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 Australian investigators examine hole in jumbo jetAustralian investigators on Saturday began examining a Qantas jumbo jet which had to make an emergency landing after a large hole opened on its fuselage, a Philippine aviation official said.  Regulators scolded on medically unfit truckersHouse lawmakers scolded federal regulators Thursday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off the nation's highways.
House votes to boost bridge spending, inspections
The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis.
NTSB's 8 proposals to bar medically unfit drivers
Since 2003, the National Transportation Safety Board has put medical oversight of commercial truck and bus drivers on its "most wanted" list, calling the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's overall response "unacceptable."
Investigators: plane crashed after hitting antenna
Aviation authorities have released further details of the cause of a small plane crash in Tampa that killed three people.  Sun Myung Moon released from hospitalThe founder of the Unification Church was released from a South Korean hospital Sunday, a day after he and 15 others were injured when their helicopter crashed on a mountain near Seoul.
NTSB releases 1st report on midair chopper crash
Ground dispatchers for two medical helicopters involved in a fatal midair collision and at least one of the pilots knew the choppers were heading to a Flagstaff hospital at about the same time, according to a federal report released Wednesday.  US unveils new rule on airplane fuel tanksA device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people aboard.
Helicopter crash in Baxter County, Ark., kills 2
A helicopter carrying a power-line inspector for a Missouri utility crashed Tuesday near the Norfork Dam in northern Arkansas, killing both the pilot and passenger, officials said.
Ga. officials to replace confusing HOV signs
Georgia transportation officials are planning to replace a confusing sign at the left-hand interstate exit where last year's deadly Bluffton University bus crash occurred.
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