Dec 21st, 2008 · Investigators are at Denver International Airport this morning, combing through the charred remains of a 737 that slid off a runway into a ravine last night and burst into flames. Denver fire department officials said the entire right side of the plane was destroyed by a fire so intense that melted plastic from the overhead compartments dripped onto the seats. Amazingly, every one of the 107 passengers and five crew members survived. Guest host Alison Stewart talks to Denver International Airport communications director Jeff Green about the accident.
Keywords: director · accidents · survive · passengers · destroyed · Denver · plastic · runways · investigators · compartments · Denver International Airport · Alison Stewart
Oct 28th, 2008 · There are many reasons planes can get stuck on airport runways. Add to them: a poodle on the run. That would be Choochy. She evaded authorities at Boston's Logan International Airport for 17 hours. Choochy escaped her kennel Saturday as it was being unloaded after a flight from Detroit. The dog ran in circles chased by several vans, and in turn delayed at least eight flights. Choochy was finally caught Sunday and reunited with her family.
Keywords: airports · escaped · Detroit · Family · Boston · van · runways · reunite · runaway · poodle · Aiport · Choochy
Aug 20th, 2008 · Spanish officials gave differing death tolls Wednesday after a Spanair jet veered off the runway in Madrid and burst into flames. An emergency rescue official put the number dead at nearly 150; earlier, government officials had said 45 people were confirmed killed.
Keywords: emergency · accidents · deaths · Spanish · Madrid · runways · Spanair
Jul 31st, 2008 · Nigeria moves to center stage, as the Africa Rising Music and Fashion Festival prepares for its Washington debut. The festival was started as a way to reflect Africa's social, political and economical culture. Journalist Nduka Obaigbena, founder of the festival, and Nigerian fashion icon Fati Mohammed Asibelua discuss Africa Rising.
Keywords: Fashion · Nigeria · Africa · politics · economic · culture · Nigerian · Washington · D.C · icon · social · founder
Jun 18th, 2008 · Of the many reasons for flight delays, consider this one Tuesday at the international airport in New Delhi. Almost a hundred planes couldn't take off or land because the runways were covered with raptors, jackals and huge monitor lizards. The creatures used the runways to dry off and get warm after the first monsoon rains hit.
Keywords: airports · New Delhi · runways · creatures · critters · Lizard · Delhi · monsoons · Raptor · jackals
May 6th, 2008 · Fans of the TV show Project Runway know of the intense competition as aspiring designers try to compete for a shot at making it in the fashion world. But seniors at the Savannah College of Art and Design have more than a reality television show title at stake — their collections have to be finished before they graduate.
Keywords: Fashion · Competition · senior · world · television · schools · TV · graduate · runways · savannah · emProject · Savannah College of Art
Jan 29th, 2008 · Tempelhof Airport, once a symbol of Nazi power, will likely see its last flight in October. Its runways are not big enough for large planes, and Berlin is building a new airport on the city's outskirts. Still, many residents aren't ready to let go of this piece of the city's history.
Keywords: city · residents · airports · history · historian · Closures · Nazis · Berlin · runways · outskirts · Tempelhof · Tempelhof Airport
Dec 17th, 2007 · Parts of the Midwest and Northeast are digging out from more than 10 inches of snow after a major storm system swept through a vast area of the country, stranding air and road travelers and causing a jetliner to skid off a runway.
Keywords: country · road · Midwest · runways · jetliner
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