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Korean Air 801 followed false signals into a hill

Korean Air Flight 801 was descending toward Guam in heavy rain when fatigue, a missed briefing, and bad instrument cues ...
As Korean Air Flight 801 approached Guam early on the morning of Aug. 6, 1997, flight officers discussed the island’s rainy weather, crew fatigue and whether the glideslope — part of the instrument ...
Editor’s Note: The following is former Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez’s recount of the Korean Airlines Flight 801 crash that occurred on Aug. 6, 1997.His reflections here are in response to questions asked ...
A Virgin Atlantic flight making the grueling journey from Los Angeles to London yesterday hit a ground speed of at least 801 mph, thanks to a streak of fast-moving air in the jet stream over ...