Alcohol Threshold Lowered by the State – NTSB Request The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday urged states to reduce their alcohol threshold for a driver to be considered legally drunk by nearly a half, to 0.05 percent blood alcohol from…
One Year and 34 Lawsuits Later, Controversy Over the Fatal Continental 3407 Crash in Buffalo Continues
On the first anniversary of what may be one of the most senseless accidents in air history, 34 lawsuits have been filed stemming from the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which killed 50 people. http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100212/UPDATES01/302120012 Survivors of some of…
Plane’s recorders support hero pilot’s account
Date: 1/19/2009 By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The black box recorders recovered from the US Airways jetliner that splashed down in the Hudson River captured thumping sounds, the sudden loss of engine power and the pilot’s…
A national hero but not quite in the spotlight
Date: 1/18/2009 By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They are already talking about building a statue of Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger. Lucrative book and movie deals could follow. But even though the death-defying pilot of Flight 1549…
Odd bumping noise heard on Denver plane’s tape
Tue Dec 23, 6:25 am ET By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press Writer – DENVER – Investigators trying to determine why a Continental Airlines plane veered off a runway and skidded into a ravine heard an odd bumping and rattling noise…