Colgan Air Crash

Catherine Pearson

Sleepy Train Operators, Truckers Report Shocking Number of 'Near Miss' Crackups

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 03.04.2012

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It wasn't easy for Mike Rogers to cope with his schedule as a long-haul truck driver. Rogers, 28, said he was always tired from work shifts that b...

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NTSB Takes Colgan Air to the Woodshed

Robert Davey | Posted 01.15.2012

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Robert Davey

The National Transportation Safety Board sent a letter Nov. 9 to Pinnacle Airlines, parent company of Colgan Air, regarding the recent discovery of em...

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Colgan Air Gets a Bitch-Slap from the NTSB. Ouch!

Christine Negroni | Posted 01.10.2012

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Christine Negroni

It's apparent that the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board is a beauty. I've heard people describe her as "angelic." Here's her photo...

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Pinnacle to Colgan: Your Name is Mud

Christine Negroni | Posted 11.17.2011

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Christine Negroni

Problems are not isolated within the Virginia confines of Colgan Air. Pinnacle may retire the name Colgan in hopes of achieving a better public profile, but it must take to heart the three fatal accidents under the Pinnacle umbrella.

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Craplex Cockpit Computers 3 -- Unsafe At Any Speed

John T. Halliday | Posted 05.25.2011

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John T. Halliday

British CAA Exposes Egocentric Cockpit Computer Designers Wanna know why I write this column...

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Craplex Cockpit Computers 2 -- Unsafe At Any Speed

John T. Halliday | Posted 05.25.2011

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John T. Halliday

Dedicated to the fifty souls lost in the Buffalo crash and their families who mourn. The phone conversations between literary agent Sam Fleishman...

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The Flaw in Blaming the Pilots in Colgan Air Crash

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Airline Pilots Association is furious about the probable cause issued by the National Transportation Safety Board in the crash of Continental Express flight 3407 near Buffalo.

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FAA Inspector Predicted Problems With Airline Year Before Buffalo Crash

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A federal safety inspector assigned to the airline involved in an air crash that killed 50 people in upstate New York in February w...

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Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Fox News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal investigators hammered Colgan Air executives about the pay of their pilots -- in 24-year-old Shaw's case, she made between $16,000 and $20,000...

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Buffalo Plane Crash Pilots Feared Icy Weather In Last Moments

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Showing no alarm, the captain and his first officer chatted about the ice on their plane's windshield and wings, making light of th...

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Buffalo Plane Crash: NTSB Member Says Pilots May Have Rejected Federal Safety Recommendations

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLARENCE, N.Y. — Investigators have located key components that might help reveal what the pilot did to try to save Flight 3407 during its final...

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BEVERLY ECKERT, Continental Flight Victim, Was 9/11 Widow (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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SCROLL DOWN TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF ECKERT ***UPDATE: 10:40am EST*** President Obama spoke about Eckert before his remarks on the economy this mornin...

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Continental Plane Crash Press Conference: Live Video

Posted 05.25.2011

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Click the video below for the press conference: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px;...

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Continental Crew Noted Significant Ice Build Up On Plane Right Before Crash

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The crew of the commuter plane that fell on a house, killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground, noticed signific...

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BUFFALO PLANE CRASH: Continental Connection Flight 3407 Crashes Into House, Kills 50 (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS AND SLIDESHOW This is a breaking story - check AP for updates here. A Continental commuter plane coming in for a landing nos...

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