FAA expedites windshield inspection order after cockpit fire

May 20, 2010 by admin  
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FAA expedites windshield inspection order after cockpit fire
The Federal Aviation Administration is expediting an order requiring airlines to inspect windshield heaters on Boeing jets following an incident Sunday in which a fire broke out in the cockpit of a United Airlines B-757, shattering the plane’s windshield and forcing an emergency landing.

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FAA wants airlines to limit cockpit distractions

April 28, 2010 by admin  
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FAA wants airlines to limit cockpit distractions
The Federal Aviation Administration wants airlines to create and enforce policies that will limit cockpit distractions.

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Crashed Ethiopian plane cockpit recorder recovered

February 16, 2010 by admin  
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Crashed Ethiopian plane cockpit recorder recovered
The Lebanese military says naval commandos have recovered the cockpit voice recorder belonging to the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last month into the Mediterranean.

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