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Subverted terrorist
Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab is not the only individual who boarded a flight with unmixed chemicals (two-part concoction of the high explosive PETN and possibly a glycol-based liquid explosive,) and bad intent. On Nov 13, in Mogadishu, Somalia, African Union peacekeeping troops arrested a man carrying carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe on to a Daallo Airlines flight scheduled to go from Mogadishu to Hargeisa, to Djibouti and then to Dubai.

One man hurt when plane crashes near Thaden Field in Bentonville
BENTONVILLE — A man was hospitalized after a plane crashed Thursday afternoon near Thaden Field, according to Bentonville Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Boydston.

What happened when an NWA plane crashed into a Minneapolis house in 1950?
The story of Flight 307, which went down in a snowstorm in 1950 and killed 15 people, is commemorated with a plaque at the Minneapolis site.
NTSB Sends Assistance
On Jan 16, 2013, an ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route from Yamaguchi-Ube Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport when smoke in the forward electrical compartment developed. Also, an unusual smell was detected.
The flight made an emergency landing.
There were 137 passengers aboard.One passenger was injured in the evacuation. The firefighters did not find any fire.
The NTSB sent out a release that said “The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Japan to assist in the investigation of an emergency landing of an ANA Boeing 787 that occurred yesterday. Initial reports indicate that the crew received multiple messages in the cockpit concerning the battery and other systems that were affected, and also reported smoke in the cockpit and an odor in the cabin. The airplane subsequently landed, and passengers and crew evacuated via emergency slides.”
Investigator Lorenda Ward is the U. S. accredited representative to the JTSB’s investigation and will work alongside reps from the FAA and Boeing.
Brookings Releases Travel Trends Report
According to a Brookings Institute study, people are traveling less since September 2008.
Most US travel is concentrated around 26 hubs.
Half of the flights are less than 500 miles.
Expect delays in metropolitan centers of air travel.
The replacement for radar, the Next Generation Air Transportation System will not be operable until between 2012 to 2018.
There are worse than average delays in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, and San Francisco.
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2009/1008_air_travel_tomer_puentes/1008_air_travel_report.pdf

Pilot suffers minor injuries after plane flips at North Perry Airport
A pilot was transported to the hospital on Sunday after their plane flipped over at North Perry Airport, officials said.