Minor Injuries In Denver Runway Evacuation
Tire blew on takeoff roll and passengers hit the slides.
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Tire blew on takeoff roll and passengers hit the slides.
Some passengers hit the ceiling when the Southwest crew reacted to TCAS.
Pilot had also had trouble landing earlier in the week.
The aircraft was 117 pounds overweight, the NTSB found.
The FAA has delayed a rule requiring secondary cockpit barriers on new U.S. passenger planes, originally set to take effect in August.
An Antonov An-24 crashed in Russia’s far east, killing all 46 on board.
The long-awaited rule was greeted with optimism by most in the industry.
Boy was standing on a dock when the plane flipped on top of him.