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Key Takeaways:

  • An American Airlines pilot suspended for allegedly taxiing too slowly received over $7,500 in donations to cover his lost pay.
  • A leaked report on the Spanair MD-82 crash in Madrid indicated the flaps were not in the takeoff position and a cockpit warning system failed to alert pilots.
  • Prince William will follow his uncle, Prince Andrew, in flying military helicopters, specifically being deployed on Apache attack helicopters.
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More than $7,500 in donations were collected to cover the lost pay of an American Airlines pilot suspended for allegedly taxiing too slow. A supervisor pilot was taxiing behind him and initiated the suspension for what he said was the other pilot’s failure to clear a runway fast enough …

A leaked report says the flaps on a Spanair MD-82 that crashed on takeoff in Madrid last month were not in the takeoff position. The report also said a cockpit warning that should have alerted the pilots did not work …

Prince William will follow in the footsteps of his uncle, Prince Andrew, and fly a military helicopter. William will be deployed on Apache attack helicopters.

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