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Sully vs. Langewiesche: Controversy Over Miracle Books

Huffington Post | Christine Negroni | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Fly by Wire, Inside the Sky, Hudson, William Langewiesche, Books, Miracle on the Hudson, Langewiesche, Sully, Airplanes, Pilots, Highest Duty, Chelsey Sullenberger, Books News

In the aftermath of the Miracle on the Hudson, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger told any reporter who would listen that credit for putting the US Airways Ai...

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"Fly By Wire": New Book Suggests That Sully Wasn't So Amazing

The New York Times | DWIGHT GARNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Fly by Wire, Sully, Miracle on the Hudson, William Langewiesche, Planes, New Books, Airplanes, Books, Hudson, Pilots, Chelsey Sullenberger, Books News

Mr. Sullenberger made a good choice to land on the Hudson. But his actual control of Flight 1549, Mr. Langewiesche writes, was "less reflective of unu...

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Wrong Way PILOTs Would Crash into Atlantic Yards

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Forest City Ratner, Atlantic Yards, Tax Exempt, Irs, Pilots, Bonds, Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner, New York News

Imagine the city told you, that instead of paying property taxes on your home you could take the equivalent of the tax you would pay and use it for your mortgage. Not a bad deal...for the homeowner.

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Bird Strike Sends Delta Flight Back To Phoenix Airport

AP | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Bird Strikes, Faa, Phoenix Airport, Travel, Arizona, Pilots, Utah, Ntsb, Sky Harbor, Phoenix, Air Safety, Miracle on the Hudson, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Salt Lake City, Flock, Delta, Bird Strike, Airlines, Home News

PHOENIX — Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft. Fede...

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Northwest Pilots' Licenses Are Revoked By FAA

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Minneapolis Airport, Pilots on Laptops, Minnesota, Faa, Flight Safety, Flight Overshot, Pilots, Pilots Asleep, Overshot, Crew, Northwest Pilots, Northwest Airlines, Delta, Mineapolis, Overshoot, Home News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneap...

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Northwest Pilots Not in Cockpit; Found at Home Hiding in Box

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Northwest Airlines, Andy Borowitz, This Is It, Balloon Boy, Pilots, Comedy News

The mystery surrounding the flight that strayed 150 miles from its intended destination was resolved today as Northwest reported that the two pilots were never in the cockpit to begin with.

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Northwest Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis Airport Say They Were Working On Laptops

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Pilots on Laptops, Minnesota, Northwest Pilots, Flight Safety, Pilots Who Overshot, Air Safety, Minneapolis, Overshot, Travel, Northwest Airlines, Delta, Pilots, Overshoot, Home News

WASHINGTON — Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their p...

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Pilot Fatigue to Blame?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Airline Safety, Faa, Safety, Airplanes, Pilots, Sleep Deprivation, Airlines, Sleep, Living News

If you learned upon landing that your plane's pilots had overshot the airport by 150 miles because they fell asleep at the controls, what would you feel?

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Feds Interview Northwest Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis Airport

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Northwest Airlines, Minnesota, Crime, Minneapolis, Pilots, Missed Airport, Investigation, Ntsb, Air Safety, Overshot, Crew, Feds, Northwest Pilots, Delta, Sleeping, Asleep, Overshoot, Probe, Home News

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on ...

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Northwest's New Motto: "We'll Get You Within 150 Miles of There"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Passengers, Northwest Airlines, Andy Borowitz, Pilots, Comedy News

Northwest Airlines today unveiled a new corporate slogan, which "reflects our dedication to getting our passengers as close as possible to their intended destination."

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Pilots on Food Stamps

Michael Moore | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workers, Food Stamps, Dead Peasant, Chesley Sullenberger, Michael Moore, PA Child Care, Lady GaGa, Capitalism: A Love Story, Saturday Night Live, Pilots, Airlines, Politics News

You know, maybe it's just me, but the two occupations whose workers shouldn't be humpin' a second job are brain surgeons and airline pilots. Call me crazy.

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Air India Pilots, Crew Brawl During Flight

Times Of India | Saurabh Sinha & Neha Lalchandani | Posted 10.03.2009 | World

Read More: New Delhi, Fight, Crew, Sharjah, India, Pilots, Air India, World News

NEW DELHI: The Maharaja witnessed his first in-flight Mughal-e-Azam at 30,000 feet above sea level on Saturday, as two members of the cabin crew--one ...

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2009 Fall TV Pilots Full Of Comic Relief

Los Angeles Times | Maria Elena Fernandez | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, Fall 2009 Tv Pilots, Tv, TV Pilots, Tv Comedies, Comedies, Pilots, Fall TV Season, Fall 2009 Tv, Media News

America: Do you feel like laughing? The television industry hopes so because a slew of family, buddy and workplace comedy pilots might be coming to...

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Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

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A New Jetpack Record Falls, as Pilot Does Not

Mac Montandon | Posted 12.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Stunts, Books, Jetpacks, Flying People, Air Force Pilots, Pilots, Flying, Video, Style News

Eric Scott, a former Air Force pilot and stuntman, broke a jetpacking record by zooming over the Royal Gorge in Colorado, traveling 1,500 feet at about 80 mph, and 1,200 feet above the Arkansas River.

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"Flight 2008, Your Plane Is Now Boarding"

Fred Goldring | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Rock the Vote, Commercial Air Travel, Airplanes, Pilots, 2008 Election, Air Travel, Politics News

Why are commercial pilots grounded at the age of 65? Because maybe their judgment starts to get a little fuzzy at 72 when they're dealing with life-or-death decisions that affect many other people.

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Pilots: To Cut Costs, Airlines Forcing Us To Fly Low On Fuel

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 09.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Pilots, Airlines, Airline Fuel Costs, Fuel Costs, Fuel, Business News

WASHINGTON — Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel. Safet...

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TV Execs Rethink The Need For Pilots

Los Angeles Times | Scott Collins | Posted 05.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Pilots, Pilot Episodes, Media News

WHEN THE television networks unveiled their new fall lineups last week, one thing became instantly clear: Programmers are about to try something they'...

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Pilots No Longer Living The Dream

New York Times | Jeff Bailey | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Airline Pilot, Dream Jobs, Career Changes, Airline Industry, Pilots, Business News

Among the jobs little boys dream of -- policeman, fireman, bulldozer driver -- airline pilot long held the added virtue of satisfying grown-up dreams:...

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