Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crash of the Century...
After the crash of the American Eagle ATR-72, the Federal Aviation Administration barred ATR model planes from flying in icy weather. That forced the carrier to move other planes more suitable to cold conditions to northern cities. But late last week, American Eagle canceled all its flights at Chicago's busy O'Hare International Airport after a pilots' union complained that the replacement fleet's crews had not adequately been trained to fly during cold weather...
...government officials were also becoming increasingly concerned. Last week, after touring the muddy crash site of Flight 3379, Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said that within 100 days, tougher safety regulations for small commuter planes will be formulated. He also announced plans to bring aircraft makers, pilots and other industry members to Washington for an aviation-safety summit. Jerome Lederer, president emeritus of the Flight Safety Foundation, says the airline industry needs to take advice from people in the field: "The airlines express an interest in safety, but the guys in the shops regularly are not consulted." Other experts...
...example, Caswell F. Holloway '96 has a ticket to Philadelphia on USAir, which has been plagued by safety problems recently, including a major crash in October. But the airline's record doesn't seem to be keeping Holloway awake at night...
...Clinton Administration today began to express impatience with the North Korean government, since no progress has been made toward returning either an Army helicopter pilot downed there Saturday or the body of his co-pilot who died in the crash. Previously conciliatory, U.S. officials today expressed frustration over the delay, while President Clinton classified the situation as a "high priority" and promised to work towards a quick resolution. North Korea has claimed that the unarmed chopper was shot down when it strayed in their airspace, but the American military is waiting for outside confirmation. Although the White House says...