Ultimately, dozens of passengers found their flight plans disrupted through no fault of their own.
Parking himself near the telephone, he would eavesdrop on pilots as they called in their flight plans.
They could still check the purported messages against radar signals and against their database of flight plans.
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These include a requirement for pilots of even light aircraft and helicopters to file flight plans, giving precise timings.
Other aircraft were off their respective flight plans and their transponders were off.
The ban applies to private planes whose pilots do not file flight plans and who rely on visual flight rules (VFR).
The system automatically produces flight plans, or "strips, " which are used as a route plan by aircraft while in U.K. airspace.
He was last in contact with his family via email on 6 January, when he told them of his flight plans home.
A. filed dummy flight plans, indicating that the planes were heading elsewhere.
Pilots who are not instrument-rated and do not file flight plans had been banned from flying near 30 major metropolitan areas for national security concerns.
The family said Tom did not have a mobile phone and the last email they received from him was on 6 January telling them about his flight plans.
On Monday morning, a computer glitch at the FAA's regional center in Fremont, California, led to the loss of all northern California and western Nevada flight plans, resulting in a backup of flights.
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Since the September, 11, 2001, attacks, NORAD has regularly launched fighter jets to track aircraft in unusual situations, such as when they deviate from flight plans, lose radio contact or enter restricted airspace.
Since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, NORAD has regularly launched fighter jets to track aircraft in unusual situations such as when they deviate from flight plans, lose radio contact or enter restricted airspace.
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Example: a new system the company recently sold to EasyJet, a low-cost carrier in the U.K. Pilots hook up a laptop in the cockpit prior to takeoff and fill out all paperwork, download charts and complete their flight plans.
But it appears they both either missed their connecting flight or changed their travel plans and took United Airlines flight 908 from Chicago O'Hare to Amsterdam instead.
Top-flight clubs will consider plans to extend the season to 39 games with the extra matches taking place overseas.
Britain would gladly see the islands linked by air and sea to Argentina, as they were until 1982 especially now that the weekly flight from Chile has been put at risk by the Pinochet affair, with plans for a Montevideo flight to replace it still only paper.
Universal Studios plans to release Flight 93, about the hijacked plane that crashed into Pennsylvania, in April.
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The Federal Aviation Administration plans to begin flight testing and writing rules aimed at integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system as soon as 2015.
Gogo, a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, plans to utilize high-throughput Ku-band capacity on current and future SES multi-beam satellites serving the continental United States, the Atlantic Ocean Region and Europe.
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Books your flight, buys your clothes, plans your life to whatever extent you want.
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And Ruddock knows they must secure their top-flight status before he puts his plans into overdrive.
The airline also plans to prune its flight schedule by just under 4% during the first three months of 2003.
Also Wednesday, the airport authority in Nigeria, where AbdulMutallab's flight to Amsterdam originated, announced plans to add body scanners to its security system.
At the same time, TUI said it would combine its airlines into a single brand called TUIfly.com, and unveiled plans for a internet flight portal, an expansion of its hotel business.
The Camanachd Association plans to reduce the top flight to eight but introduce a national second tier.
Plans to restore a derelict flight of locks on the Wilts and Berks Canal have been submitted to the council.
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The company, Colorado and Illinois-based Aircell, which oversees the popular in-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo, plans to announce the details of its in-air entertainment plans on July 14th.
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So Russia has since turned its focus on China, which made its first successful manned flight in 2003 aboard the Shenzhou spacecraft and plans to put a capsule on the moon in 2013.
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