Excerpts from air traffic conversations about collision over Hudson RiverExcerpts from draft government transcripts of conversations between the control tower of the Teterboro, N.J., airport and the pilot of a Piper plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River on Aug. 8, killing nine people. The pilot of the helicopter involved in the collision was not involved in the conversations, though other helicopter pilots were: NTSB changes key point in Hudson River midair collision report, boots union from investigationWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key point Monday, saying an air tour helicopter struck by a small plane wasn’t initially visible on radar to an air traffic controller handling the plane. Bollywood star downplays being questioned at US airport, calls it “an unfortunate procedure”ROSEMONT, Ill. — Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday downplayed being questioned at a U.S. airport, saying it was part of a necessary but unfortunate procedure. US customs officials dispute Bollywood star’s claim that he was detained at Newark airportTRENTON, N.J. — U.S. customs officials on Saturday disputed claims that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for two hours at a New Jersey airport, saying he was questioned for a little over an hour as part of the standard process for screening foreign travelers. Officials say controller chatting on phone about dead cat before deadly mid-air crashWASHINGTON — The air traffic controller handling the small plane involved in a deadly crash with a helicopter over the Hudson River was chatting on the telephone about a dead cat at the airport and initially failed to warn the pilot of other aircraft in his path, officials say. Officials: Controller chatting on phone about dead cat failed to warn pilot in Hudson crashWASHINGTON — An air traffic controller bantering on the phone about a dead cat at the airport initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with a tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people. NTSB says controller on phone failed to warn pilot of plane in Hudson River midair crashWASHINGTON — An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, federal safety officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with a tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people. NTSB says controller on phone failed to warn pilot of plane in Hudson River crashWASHINGTON — An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, federal safety officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with an tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people. Airspace over Hudson River where deadly crash happened has history of close callsNEW YORK — When a small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River last week, it was only the second time in decades that crowded skies near Manhattan led to a midair crash. 2 bodies found in Hudson River plane wreckageHOBOKEN, N.J. — Two bodies were pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River, meaning all nine crash victims have been recovered, police said. Part of plane involved in collision with helicopter is raised from Hudson RiverHOBOKEN, N.J. — Recovery workers on the murky, fast-moving Hudson River on Tuesday salvaged their first piece of a small plane that collided with a tour helicopter, but it wasn’t clear whether they were closer to pulling the bodies of the last two of the nine victims from the depths. AirTran, Continental swapping slots; Deal comes amid new markets served by SouthwestATLANTA — Discount carrier AirTran Airways plans to stop flying to and from Newark, N.J., and will give its takeoff and landing slots there to Continental Airlines in exchange for Continental slots at airports in Washington and New York, where AirTran faces increased competition from Southwest Airlines, officials said. Divers back in Hudson River, hoping to recover plane, 2 remaining victims of collisionHOBOKEN, N.J. — New York police divers and crews from the Army Corps of Engineers worked together Tuesday afternoon on efforts to recover the last two victims of a plane-helicopter collision that killed nine people. NY divers resume search for 2 victims from plane-helicopter collision that killed 9HOBOKEN, N.J. — Divers are back in New York’s Hudson River around the site where a plane and sightseeing helicopter collided over the weekend, killing nine people. Pilot of plane that collided with helicopter picked fateful route down NY’s Hudson RiverHOBOKEN, N.J. — It was easy banter about which route the pilot of a Piper airplane would take through the busy airspace over New York’s Hudson River. The air traffic controller at Teterboro Airport gave him two choices: Head down the river, or take a southwest tack. NY police divers find man’s body in Hudson River wreckage of plane that collided with chopperHOBOKEN, N.J. — Hudson River divers on Monday found the wreckage of a small plane and one of two victims missing following a midair collision with a sightseeing helicopter that killed nine people. Divers to resume Hudson River search Monday in midair collision that killed 9HOBOKEN, N.J. —While families and friends mourn the loss of loved ones in a midair collision over the Hudson River, divers return to the murky waters Monday to resume their search for bodies and wreckage. Search suspended overnight in midair collision over Hudson River that killed 9HOBOKEN, N.J. —Federal officials say divers have suspended their search of the Hudson River for bodies and debris in the midair collision that killed nine. Divers recover 7 bodies, helicopter in Hudson River from mid-air crash that killed 9HOBOKEN, N.J. —Divers pulled a helicopter and four more bodies out of the murky Hudson River on Sunday in their search for victims, wreckage and explanations from a midair collision of a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane that killed nine people. Newark unemployment rate surged to 14.3 percent in June, highest since July 1994NEWARK, N.J. — Job losses are undermining turnaround efforts in New Jersey’s largest city, where the unemployment rate reached a 15-year high in June. FBI sting sheds light on role of influence, connections, payoffs on development process in NJNEWARK, N.J. — Federal authorities couldn’t have picked a more fertile target than New Jersey’s Manhattan-facing waterfront towns for a fake cash-for-development undercover sting, longtime observers say. Northern NJ corrections officer kills baby son, shoots boyfriend before committing suicideNEWARK, N.J. — Police say a northern New Jersey corrections officer shot and wounded her boyfriend, then killed her 4-month-old son and committed suicide inside his apartment. NJ regulators approve $515M solar power project, seal state’s No. 2 spot after Calif.NEWARK, N.J. — Regulators approved more than $515 million in projects Wednesday that will more than double the amount of solar power generated in New Jersey and will solidify the state’s No. 2 spot behind California in power produced from the sun. NJ regulators approve $515M solar power project, propel state toward No. 2 spot after Calif.NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey is heading toward the No. 2 spot — after California — in solar power generation with regulatory approval of a $515 million energy project. Getting the best behind bars: Madoff, other inmates consult pricey prison consultantsNEWARK, N.J. — Bernie Madoff once had the best that money could buy when it came to his many homes. For his latest accommodations, he sought out a different kind of broker: a type of prison consultant increasingly popular among white-collar wrongdoers. NJ governor calls scale of corruption ‘outrageous’ as 3 mayors among those arrested in sweepNEWARK, N.J. — Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in an investigation in which some were accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags. NJ community affairs commissioner steps down after governor asks for his resignationNEWARK, N.J. — A member of the New Jersey governor’s cabinet has resigned amid a sweeping corruption investigation that has ensnared three mayors, two state legislators and several rabbis. Feds arrest mayors of 3 NJ cities, 2 lawmakers, several rabbis in broad corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people Thursday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers and several rabbis. Feds arrest state lawmaker, mayors of 2 NJ cities, rabbis in corruption probeNEWARK, N.J. — The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a current and former state legislator were among more than two dozen people arrested Thursday in a sweeping corruption investigation. Anti-meat advocacy group sues in NJ to force food-makers to put warning labels on hot dogsNEWARK, N.J. — Hot dogs may be as American as baseball and apple pie, but an anti-meat advocacy group says they’re hazardous to your health and should carry warning labels. |
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