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Comair jet struck by Air France Airbus on the ground.
What: Air France Airbus 380 en route from NY to Paris Where: JFK, NY When: April 11, 2011 Who: Air France Airbus passengers; and Comair passengers; Why: A Delta/Comair Bombardier CRJ-700 (N641CA) which had just flown in from Boston was struck in the tail by the left wing of an Airbus. There were no... »
Comair Flight Resurrects Spector of Tragedy
Pictured: The team lost in the 1970 crash What: Comair flight en route from Atlanta to Charleston Where: Lexington Bluegrass Airport When: Mar 10, 2011 Who: passengers include 9 Marshall assistant football coaches Why: After visiting Texas Christian University and Mississippi state, Marshall coaches reunited in Atlanta with the intent of returning to Atlanta... »
Delta Diverts to Dayton
What: Delta/Comair Canadair CRJ-100 en route from Columbus, OH to Minneapolis, MN Where: Dayton When: Sep 16 2010 Who: 50 aboard Why: After takeoff, the plane alerted that it developed engine problems. Pilots diverted the flight to Dayton, and made a safe landing. A few hours later, passengers were provided an alternative flight to... »
Comair Machinists withdraw from FAA’s ASAP
Delta Air Lines regional subsidiary of Machinists at Comair have withdrawn from the ASAP program, a 2008 initiative between the machinists union, Comair and the FAA was designed to identify potential aircraft maintenance-related safety issues and develop corrective action. However, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) describe the ambitious program as... »
Comair fined $275,000
Violating regulations on bumping passengers from overbooked flights has landed Delta’s subsidiary Comair a $275,000 fine from the Department of Transportation. Federal rules require that overbooked flights seek volunteers to give up their seats for compensation, and if no volunteers are found, a written statement must be provided, along with financial compensation. Comair filed... »
Buffalo: Comair Icing Problem
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Frank Robitaille What: Delta/Comair Canadair CRJ-100 en route from New York City to Buffalo Where: Buffalo Niagara International Airport When: Mar 14th 2010 11:45 a.m. Who: 53 passengers Why: While en route ten minutes before landing, the flight crew reported their left engine anti-ice... »
Emergency Landing in S.C.
Pictured: Delta Connection (Comair) Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER over Atlanta. This one is purely a guess on my part since the info is sketchy (so far) and no registration # yet. But this jet is both Comair and Delta and CRJ, and south, so we’re probably not too far off. Click to view... »
Comair Door Delay
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer James Mellon What: Comair Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Montreal to New York Where: Montreal When: Dec 28th 2009 Who: 39 on board Why: Just after takeoff, the pilot received an unsafe door warning. On returning to Montreal, maintenance repaired the door, and the... »
Comair Crash: Kentucky 2006-Findings
Lexington: U.S. District Judge Karl Forester ruled that two pilots who took off on the wrong runway were negligent in the August 2006 Comair crash. A jury is deciding if punitive damages will apply. On August 27, 2006, about 0606:35 eastern daylight time, Comair flight 5191, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N431CA, crashed during takeoff from... »
Emergency Landing: Sioux Falls
What: Delta flight 5052 Comair Where: Sioux Falls When: APRIL 29, 2008 Who: 23 passengers Why: leaking hydraulic fluid for the landing gear. »
