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Word: jetted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many people have to die in DC-10 crashes before the FAA wakes up? Two rear-engine explosions in less than a month indicate a fairly serious problem, and the FAA would be well-advised to ground the jet until its comes up with a solution to that problem...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: The Safest Way to Go? | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

BOSTON--More than 50 people escaped injury yesterday as their Trump Shuttle jet slid into Logan Airport in a spray of sparks after its nose gear malfunctioned, causing the front wheel not to extend properly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trump Shuttle Crashes; No Injuries Reported | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

...passengers were told to "be prepared for metal on concrete" before the jet screeched safely to a halt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trump Shuttle Crashes; No Injuries Reported | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

...plane circled Boston for nearly an hour as it dumped fuel over the ocean. The jet, coming from New York's LaGuardia Airport, made one rough touch-and-go landing at about 10 a.m. in an effort to jar the front wheel loose from its housing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trump Shuttle Crashes; No Injuries Reported | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

...seat, it cannot help a youngster sitting on an adult's lap. "A small child sitting unrestrained on a plane becomes a little missile when the aircraft hits severe turbulence," observes Northwest Airlines spokesman Bob Gibbons. Turbulence of the kind that recently jolted a Miami-bound American Airlines jet and injured 45 people poses more of a hazard to the average traveler than does the possibility of a crash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Safer Seats | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

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