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Tuesday, July 19, 2011  Families suing over the 2009 crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo have won a key victory as their cases move forward.

Monday, May 09, 2011  Families who lost relatives in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 plan to meet with House Speaker John Boehner after he attends a political fundraiser in suburban Buffalo.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Karen Eckert, whose sister Beverly Eckert died in the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo, will attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech as a guest of Sen. Charles Schumer

Thursday, December 09, 2010  Lawyers are scheduled to update a federal judge in Buffalo about the dozens of lawsuits filed following the 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Families of at least five passengers killed when a plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., last year have reached settlements with the airlines involved.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  President Barack Obama will meet briefly with relatives of the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash victims when he visits Buffalo.

Friday, February 12, 2010  Relatives and friends of the passengers killed when Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed outside Buffalo have begun a 10-mile memorial walk to mark the tragedy's one-year anniversary.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Family members of passengers killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 were officially told Tuesday what they've long suspected: The flight could have been saved.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  Evidence laid out by safety investigators Tuesday pins the cause of an airline crash into a house near Buffalo last year on errors by the pilots, but officials said the root problems extend far beyond a single event.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  The suburban Buffalo town where a commuter plane crashed earlier this year is seeking the public's suggestions for memorials dedicated to the crash victims.

Friday, May 15, 2009  The mother and husband of the copilot of the commuter plane that crashed as it approached a Buffalo airport defended her against suggestions she was an unqualified pilot who was tired, sick and distracted at the time of the deadly accident.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  An expert on cockpit distractions says a low-speed warning system should be explored in the wake of a Buffalo airplane crash that killed 50 people in February.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  The co-pilot in the airline crash near Buffalo that killed 50 people was paid a salary so low that she was living with her parents in Seattle and commuting across the country to her job.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009  Just seconds before the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years, the pilot said "Jesus Christ" and moments later his first officer screamed as Flight 3407 plunged to the ground.

Monday, May 11, 2009  The Wall Street Journal reports that the captain of Continental Connections Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo in February, may not have been properly qualified.