For the second time in recent weeks, the U.S. airline industry faced major delays. This time, it wasn’t the airlines’ fault.
Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
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The Sunday Read: ‘She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away’
At 17, Juliane Diller was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon. Fifty years later she runs a research station founded by her parents.
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Southwest’s Canceled Flights Draw Federal Scrutiny
The airline canceled another 2,500 flights on Wednesday and said it would be days before normal service resumes.
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Small Plane Crashes Into Transmission Tower in Maryland
Rescuers on Sunday night were devising a plan to extricate the two people on board. Photos showed the plane entangled in power lines and seemingly suspended in a snarled mess of metal.
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Dutch Court Convicts 3 of Murder for 2014 Downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine
The victim’s families drew some solace from the verdict, which placed responsibility for the tragedy squarely with Moscow, but the men found guilty may never be arrested.