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ExpressJet E145 lands short at Denver, suspected of hitting approach lights – Aviation Herald

An ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N15973 performing flight EV-5912/UA-5912 from Peoria,IL to Denver,CO (USA) with 22 people on board, was cleared to land on runway 34R. Tower controller was issuing instructions to other aircraft when he interrupted in surprise and exclaimed “he hit the lights” followed by “runway 34R is closed” …

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Pinnacle Airlines files for bankruptcy in U.S. – Yahoo! Finance

Pinnacle Airlines Corp (NSQ:PNCL – News), parent of Pinnacle Airlines and Colgan Air, filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest victim of high fuel prices and dampened travel demand. Memphis, Tennessee-based Pinnacle operates as various regional airlines – most notably Delta Connection – for bigger-name partners including Delta Air Lines (NYS:DAL – News), United Airlines (NYS:UAL …

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