Report: Car caused Ala. school bus to plunge from overpass, killing 4 students in 2006 A new federal report says a passing car ...
Obama administration proposes seatbelts, other safety measures for long distance buses The Obama administration said Monday it will propose long-sought safety requirements for ...
Lawmakers seek to ban laptops, other devices in cockpits after airliner incident Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis ...
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc said on Thursday that the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight who overflew their destination would be dealt with by the carrier, as the use of laptops in the cockpit was ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday revoked the licenses of two Northwest Air pilots who overflew their destination, telling investigators they lost their bearings while discussing company policy and using their laptops. The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 from San Diego ...
FAA grounds Northwest pilots who overflew Minneapolis by 150 miles, decision can be appealed The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles are grounded indefinitely unless the National Transportation Safety Board grants them a reprieve. The Federal ...
Transportation board urges tire safety measures, better oversight after fatal Texas bus crash Federal transportation officials recommended Tuesday that bus drivers take new steps to check tire pressure in the wake of a Texas bus crash that killed 17 people last year, ...
Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said. The pilot, 53, and co-pilot, 54, both experienced fliers with 20,000 and 11,000 hours of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots of a Northwest Airlines jetliner that overshot its destination by 150 miles last week told U.S. investigators they became distracted during an extended discussion of crew scheduling that included their use of personal laptops, officials said on Monday. ...
Northwest pilot whose plane missed airport by 150 miles says no one in cockpit was asleep The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says he and the captain were not sleeping or arguing in ...
The flight recorders from Northwest flight 188, that overflew the Minneapolis-St Paul International/World-Chamberlain Airport, are displayed at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) headquarters in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Copyright 2009 AP News
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) displays the flight data recorder from the October 21 Northwest Airlines Flight 188, at NTSB headquarters on October 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. The pilots of the plane overshot the Minneapolis airport ...
