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Wayward pilots' licenses revoked, but larger questions remain

The FAA moved quickly to revoke Northwest pilots' licenses. But their mistake raises thorny issues. Do cockpits need better monitoring? Does communication between flight controllers and the US military need improvement? ...

FAA revokes licenses of wayward Northwest pilots

Federal regulators have revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their Minneapolis destination ...

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Pilots of wayward flight talk to NTSB

Federal investigators have interviewed the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said on Sunday.

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