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A week after the crash, the families of various passengers aboard Flight 706 began filing lawsuits and court papers against Hughes Airwest and, later, the government of the United States. The first filing was by the family of Keith A. Gabel, which filed a motion to perpetuate testimony in the Central District of California on June 16, 1971. [40]
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: 5 crew and 83 passengers.
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport [3] (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL, FAA LID: HNL), also known as Honolulu International Airport, is the main and largest airport in Hawaii. [4] The airport is named after Honolulu native and Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye , who represented Hawaii in the United States Senate from 1963 until his death in 2012.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. American low-cost airline For other uses, see Spirit Airlines (disambiguation). Spirit Airlines IATA ICAO Call sign NK NKS SPIRIT WINGS Founded 1983 ; 42 years ago (1983) (as Charter One Airlines) Commenced operations 1990 ; 35 years ago (1990) (as Charter One Airlines) May 29, 1992 ; 32 ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit strikes down U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules issued in October 2015 and put into effect in January 2016 requiring the registration of all recreational unmanned aerial vehicles (commonly called "drones") in the United States that weigh more than one-half ...
When stacked and fully fueled, Starship has a mass of approximately 5,000 t (11,000,000 lb), [c] a diameter of 9 m (30 ft) [16] and a height of 121.3 m (398 ft). [17] The rocket has been designed with the goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs; [18] it consists of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage [19] which are powered by Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines.
Prince of Wales Island is located in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.It measures 135 miles (217 km) long by 65 miles (105 km) wide, with an area of 2,577 sq mi (6,670 km 2), or about one-tenth the size of Ireland (or slightly larger than the state of Delaware).