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February 22, 2007

Homeland Security Launches Website To Address No-Fly List Complaints

Travel Group Says Response Time Needs Improvement

If you've ever been on the Department of Homeland Security's passenger watch-list, you know how aggravating the situation can be (as a handful of ANN staffers can attest.) This week, the DHS launched a website allowing travelers who believe they've been incorrectly included on the list to plead their case.

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Reports: ATC Denied AA Pilot's Emergency Landing Request

FAA Says DFW Controllers Retrained Following August 30 Incident

It's understood when a pilot declares an emergency, they are often permitted to take extraordinary measures to ensure their safe arrival back on terra firma. That apparently wasn't the case when an American Airlines crew declared an emergency last year, and controllers denied the pilot's request to land against traffic at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

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Adam Air Planes Grounded After Back-Breaking Landing

Fuselage Cracked Down Middle

Beleagured Indonesian low-cost carrier Adam Air has been forced to ground a third of its fleet, following a hard landing Wednesday that literally cracked the fuselage of one of its Boeing 737s.

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Korean Air Does A LOT More Than Just Fly Passengers

Carrier Also Maintains Aerospace Division

Something resembling an aerospace empire is quietly emerging in South Korea. Not many know this, but the nation's flagship airline, Korean Air, isn't JUST an airline... it's a full-fledged aerospace business.

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NTSB Calls In Glass Specialist To Investigate Cracked Windscreens

Officials Say 14 Planes Around DEN Were Affected

Authorities remain mystified as to what caused 22 front and side windscreens to crack on at least 14 planes at Denver International Airport last week. There are several theories... and the National Transportation Safety Board has called in a glass specialist to sort them out.

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CAPT Lowers Price Of Ab-Initio Program, Announces New Transition Courses

Offered With Or Without Transport Category Rating

It's been six months since Flight Training Services International (FTSI) took over the Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) program from Embry Riddle... and in that time, FTSI has worked to make the program an industry-leading flight training organization.

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