tired Skies: Pilot Fatigue and 'Crash Pads' Threaten The Safety Of Airline Passengers
Buffalo of Continental Connection flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air , that killed 50 people. The pilot of the plane, who Board. 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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Plane Crash Families Mourn on Second Anniversary
it, and neither does the FAA." The NTSB investigation into the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air , found that both pilots were commuters, and that 24-year-old co-pilot Rebecca Shaw had commuted across the country
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Capt. Sully Exclusive: Airline Industry Must Take Care of Tired Pilots
ago Continental Connection flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air , crashed in Buffalo, New York, killing 50 people Board. 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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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 -
Confessions of a Pilot
simplest tasks. Much less fly an airplane safely. Reporter: Pilot fatigue was contributing factor in the crash of a colgan air jet in buffalo in 2010. While safety officials have issued new rules to combat the problem, the constant grind of a
safely. Reporter: Pilot fatigue was contributing factor in the crash of a colgan air jet in buffalo in 2010. While safety officials have issued new rules to combat the problem, the constant grind of a hectic -
20/20 5/3: Secret Confessions
even the simplest tasks. Much less fly an airplane safely. Pilot fatigue was a contributing factor in the crash of a Colgan Air in buffalo in 2010. And safety officials initially. New rules to combat the problem. The constant a flying schedule
safely. Pilot fatigue was a contributing factor in the crash of a Colgan Air -- in buffalo in 2010. And -- safety officials initially. New rules to combat the problem. The constant -- -- a -- -
Crash Anniversary Leads to Airline Questions
Victims' 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 Controls
in 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
















