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Pinnacle Airlines files for bankruptcy in U.S

Pinnacle Airlines Corp , parent of Pinnacle Airlines and Colgan Air, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Sunday, the latest victim of high fuel prices and dampened travel demand.

 

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Federal investigators hammered Colgan Air executives about the pay of their pilots -- in 24-year-old Shaw's case, she made between $16,000 and $20,000 a year, according to testimony -- as well as whether they were discouraged from getting second jobs and felt pressure by the company not to call in sick.

Pilot fatigue also is being examined as a factor in the Flight 3407 crash.

 

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