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Spirit Airlines plane hits parked jet

2012 ended for 162 passengers on a Spirit Airlines plane with an unexpected bump.

 

Southwest Flight Lands After Cockpit Break-in Try

Southwest Flight Lands After Cockpit Break-in Try

A man was arrested Tuesday after his unruly behavior aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City compelled the flight crew to make an emergency landing in Texas. Ali Reza Shahsavari, 29, of Indialantic, Fla., has been charged with interfering with a flight crew, said Patrick Rhodes, Amarillo's aviation director. He was booked into the Randall County Jail in Canyon, where he awaited an appearance before a magistrate.

 

Air mishaps soar; feds debate why

A steep increase in errors by air traffic controllers in the past three years could simply be the result of a new non-punitive reporting system.

 

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