Topic: Northwest Airlines Flight 188
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Airline safety: The next generation of smart planes
New ways of handling air traffic, including 3-D infrared upfront, may cut delays and improve airline safety.
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Wayward pilots' licenses revoked, but larger questions remain
The FAA moved quickly to revoke Northwest pilots' licenses. But their mistake raises thorny issues. Do cockpits need better monitoring? Does communication between flight controllers and the US military need improvement?
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Northwest Airlines, Amelia Earhart, and 'balloon boy'
The connection is whimsical. But flying is serious business, especially when passengers are aboard. And why did those Northwest pilots wander so far past Minneapolis?
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Northwest Airlines flight leads to probe of pilot professionalism
The FAA is working on new rules regarding fatigue and other aspects of pilot conduct in the cockpit.
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