Birgenair Crash Raises Airspeed Alert Issues

The crash of a Birgenair Boeing 757 in February underscores the FAA's need to mandate system modifications designed to warn pilots about airspeed discrepancies, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The 757 had departed the Puerto Plata International Airport in the Dominican...

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