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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
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American Airlines has had to cancel more than 850 flights Wednesday - more than one-third of its schedule for wiring inspections.
It appears the airline has identified the root causes of the problems and has rectified them. The problem came to a head after several incidents of the MD-80 nose landing gear not retracting during extremely cold temperatures. |
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Just one nautical mile of vertical separation avoided disaster on the Atlantic today. A Delta Airlines Boeing 747 and a Russian Registered Transaero Boeing 737 came dangerously close. |
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The air traffic control systems at airports in the United States returned to normal after a computer system glitch caused hundreds of flight delays across the East and the Midwest. |
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Four are dead after a Hughes MD 500 plunged into a icy, swift flowing river near Prince Rupert British, Columbia. |
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A Quantas Boeing 747 jumbo jet was required to make to make an emergency descent on Friday while enroute from London to Melbourne. While cruising a 29,000 feet an explosive bang rocked the jumbo jet. Oxygen masks fell from the ceiling while the jet descended rapidly to a safe altitude. |
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