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  1. Michelle Obama Plane: Investigation Underway After First Lady's Plane Aborts Landing

    Wed, 20 Apr 2011

    falling asleep. Two commercial airliners were forced to land on their own. March 29: Two controllers at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, did not hand off control of a departing aircraft to another control center and it

  2. Michelle Obama's Plane Forced to Abort Landing Due to Mistake

    Tue, 19 Apr 2011

    falling asleep. Two commercial airliners were forced to land on their own. March 29: Two controllers at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, did not hand off control of a departing aircraft to another control center and it

  3. President Obama to Sleepy Air Controllers: 'Better Do Your Job'

    Fri, 15 Apr 2011

    Reagan National Airport after a controller apparently fell asleep. Just days later, two controllers at the Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, did not hand off control of a departing aircraft to another control center and it

  4. Head of FAA's Air Traffic Quits After Another Controller Sleeps on the Job

    Thu, 14 Apr 2011

    falling asleep. Two commercial airliners were forced to land on their own. March 29 - Two controllers at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, did not hand off control of a departing aircraft to another control center and it

  5. Four more air controllers suspected of sleeping on the job, government says

    Wed, 13 Apr 2011

    Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle and two controllers who were unresponsive at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, on March 29. The agency had earlier revealed that an air-traffic supervisor fell asleep

  6. FAA: Four more air controllers suspected of sleeping on the job

    Wed, 13 Apr 2011

    investigating two similar incidents at Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle and Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas. The incidents are the latest in what has become a big public relations problem for the air-traffic

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  1. After Reno Air Controller Sleeps Through Landing, Official Vows, 'We Will Not Sleep' Until Safety Is Guaranteed

    Wed, 13 Apr 2011

    Field/King County International Airport in Seattle for falling asleep on Monday morning and two controllers at Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, for an incident that occurred early on March 29. Dick Marakovitz, a former air traffic

  2. Airport Check-in: Huntsville tops Cincinnati for priciest fares

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    airport's name. Two names have been suggested: Luther Smith International or Arthur Thomas International. Arthur Thomas, who manager who helped oversee its construction. Luther Smith , 88, was one of a dozen Iowa members of the all-black

  3. Huntsville, Ala., has highest fares, topping Cincinnati

    Sun, 2 Aug 2009

    airport's name. Two names have been suggested: Luther Smith International or Arthur Thomas International. Arthur Thomas, who manager who helped oversee its construction. Luther Smith , 88, was one of a dozen Iowa members of the all-black

  4. Huntsville, Ala., has highest fares, topping Cincinnati

    Sun, 2 Aug 2009

    airport's name. Two names have been suggested: Luther Smith International or Arthur Thomas International. Arthur Thomas, who manager who helped oversee its construction. Luther Smith , 88, was one of a dozen Iowa members of the all-black

  5. Des Moines airport may get new name

    Mon, 27 Jul 2009

    might someday arrive at the Luther Smith International Airport or the Arthur Thomas International name, said Airport Director Craig Smith . The two names were suggested airport was being built. Luther Smith , 88, was one of 12 Iowa members

  6. Ice Storm Hits Midwest, Cutting Power Lines

    Tue, 27 Jan 2009

    leaving 165,000 customers in the dark. In Jonesboro and Fort Smith , Ark., electricity in homes and businesses could remain crashed as it tried to land on the runway of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in the icy mist. Two crew members were injured

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