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The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions

While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Video: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Caught on Tape from Orlando Airport

Only the second known amateur video of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy has surfaced 26 years after the disaster.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Delta MD-80 Catches Fire After Hard Landing in Atlanta

Delta Air Lines flight 2284 arriving from Pittsburgh, caught fire in Atlanta after a hard landing Saturday afternoon.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Fact Time: Wednesday’s Ameristar MD-83 Overrun in Detroit

A chartered Ameristar MD-83 carrying the Michigan men's basketball team overran the runway at Willow Run Airport yesterday. Here are the current facts regarding the accident.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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The Logbook: United Passenger Smothers Baby Inflight

In today’s daily digest, a woman on a United flight accidentally smothered her child while breastfeeding. Also, the 787 completes static testing, Continental and ANA both show off new special schemes, Baltia registers that ne...
by Phil Derner Jr.