*shudder*
Cook said the four planes — a Delta Boeing 757, a Virgin Boeing 747 and two Southwest Boeing 737s — were traveling south en route to Orlando International Airport near Wilmington, N.C., when they were rerouted inland on orders from an air traffic control supervisor who wanted to test the skills of a trainee.
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Besides rerouting [...]

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And we’ve got our third major safety incident in a week.
Looks like they’re gonna get the up-close-and-personal treatment that AA got earlier this year from the FAA.
I just hope they have it all sorted out by November when I’m flying them ORD/LAX/SYD and back (LAX/SYD in A380…woot!).

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This lovely gem of an article appeared as a sidebar the other day in the WSJ. I’m amused to see that someone in the FAA has a sense of humor.
My personal favorite is the set of beacons outside Liberty International in Newark being HOWYA and DOOIN.

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