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  1. A Northwest Airlines jet kicks up water as it races down the runway for takeoff past a Delta jet at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which overflew the airport by 150 miles.
  2. A Northwest Airlines jet sits on the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which overflew the airport by 150 miles.
  3. A Northwest Airlines jet is prepared for a fligjht at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles.
  4. A Northwest Airlines airplane departs Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, November 25, 2009. The number of air travelers over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday will be down this year, which means shorter lines and fewer airport hassles, but full planes and new fees may keep passengers grumbling.
  5. FILE - This Oct. 23, 2009 file image taken from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  6. FILE -- On Oct. 23, 2009 file image rendered from video and made available by KGW-TV in Portland, Ore., shows Northwest pilot Richard Cole at his home in Salem, Ore. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 revoked the licenses of Cole and the other Northwest Airlines pilot who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.
  7. A sign at the entrance of the private community that is the home of Timothy B. Cheney, the captain of the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 150 miles past its Minneapolis destination, is shown Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Gig Harbor, Wash.
  8. Graphic shows sequence of events for Northwest Airlines Flight.
  9. The gated entrance to the private community that is the home of Timothy B. Cheney, the captain of the Northwest Airlines flight that flew 150 miles past its Minneapolis destination, is shown Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Gig Harbor, Wash.
  10. Bach Parker of St. Louis Park, Minn., speaks during an interview in Minneapolis Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Parker said he had no idea anything was amiss until his Northwest Airlines flight from San Diego was on the ground in Minneapolis. Investigators are looking into the flight which had overflown the airport by 150 miles.
  11. Graphic shows path of Northwest Airlines.
  12. In this image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 is shown. Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back, Wednesday evening, Oct 21, 2009, should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below.
  13. FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 is shown. After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. In this image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 is shown. Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back, Wednesday evening, Oct 21, 2009, should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below.
  15. In this image released by FlightAware.com, the flight path of Northwest Flight 188 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 is shown. Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 150 miles before turning back, Wednesday evening, Oct 21, 2009, should have had numerous warnings as they approached and passed Minneapolis: cockpit displays, controllers trying repeatedly to reach, the city lights twinkling below.
  16. The Minneapolis skyline rises through the rain as an arriving Northwest Airlines jet taxis at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles.

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