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LA officials provide update on Kobe Bryant crash
The sheriff of Los Angeles County on Sunday made an appeal for people to stay away from the site where basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash earlier in the day.
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Pilots union: Make virus safety rules mandatory
Airline workers are concerned about the spread of coronavirus among flight crews and passengers.
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FAA Lifts Ban On Boeing 737 Max
The plane was grounded in March 2019 after two deadly crashes.
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FAA Orders Inspections Of Some Planes Engines After United Fire
The agency ordered a thermal acoustic image inspection of at least 125 planes with a certain type of engine.
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FAA Calls On Airports To Crack Down On Unruly Passengers
There's been a surge in violent and disruptive passengers since the pandemic began.
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USA: SAFETY STANDARDS BLAMED FOR VALUJET AIRLINER CRASH IN FLORIDA
Washington, DC August 19, and August 17, 1997 and File
(Washington, DC August 19, 1997)
1. Close up of a woman holding a crash victim's photo
2. Pan up from photo to two family members of crash victims at hearing
3. More family of...
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Bad weather disrupts Christmas plans and travel
1. Wide interior of Reagan National Airport terminal
2. Passengers walking inside terminal
3. Pan of air traffic display at airport
4. Close of computer screen showing air traffic over the United States
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam...
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USA: SECURITY TO BE STEPPED UP FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
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U-S officials are stepping up their security efforts to ensure July's Olympic Games will not be an easy target for terrorists.
Undercover Federal agents will be flying aboard U-S airliners bound for Atlanta and security is...
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt are hosting a 'call to action' summit designed to improve airline safety in Washington Monday.
HEADLINE: LaHood, FAA host airline safety summit
CAPTION: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt are hosting a 'call to action' summit designed to improve airline safety in Washington Monday. (June 15)
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Two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors were threatened with dismissal when they tried to bring safety violations at Southwest Airlines to the attention of FAA managers, they told a House Transportation committee hearing Thursday.
HEADLINE: FAA inspectors threatened over Southwest warning
CAPTION: Two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors were threatened with dismissal when they tried to bring safety violations at Southwest Airlines to the attention of FAA...
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USA: HEAD OF FAA ADMITS FAULTS IN REGULATING AVIATION INDUSTRY (2)
Washington D-C, United States, 25 June 1996 and recent file
1. Wide shot Committee hearing
2. Medium shot of taking oath in
3. Close up chairman
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Hinson
5. Wide shot Committee hearing
6. Side shot Hinson
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USA: BALTIMORE: TWA FLIGHT 800 CRASH HEARING CONTINUES UPDATE
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The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board grilled Federal Aviation Administration officials on Tuesday on what is being done to increase airline safety.
The investigation follows the explosion of a Paris-bound...
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Parachutist dies during world skydiving record attempt
An attempt to set a world skydiving record by having more than 220 people free-fall from an airplane in formation turned tragic on Thursday when one of the jumpers died during the daring effort.
The victim's body was found between a...
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USA: BALTIMORE: TWA FLIGHT 800 CRASH HEARING: NTSB CHAIRMAN
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The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (N-T-S-B) concluded a week long hearing into the TWA Flight 800 crash by promising that their investigation will continue.
Chairman James Hall said they will spare...
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+4:3 New York to Moscow jet returns safely after engine fails
1. Wide of plane on runway being escorted by emergency vehicles
2. Various of emergency services on tarmac
3. Various of plane arriving at gate
4. Tail of the plane as it is pulling into gate, zoom out
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alex...
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Four U.S. airlines are under investigation for failing to comply with federal aviation regulations. FAA officials say an audit of airline maintenance found three airlines had missed inspection deadlines.
HEADLINE: FAA says four airlines under investigation
CAPTION: Four U.S. airlines are under investigation for failing to comply with federal aviation regulations. FAA officials say an audit of airline maintenance found three airlines had...
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USA: SAFETY STANDARDS BLAMED FOR VALUJET CRASH IN FLORIDA UPDATE
Florida, Everglades/Washington, D-C, 17 & 19 August 1997 and file
Washington, D-C - August 19, 1997:
1. Woman holding a crash victim's photo
2. Photo and two family members of crash victims at hearing
3. Families of victims at...
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Trump issues order to ground Boeing 737 Max planes
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.
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Mixed reactions to grounding Boeing 737 Max 8
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Analyst: FAA acted too slowly grounding planes
Aviation regulators worldwide laid down a stark challenge for Boeing to prove that its prized 737 MAX jets are safe to fly after grounding the planes over suspicions that faulty software might have contributed two crashes that have...
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Travelers in US on Boeing 737 Max 8 grounding
One day after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all Boeing 737 aircrafts be grounded, travelers at Charlotte Douglass International Airport have mixed feelings.
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Analyst: FAA acted too slowly grounding planes
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Analyst: Few US options to avoid Boeing 737 Max
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration faces mounting criticism for backing the airworthiness of Boeing's 737 Max jets as the number of countries that have grounded the aircraft grows in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
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Expert: NJ airport drone illegal, enforcement tough
Flight arrivals at Newark Airport were briefly suspended Tuesday evening after a drone was spotted over another nearby airport, officials said, in the latest incident of drones affecting commercial air travel.