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Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis are blaming air traffic controllers in part for the incident.

 

FAA revokes licenses of pilots who overshot airport

FAA revokes licenses of pilots who overshot airport

Their frolic during a Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Minneapolis endangered the passengers and crew, the agency says.

The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses Tuesday of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot a Minneapolis airport by 150 miles, saying that they "were on a frolic" that endangered the lives of others.

 

Officials probe fatigue after jet misses airport

Officials probe fatigue after jet misses airport

The FAA has launched an investigation into why two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles ...

 

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