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Rush County halts med copter service after crash
Rush County is suspending use of the Missouri-based Air Evac Lifeteam because of a fatal crash involving one of its medical helicopters. Three crew members were killed Sunday when the helicopter, on its way to its base at Rush Memorial Hospital, crashed...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Transportation, Indiana, Missouri
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Legal battle over 1996 mishap ends
A legal battle that had been raging since the crash in 1996 of a corporate jet outside Chicago has ended. Those involved in litgation resulting from the jet's crash as it tried to take off from what was then known as Palwauke Municipal Airport near...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Aon Corporation, Wheeling
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Investigation continues in Wyo. plane crash
A preliminary report into a Wyoming plane crash that killed three people -- including an Illinois doctor -- has confirmed that one of the pilots was on a solo instructional flight while the other was descending to land when their planes collided in...Tags: Colorado, Wyoming, Transportation Accidents, Weather Reports, Georgia
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Litigation ends in 1996 Palwaukee Municipal Airport crash that killed 4 people
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen a twin-engine Gulfstream IV jet exploded in fire, killing four people, after trying to take off from a northwest suburban airport in 1996, it marked the start of a tortuous legal battle that finally ended Wednesday. Everyone involved in lawsuits...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Trials, Litigation
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Members of the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives, according to court papers filed yesterday. The settlement offer from Great White is the...Tags: Bars, Crimes, Murder, Trials, Drunk Driving
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Departure of airlines from South Florida means fewer tourists
South Florida Sun-SentinelAirlines are retreating from South Florida, which could leave hotels and restaurants with fewer tourists this fall. This month, carriers using Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will offer 94,160 fewer seats than in September 2007, a 9.6...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Vacation and Timeshares, Spirit Airlines, Howard Johnson, New York
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3 on Long Island-based small plane walk away from crash
john.valenti@newsday.comPilots say that any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Long Island-based pilot Ari Meisel and his two passengers know that all too well after a harrowing crash landing Monday afternoon in Harpswell, Maine, where the trio sustained just...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Cumberland County, Real Estate Agents, Long Island
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Renting a hybrid is going to cost you in green
New York Times News ServiceAs travelers continue to face sticker shock at the gas pump, more are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings. But with supply still limited and demand so high, these green cars are commanding a substantial premium. In a recent search for a...Tags: Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Prius, Office and Retail Spaces, Consumers, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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2 jetliners nearly collide over Atlantic
The Associated PressTwo airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean last week, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB said Friday that it was investigating an incident...Tags: Puerto Rico, Kennedy Airport, New York, Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents
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Wellesley Museum Loses Léger Painting
Wellesley College in Massachusetts has lost a 1921 painting by French cubist Fernand Léger that was likely worth millions of dollars, officials said. "Woman and Child" had been in the collection of the college's Davis Museum and Cultural Center since...Tags: Oklahoma, Libraries and Museums, Colleges and Universities, Massachusetts, Newspaper and Magazine
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As summer ends, flyers brace for airline changes
The Associated PressThe grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel. Executives acknowledge that despite the economic downturn, fares will rise, discounts...Tags: Transportation Accidents, AirTran, New York, Air Transportation Industry, Petroleum Industry
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Michigan balloonist survives crash at SC event
A Michigan man survived a hot air balloon crash in South Carolina when the balloon's basket got caught in a tree about 10 feet above the ground, authorities said. Pilot Chuck Walz of Munith, Mich., broke his leg and pelvis Sunday morning in a crash at a...Tags: Michigan, Transportation Accidents, South Carolina
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