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Air NZ told to make urgent changes to long-haul 777 flights (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) Air New Zealand has been told to make urgent changes to its operations and maintenance of its eight long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft in the wake of shock findings from a crash in Britain. us.rd.yahoo.com
Investigators baffled by crash of air tanker (Tahoe Daily Tribune) RENO - Federal investigators said Wednesday they're perplexed by the jet engine fire that preceded the fatal crash of an air tanker near Reno this week because there's been no known similar incident before in that type of aircraft. us.rd.yahoo.com
Patriots look to air Jordan (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) FOXBORO - Cutdown day came and went last weekend, and running back LaMont Jordan survived. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cadbury’s Gorilla drums to Tyler (Mad.co.uk) Cadbury’s “Gorilla” and “Airport Trucks” advertisements will air again tonight with new soundtracks by Bonnie Tyler and Bon Jovi. The company has booked the entire three-minute slot at 10.30pm during the Big Brother 9 final to premiere the remixed ads. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cougars out for upset of Unicorns (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung) Last year’s Wurst Bowl was a 48-minute nightmare for the Canyon Cougars. They were out of their annual grudge football game against New Braunfels by halftime, as the Unicorns bashed and brawled their way to a 42-0 lead at hushed Cougar Stadium. us.rd.yahoo.com
Last minute no time for emissions test (The Fox Valley Villages Sun) Are you a member of the "end-of-the-month club"? us.rd.yahoo.com
Hilltoppers get revenge with second-half blast (The Glen Ellyn Sun) Host Glenbard West exploded for 27 second-half points to pull away from Glenbard South and claim the second annual Crosstown Kickoff Classic 34-7 on Aug. 30 at Duchon Field. The win redeemed the Hilltoppers from last season's 15-14 last-minute loss to the Raiders. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mid-air collision averted at last minute (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) WASHINGTON — Two airliners were apparently one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Caribbean this week, federal authorities said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating an incident in which a Delta Air Lines flight and a Russian-registered passenger jet were heading toward each other Thursday north of ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Burning Man recap: Whiteouts and last-minute burn (Nevada Appeal) This was my fourth Burning Man celebration of living out of step with the Bush mantras. It was just as kooky and fascinating as in the other three, but that final all-day whiteout from 7 a.m. to about 6:30 p.m. was fretting time. us.rd.yahoo.com
Roger Collis: Tackling the fear of flying head-on (International Herald Tribune) But with three air crashes and an emergency landing during one harrowing week last month, many frequent fliers like myself are wondering when the law of averages will finally catch up with them. us.rd.yahoo.com
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