Ian Gregor

Up to 9 feared dead in wildfire helicopter crash

iht.com     14 hrs ago   58 related          

As many as eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday. The helicopter had lifted off...                    

Jet evacuated after emergency landing at LAX

deseretnews.com     Aug 5, 2008   18 related          

By Robert Jablon Associated Press Published: Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 2:10 p.m. MDT LOS ANGELES — Passengers were evacuated by inflatable chutes Tuesday after a Honolulu-bound airliner made an emergency landing at Los Angeles...                    

Problem caused air traffic outage over Burbank

cbs47.tv     Aug 5, 2008   16 related          

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Officials say a malfunctioning circuit card is being blamed for an air traffic control outage yesterday in Southern California. Officials say a circuit card that helps feed radar signals from the Bob Hope...                    

Judge: FAA must pay crash victim's family $4.5M

sacbee.com     Aug 5, 2008   2 related          

LOS ANGELES -- The Federal Aviation Administration has been ordered to pay $4.5 million to the family of a flight instructor killed in a helicopter collision in 2003. The money was awarded to Robert Bailey's widow and three...                    

Identities of copter crash victims still unknown

airportbusiness.com     Jul 17, 2008   1 related          

By Paul Burgarino Staff WriterContra Costa Times (California) Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances behind a fiery helicopter crash that killed a flight instructor and student early Friday near Interstate 680 in...                    

I-Team: Air Traffic Controller Shortage

lasvegasnow.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Air traffic controllers are quitting or retiring in record numbers, and at McCarran, officials say safety often takes a back seat to the bottom line. At 5, I-Team reporter Jonathan Humbert has been digging deeper to the find...                    

Airport handles radar blackout

honoluluadvertiser.com     Jul 12, 2008   1 related          

Honolulu International Airport suffered a radar failure Thursday morning at a time when more than 40 planes were in the air, but backup procedures worked smoothly and the situation never became dangerous, a federal official...                    

Photo: Crash landing

signonsandiego.com     Jul 11, 2008   3 related          

JAMES GLOVER II / Ventura County Star The pilot (left) of a banner-towing plane talked with a Ventura County sheriff's deputy yesterday after landing upside down in a field in Camarillo. The Federal Aviation Administration said...                    

Lone survivor in copter crash dies

signonsandiego.com     Jul 5, 2008   39 related          

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The lone survivor of a crash of two medical helicopters died yesterday at the Flagstaff Medical Center, bringing the death toll to seven, police said. James Taylor, 36, was a registered nurse flying on a...                    

Small plane makes emergency landing on Seal Beach

sacbee.com     Jul 5, 2008   6 related          

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The pilot of a single engine plane has suffered minor injuries after making an emergency landing on the water off Seal Beach. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the Cessna plane was...                    

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