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The hijacking of Southern Airways Flight 49 started on November 10, 1972, in Birmingham, Alabama, stretching over 30 hours, three countries, and 4,000 miles (6,400 km), not ending until the next evening in Havana, Cuba. [1]
On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines jetliners collided at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport.
DET was Detroit's primary airport until 1946–47 when almost all airline flights moved to Willow Run Airport and later to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 13 weekday departures on American, 10 on Pennsylvania Central and one on Marquette. [15]
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[49] December 12 Capital Airlines Flight 500, a DC-3 (NC25691), stalled and crashed on approach to Washington-National Airport, killing six of 23 on board. [50] December 12 A Pakair C-53 (AP-ADI) crashed into Karo Jubal mountain at Jungshahi, Pakistan due to a navigation error, killing all 26 on board. The airline shut down as a result of this ...
In 2009, Detroit Metro Airport launched its first social media efforts with participation in Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube networks. Detroit was a major hub for Northwest Airlines from 1986 to 2010; Northwest merged with Delta Air Lines, and Detroit became Delta's second-largest hub.
But Detroit had seen 132 cancellations in the last 24 hours, with 26 flights originating from Detroit canceled and 52 delayed on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of Transportation investigates Delta