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The NTSB says a Houston-linked jet waited 17 minutes after de-icing before a Maine crash. FAA guidelines recommend no more than nine minutes between de-icing and takeoff. All six aboard were killed; ...

British Airways Flight 38 was only moments from landing at Heathrow in January 2008 when both engines suddenly failed to deliver the thrust the crew needed. With the aircraft dropping fast and a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Pilots on jet that crashed in Maine and killed six attempted takeoff after exceeding de-icing time limit, ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A private jet that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, spent more than the standard amount of time on a runway after de-icing before takeoff, according ...

PORTLAND, Maine(AP) — Pilots on jet that crashed in Maine and killed six attempted takeoff after exceeding de-icing time limit, NTSB says.

BANGOR, Maine - According to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board, a Houston jet that crashed in Maine in late January spent a longer time than normal on the runway after ...