ALPA Applauds Mesaba Airlines’ Announcement to Recall All Furloughed Pilots
EAGAN, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The pilots of Mesaba Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA) hailed the decision by Mesaba Airlines, Inc., a division of Pinnacle Airlines, Corp., to recall all furloughed pilots on March 3, 2011. The move is an indication of sustained growth within the airline, and positions Mesaba for continued excellence within Pinnacle Airlines, Corp. With the March 3 announcement, all 159 pilots will be called back to the line at Mesaba to opera
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U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation Card Takes Flight in Switzerland
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation is now issuing its award-winning Multi Service Aviation Card to companies that use private aircraft and the pilots that fly them in Switzerland. The aviation fuel card, used to pay for fuel, maintenance and other aviation services, is accepted by 7,500 aviation service providers in more than 190 countries. With the addition of Switzerland, Multi Service Aviation now issues cards in 34 countries, with plans for more expansion
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U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation Card Takes Flight in Australia
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Bank Multi Service Aviation has begun issuing its award-winning Multi Service Aviation Card to companies that use private aircraft and the pilots that fly them in Australia. The aviation fuel card, used to pay for fuel, maintenance and other aviation services, is accepted by 7,500 aviation service providers in more than 190 countries. In Australia, the cards will be issued through Elavon Financial Services Limited, part of U.S. Bancorp, parent company o
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NTSB Says Northwest Pilots’ Distraction Led To Overflight Of Minneapolis (The Aero-News Network)
Notes ATC Shortcomings, Issues Recommendations On ATC Procedures The NTSB has determined that Northwest Airlines flight 188 overflew its destination airport of Minneapolis by more than 100 miles and failed to maintain radio communications because the pilots became distracted by a conversation unrelated to the operation of the aircraft.
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NTSB Says Northwest Pilots’ Distraction Led To Overflight Of Minneapolis (The Aero-News Network)
Report: Pilots who overshot Minneapolis to give up licenses (Pioneer Press)
Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and were out of radio contact for more than an hour last October have agreed to forfeit their pilots licenses, NBC News is reporting.
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Report: Pilots who overshot Minneapolis to give up licenses (Pioneer Press)
Flight Attendant Caught Wayward Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
WASHINGTON — A call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to confusion.
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Flight Attendant Caught Wayward Pilots Who Overshot Minneapolis (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
Wayward pilots describe their surprise to learn they’d missed Minneapolis by 100 miles (MalaysiaNews.net)
WASHINGTON – A call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to confusion. Interviews with the fli…
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Wayward pilots describe their surprise to learn they’d missed Minneapolis by 100 miles (MalaysiaNews.net)
Wayward pilots describe their surprise to learn they’d missed Minneapolis by 100 miles (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON – A call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to confusion.
Pilots who missed Minneapolis describe total surprise (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Washington — A single call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to calamity. Interviews with the flight crew and other documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board indicate the pilots were completely unaware of their predicament until the moment the intercom rang …
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Pilots who missed Minneapolis describe total surprise (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Northwest pilots tell of moment they realized they overshot Minneapolis (San Jose Mercury News)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight attendants were hung up on at least twice before finally getting through to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis, catapulting the cockpit crew from complacency to chaos.
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Northwest pilots tell of moment they realized they overshot Minneapolis (San Jose Mercury News)
