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Equipment outage grounds planes at some major airports: FAA
The outages impacted flights into Philadelphia, Teterboro and Newark Liberty International due to some issues with radio communications within the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) region.
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Volkswagon issues recall for 208,000 SUVs that risk losing steering control over bolt issue
The right-side mounting bolt on the steering rack can corrode when moisture enters the surrounding area. If that bolt breaks, the steering rack could remain attached to the vehicle's subframe by one remaining mounting point.
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Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority approves plan to rename airport after Dolly Parton
Parton, who previously opposed renaming the airport after herself while she was alive, died late last month after a short battle with cancer at the age of 80.
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Pilot of Amazon-branded cargo plane warned the plane was 'too fast' prior to Miami crash: NTSB
The flight data recorder shows that after the plane touched down, the pilots tried to take off again by advancing the throttles and releasing the brakes. They canceled the attempt about four seconds after initiating it.
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Transportation Department creates SPACE Task Force to boost commercial space innovation
The SPACE task force will implement President Donald Trump's National Space Transportation Policy which includes recommendations to expand launch infrastructure, streamline regulation and coordinate space policy for the department.
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Wife of man killed in Amazon-branded plane crash at Miami International filed wrongful death lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that they attempted a "high-speed, tailwind-affected landing" and cites pilot error and inadequate training.
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Duffy urges Ford Motors to cut ties with China and invest in American manufacturing
The secretary claimed in the letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley that increasing the company's dependence on a foreign power weakens it and harms American workers. Ford continues to manufacture vehicles with Chinese companies abroad.
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All five people killed in Miami jet crash were in a shuttle van on the ground
The jet failed to stop before running out of runway, and slammed into the van, which was on airport property.
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Federal investigators begin trying to determine cause of Miami Amazon cargo jet crash
Investigators will look at where the plane landed, if it was beyond the distance required to stop, and why the pilots didn't execute a go-around if they determined a problem.
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Five dead after Amazon Prime Air plane veers off runway and crashes in Miami
Thick black smoke could be seen coming from the airplane.
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Delta flight forced to return immediately after takeoff due to 'pilot incapacitation'
"We have a potential pilot incapacitation," the crew member said. Later, he informed controllers that the pilot had numbness in the arms and legs, and a racing heart rate.
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White House decision to relocate Marine One helicopter pad led to close call with jet: report
The same communication issues came up on Thursday, when air traffic controllers at the Regan airport weren't able to hear Marine One and had to ask a support helicopter to relay messages.
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Small plane crashes in water near Alaska coastal town, killing 4
The Piper PA-24 was heading for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage.