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Boston, the Federal Aviation Administration tests anti-terrorism plan

Boston, Usa - Practical drills at Logan airport

Satisfactory results obtained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the "Operation Atlas" anti-terrorism drill carried out yesterday for the first time on a true airplane intercepted in the air. Supposing the hijacking of an United Airlines plane flying from Paris to Chicago with 169 passengers on board, two F-15 fighter planes first reached the aircraft and then forced it to land on...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121664
Rome, Italy, 06/06/2005 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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