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I could just picture the people at the airport.” Jennifer West lost her husband on Flight 3407. West remembers what it was like nearly 16 years ago when she learned her husband, Ernie West ...
RELATED: Flight 3407 family members react to Washington DC crash Within hours of Flight 3407 crashing into a home on Long Street in Clarence Center, killing 50 people, hundreds of first responders ...
Fifty disparate people were joined in the most tragic of circumstances, losing their lives in the fiery crash of Continental Connection flight 3407 last Thursday night. A partial list of ...
For nearly an hour on Feb. 12, 2009, Continental Connection Flight 3407 flew through clear skies toward Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Then, around 10 p.m., the Colgan Air-operated plane ...
The black boxes recovered from the burning remains of Continental Express Flight 3407 also indicated that the de-icing button in the cockpit had been in the "on" position. Shortly after that ...
The plane was on autopilot during its approach to the Buffalo airport, Chealander said. As to questions about whether the ...
As investigators continue to gather clues into the deadly crash of Flight 3407, some experts say pilot experience may have been a factor. Capt. Marvin D. Renslow finished training on a Dash 8 just ...
If the ice is severe, the company that operated Continental Flight 3407 requires pilots to shut off the autopilot. "You may be able in a manual mode to sense something sooner than the autopilot ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been an enduring task for the families of Flight 3407 as they strive to make sure that enhanced flight safety rules, especially on pilot training and experience, stay intact ...
In the days, weeks, months and years since the crash of Flight 3407, the families of the victims came together and committed to making sweeping changes in aviation safety. This included the ...
WASHINGTON – For 13 years, the Families of Continental Flight 3407 have lived as suffering reminders that one or two mistakes in the sky by one or two unprepared pilots can lead to tragedy.