Safety moves follow plane mishap From BBC News Engineers at Bristol Airport had not received proper training when they let a flight take off with damaged landing gear, a report has said. It was later released for a non-revenue ferry flight to Bristol, but after take off, the landing gear failed to retract and the plane had to return to Manchester. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said the engineers maintaining the aircraft at Bristol had not received adequate training in the use of the computer software supporting the...

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Activists warn of nuclear danger From Marianas Variety WHILE the rest of the Guam community reacted to the recent military plane crashes with calmness, a handful of Chamorro activists raised concern about the potential danger that the island has to live with in the presence of military bases. The ill-fated B-2 stealth bomber was capable of carrying nuclear weapons, but Air Force officials said no munitions were on board at the time of the accident.

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Fuel feed interruption still in the frame for BA 777 accident ... From Flight International The agency is careful not to state it as a cause, but concludes the interim report by saying that "a comprehensive examination and analysis is to be conducted of the entire aircraft and engine fuel system, including the modelling of fuel flows and taking account of the environmental and aerodynamic effects". The AAIB does not say whether it associates this evidence with the accident cause or not, but adds: "Investigations are now under way in an attempt to replicate the damage seen to the...

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Cessna crashes into garden From Guardian Unlimited It turned out to be anything but, when a light aircraft lost in fog crash-landed in their back garden leaving a dazed pilot and passenger to stumble out from the decorative bamboo and onto their lawn. Mrs Watling, 71, and her 83-year-old husband were settling down to a film when the Cessna 172 ploughed through the conifers fringing the couple's back garden and rocking their house in Folkestone, Kent.

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New York Snow Storm: Coping With Travel Delays, Cleanup From myfoxny.com The worst of Friday's storm is over, but some snow, sleet and freezing rain continued into Saturday morning. The National Weather Service expected a mix of sleet, snow and rain for most of New Jersey Friday night. Many pages in this Fox Television Stations, Inc. web site feature links to other sites, some of which are operated by companies unrelated to Fox Television Stations, Inc. Fox Television Stations, Inc. has no control over the content or availability of any linked site.

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