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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Flensburg Files News Flyer: 12 October 2011
While away at the German Horticulture Show BUGA in Koblenz this past weekend, we have some dedications to mention from both sides of the Atlantic and a mind-boggling story which might keep Germans fro...
Posted on 10/12/11 at 7:35 AM
STORM TRACKER Airplanes and Wind
On a recent trip to Asia, our longest flight was one from Los Angeles to Shanghai which took nearly 14 hours to complete. Although my children were excited to fly for the first time, they both thought...
Posted on 8/18/09 at 3:12 AM
2 injured in small plane crash in northeast SD 
Federal authorities will be investigating a plane crash in northeastern South Dakota that sent two people to a Watertown hospital. Clark County Airport Manager Doug Hansen tells The Associated Press the male pilot suffered an apparent minor head injury and a female passenger was taken to the hospital as a precaution. He says both were alert and talking after the crash about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
By Associated Press , June 08, 2012
No-frills air carrier is filling in gaps
Devils Lake, Thief River Falls carrier specializes in serving small marketsA little-known airline with a fleet of tiny planes is making its mark at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, snapping up routes to towns that legacy carriers have abandoned.
By Wendy Lee , May 08, 2012
Minneapolis students safe after emergency during flight
Dozens of students from Minneapolis Southwest High School were on board a Delta flight from New York when one of the pilots declared an emergency. Delta Airlines spokesman Eric Torbenson says the smell of smoke inside the MD-88 jetliner caused pilots to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Sunday night.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2012
Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes
A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing in bad weather at an airport near the capital, Islamabad, officials said.
By Zarar Khan , April 20, 2012
Pilot walks away after Fargo plane belly landing
A plane belly-landed at the Fargo airport when its landing gear didn't go down. Assistant Fargo fire chief Leroy Skarloken says the pilot wasn't injured after the Tuesday night landing.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2012
Fargo-to-Chicago flight hits bird, causing delay
The Fargo Airport Authority says the pilot flew the plane back to Hector International Airport on Thursday afternoon so ground crews could check for damage.
By Associated Press , April 06, 2012
JetBlue captain: 'They're going to take us down'
Screaming "They're going to take us down!" a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the cockpit, passengers said.
By Betsy Blaney and Oskar Garcia , March 27, 2012
Woman allegedly assaults passengers on flight to Fargo
Fargo police and the FBI responded to Hector International Airport on Thursday after a woman allegedly assaulted passengers on an Allegiant Air flight from Phoenix to Fargo. Officers were called to the airport at 5:44 p.m. about a woman who had assaulted several people on the airplane and was being restrained.
By The Forum , March 16, 2012
Nigerian underwear bomber gets life in prison
A Nigerian man on a suicide mission for al-Qaida was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for attempting to blow up an international flight with a bomb in his underwear as the plane approached Detroit on Christmas 2009.
By Ed White , February 16, 2012
Government nonmilitary aircraft operations often lack FAA oversight
Unlike commercial airlines, government agencies are mostly left to police the safety of their flight operations themselves, a situation that accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and deaths.
By Joan Lowy , November 29, 2011
Plane ditches in ocean off Hawaii, pilot rescued
A small plane ran out of fuel and was ditched in the ocean several miles off Hawaii's coast, but the pilot was rescued by Coast Guard crews who had flown alongside and coached him on crash landing in the choppy seas.
By Associated Press , October 08, 2011
N.D. airplane hangar listed in National Register
An airplane hangar in North Dakota's McHenry County has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
By Associated Press , October 07, 2011
Armrest wars: Flights are fuller than ever
Planes have never been so full. There was barely a spare seat this summer, and the next few months should be the same. To the list of things airlines have taken away — hot meals, blankets, headphones — you can add personal space.
By Scott Mayerowitz , September 13, 2011
Cheers to screams as jet from NY crashes in Guyana
A Caribbean Airlines jet from New York touched down on rainy runway, then slid through a chain-link fence and broke apart just short of a ravine today in Guyana. Miraculously there were no immediate reports of death among the 163 people aboard, despite several dozens of injuries.
By Bert Wilkinson , July 30, 2011
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