March 22, 2009 The AP is reporting that a single engine turboprop plane has crashed while attempting to land at the airport in Butte, Montana. Landing 500 feet short of the airport, the Montana Standard reported in an online story…
Europe official: Air safety whistle-blowers hushed
Date: 3/17/2009 By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press Writer NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Civil aviation authorities are only told about 20 percent of dangerous flight incidents because pilots and air traffic controllers are afraid of losing their jobs or being prosecuted, a…