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A Deep Dive Into The Extensive History Of Tailwind Air

Tailwind Air was an American air carrier and charter airline based at Westchester Airport, New York, and Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Connecticut. Its fleet consisted of 16 aircraft, including the ...
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Tailwind and worn tyres led medical flight Cessna 510 to aquaplane and overrun

Australian investigators have determined that an undetected tailwind, and worn tyres, contributed to the overrun of a Cessna 510 conducting a medical air transport flight to Bankstown. The AirMed ...
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‘You could fly the plane’: how a few encouraging words inspired Tailwind’s chief pilot

Tailwind Air chief pilot Maria Maas Pettit remembers the exact moment the idea of becoming a pilot first flashed into her mind. She was seven years old and travelling with her mother on Northwest ...