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November 19, 2007

Holiday Travel Season Off To A Rough Start

Comm Failure At DFW; Security SNAFU In Phoenix; Weather On East Coast

If you're planning to head over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house this holiday season, you may just be better off prepping the horse-drawn sleigh (or avgas-fueled Cessna) instead of traveling on the airlines.

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Rhetoric Following Close Call Over Fresno Highlights ATC Staffing Battle

But How Close Was It?

There was another close call in the nation's skies last week, though it didn't garner the headlines last Tuesday's near-miss involving a Midwest Express regional jet and a United Express aircraft did. The FAA says that's because the two planes involved in this example really didn't come all that close.

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Smelly Feet Or Fumes?

Welsh Worried About Pilots Passing Out

Aircraft flying over Wales, England could spiral out of control because its pilots are being poisoned in flight by toxic fumes, reports Wales on Sunday. That is the shocking warning from one former airline pilot who had to give up his $103,000-a-year job after years of being exposed to the deadly gasses. The issue came up when a former airlines pilot gave up his job flying after being exposed to fumes after years in the cockpit.

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US Airways Banned From Serving Alcohol On NM Flights

Other Airlines Also Asked To Stop Serving

Sorry, no more boozing on US Airways to and from New Mexico. The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department denied a liquor license to US Airways for its flights there, according to TradingMarkets.com. US Airways is now banned from serving alcohol on all flights to and from New Mexico.

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UA Express And Midwest Near Miss Triggers FAA Reassurance

Air Traffic Controllers Cite Fatigue, FAA Blames Shift Change

An error by air traffic controllers that nearly caused two flights to collide near Chicago last week are rare-staffing levels are adequate-according to federal officials-while  air traffic controllers complain of fatigue and work conditions.

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Russia Cargo Hauler Receives Its First 747-400 Freighter

One Of Two Leased Through GECAS

Last week, Boeing delivered the first 747-400 Freighter to enter the fleet of AirBridgeCargo, a subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group, under lease from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS).

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