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Key Takeaways:

  • Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff faces civil charges (drunk driving, refusal to provide a breath sample) and a new criminal charge (resisting arrest) related to an incident at EAA AirVenture.
  • The Vancouver International Airport Authority, having secured the bid for Chicago Midway, is now bidding with Citibank to acquire London Gatwick Airport for $3.1 billion.
  • An American Airlines Boeing 757 made an emergency landing in Chicago and overran the runway after its crew continued a flight on battery power following electrical problems, leading to drained batteries and system loss.
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Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff is scheduled to appear in court in Oshkosh Tuesday regarding charges stemming from an incident at EAA AirVenture July 31. In addition to the civil charges of drunk driving and refusal to provide a breath sample, Wagstaff has recently been criminally charged with resisting arrest …

The Vancouver International Airport Authority, which recently won a bid to run Chicago Midway Airport for 99 years, is bidding, with financial partner CitiBank, to take over London Gatwick. That deal is worth $3.1 billion …

The NTSB says the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 757 with 192 people on board decided to continue the flight from Seattle to New York on battery power alone after electrical problems shortly after takeoff. The plane made an emergency landing in Chicago when the batteries drained and the aircraft, minus several systems handy for landing, went off the runway.

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