Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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American Joins Southwest in FAA Dog House
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to fine American Airlines a total of $7.1 million for allegedly flying jetliners that did not comply with maintenance requirements and for violating employee […]
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Showdown Set for NY/NJ Slot Auction
The Department of Transportation (DOT) will auction off a prized takeoff and landing slot at Newark International, as the first step in an experiment designed to ease nationwide travel delays […]
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Qantas Probe Centers on Oxygen Tank Explosion
Air safety investigators continue to probe the serious July 25 incident in which a Qantas flight en route from Hong Kong to Australia made an emergency landing in Manila after […]
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Qantas 747 Fuselage Rips Open in Midair
A Qantas flight en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila July 25 after a large gaping hole developed on the fuselage of the Boeing […]
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Reducing the Risk of Jetliner Fuel Tank Explosions
Twelve years after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people aboard the Boeing 747, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a […]
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French Court to Try Continental Over Concorde Crash
A French judge has ordered Continental Airlines and five individuals to stand trial over the crash of an Air France Concorde SST on July 25, 2000, killing 113 people. The […]
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Southwest Fallout Still Being Felt
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which handles whistle blower complaints from federal workers, has received 32 allegations from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees this year, one fewer than the […]
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FAA Tackles Fatigue Head On
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) June 17-19 held an aviation fatigue management symposium, the first event sponsored by the U.S. aviation agency that focused specifically on managing fatigue in all […]
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Pilot Fatigue Blamed for Recent Accidents
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take steps to manage pilot fatigue, which the Safety Board cited as factors in two […]
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Probe of Fatal TACA Crash Underway
A TACA Airbus A320-233 (El-TAF) skidded off a rain-soaked runway at Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) in Honduras on May 30, veered onto a road, smashing into cars and a building. TACA […]
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