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Friday, January 13, 2012  A DeWitt train derailment last summer has prompted federal safety investigators to issue new safety recommendations.

Monday, April 04, 2011  Three more Southwest Airlines jetliners have small, subsurface cracks that are similar to the cracks suspected of playing a role in the fuselage tear of a Boeing 737-300, causing the aircraft to lose pressure and forcing a frightening emergency landing, officials say.

Sunday, April 03, 2011  Two New York lawmakers say the National Transportation Safety Board will commence a broad investigation of the low-cost tour bus industry in the wake of a crash that killed 15 people.

Saturday, March 12, 2011  14 people are dead after a tour bus crash in New York City.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  The pilot of a small plane is dead after a crash in Yates County.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  When Elly Kausner, a 24-year-old Florida law student, bought a ticket online from Continental Airlines to fly home to see her parents in western New York, she had no idea the last leg of the flight would be on an airline she had never heard of - Colgan Air. Her e-mail confirmation ended with a cheery "Thank you for flying Continental."

Thursday, October 14, 2010  A key safety measure recently passed by Congress in response to a deadly regional airline crash last year is facing opposition from industry officials concerned that it could lead to higher salaries for airline pilots.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their supervisors to bend rules.

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, February 02, 2010  Key safety reforms haven't been implemented nearly a year after 50 people died in the crash of a regional airliner near Buffalo.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009  Investigators are focusing on why a computer system failed to stop the Washington, D.C. Metro train that slammed into the back of a second stopped train Monday, killing nine people.

Thursday, June 04, 2009  A federal safety inspector assigned to the airline involved in an air crash that killed 50 people in upstate New York in February warned of safety problems at the airline a year before the 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.

Saturday, February 14, 2009  A commuter plane that smashed into a house apparently plunged flat to the ground rather than nose-diving, ending up pointed away from the airport it was trying to reach, investigators said Saturday.