City answers questions about Montgomery-Gibbs airport following plane crash

City answers questions about Montgomery-Gibbs airport following plane crash

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    The black boxes on the plane that crashed at a South Korean airport, killing 179 people, were recovered as investigators searched for what brought the plane down. Two members of the crew survived, and one of them asked doctors, “What happened?” NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.

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    Drunken United Airlines Pilot Charged

    LONDON–51-year-old pilot Erwin Vermont Washington pleaded guilty today for being above the alcohol limit for flying a plane. United has removed him from duty. He was pulled from London-Chicago Flight 949 (Boeing 767) in November. He scored a 31 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath. The blood test indicated 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood. The limit for pilots is 20 milligrams.(for a car it is 80 milligrams.)

    Washington was tried in Uxbridge Magistrates Court near London and has been released on bail. For pilots being over the legal limit for flying, the maximum sentence is two years in jail and a fine.

    Sentencing will be Feb. 5.

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