Word: usair
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Investigators looking into theSeptember crash of USAir Flight 427are turning their attention to the plane's rudder, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pilots may not have been able to properly steer the plane if contaminated hydraulic fluid had damaged the rudder's control mechanisms, the paper reported...
...full-page ads in more than 40 newspapers, USAir announced it had hired a retired Air Force general to oversee its flight operations and a team of auditors to review itssafety record. The blitz, arranged to counter public unease after six fatal accidents in the last five years as the nation nears the frantic Thanksgiving travel period, follows by one day disclosures that a USAir foreman was told of unusual noises heard by first-leg passengers on theUSAir Boeing 737before it crashed outside Pittsburgh Sept. 8, killing all 132 passengers. The foreman, who approached the plane's captain, was told...
...USAir -- the target of ongoing study since two of its jetliners were involved in fatal crashes this year -- criticized a report published Sunday by The New York Times, which claimed the airline has allowed jets to leave gates without enough fuel at least nine times and once used a jet for 13 days despite a dangerous crack on its wing flap. USAir said it had followed federal guidelines in all these cases except an emergency landing at La Guardia, in which it said personnel deviated from established refueling procedures. (USAir says it suspended the pilot and first officer without...
Senior Tony Martino scored two goals, including the game-winner, to propel the Bears over Harvard. For his efforts, Martino received the USAir ECAC Player of the Week Award...
...Tigers displayed their upcoming talent, however, as Casson Masters took home the prestgious USAir ECAC Rookie of the Week award. Masters scored the game-winning goal and added another--not bad for his first college hockey contest...