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Passenger dies, pilot hurt in Montcalm crash
A single-engine plane has crashed in Montcalm County, killing a passenger and injuring the pilot. Sheriff's deputies tell The Grand Rapids Press that 60-year-old Royal Marsh of Hope was declared dead at the scene of Saturday's crash. The 37-year-old... -
Gondola crash kills 1 at NM fiesta
Associated Press WriterHot air balloon pilots are mourning the death of one of their own the day after he was killed and another pilot was injured in a fiery crash, but they said the pilot fighting for his life would want them to keep on flying. Unfortunately, Saturday's...Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation, Injuries, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents
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Balloon pilots at NM festival somber after pilot dies, another injured in fiery crash
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ Pilots of hot air balloons on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque's famous festival, even as they said another pilot fighting for his life after the accident would want them to keep...Tags: Festive Event, Injuries, Transportation Accidents
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Richard Heyser, 81, spy plane pilot in '62
The Associated PressU-2 spy plane pilot Richard Stephen Heyser, who took the first photos of ballistic missile launch sites during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, has died. He was 81. Mr. Heyser, who lived in Apalachicola, died Monday at a nursing home in nearby Port St....Tags: Key West, The White House, Defense, Armed Forces, John F. Kennedy
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Attorney for man accused of binding teenage girl's hands on flight says it was 'horseplay'
Associated Press WriterDENVER (AP) _ The attorney for a man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl on a Southwest Airlines flight and trying to do the same to her sister said it was merely "horseplay" and pointed out that the girls didn't scream. U.S. Magistrate...Tags: Court Preliminary, Lawyers, Southwest Airlines Company, Prosecution, Transportation Accidents
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AP IMPACT: FAA touts $35 billion switch to GPS as way to save airlines time, money, fuel
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages...Tags: Transportation, Global Warming, Consumer Electronics Industry, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Nepal officials struggle to identify tourists killed in plane crash near Mount Everest
Associated Press WriterKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) _ Identification of the badly charred bodies of 14 foreign tourists who died in a plane crash near Mount Everest has been delayed by a shortage of experts and lack of equipment, a Nepalese doctor said Friday. Three German medical and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Accidents
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Investigators still not sure what caused Spanish airplane crash, focus on wing flaps
Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) _ The first official report into the crash of a SpanAir passenger jet said Thursday that investigators are still focusing on a problem with the plane's wing flaps and the failure of a cockpit alarm to sound, but that no conclusions have...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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AP IMPACT: GPS could save airlines time and fuel
Associated Press WriterA World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more...Tags: Transportation, Consumer Electronics Industry, Global Warming, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Medevac consultations go into effect Thursday
The Associated PressNew requirements for consultations between first responders and a physician before a patient can be transported by helicopter are taking effect. The new rules take effect Thursday, starting at 8 a.m. The consultation is required in all medevac...Tags: Emergency Planning, Medical Services
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A smart review
With a fatal accident on their watch and some lawmakers pressing for cutbacks to the state police helicopter fleet that ferries accident victims, Maryland's emergency medical professionals are on the defensive. They've revised the protocols paramedics use...Tags: Medical Staff, Prince George's County, Medical Services, Emergency Planning
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Travis Barker says he's thankful to be alive after jet crash
NEW YORK (AP) _ Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month.
"I hate planes," Barker said in an interview with Us Weekly magazine....Tags: Transportation Industry, Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, Radio Industry, Newspaper and Magazine
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