SLEEPING PILOTS?
(CBS) - The NTSB reportedly is investigating whether the pilots of a Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 fell asleep in the cockpit while on a flight from San Diego to Minneapolis Wednesday night. The FAA says the cockpit crew members contend they were distracted during a heated discussion, but the Wall Street Journal reports the investigation centers on whether the pilots may have been snoozing. The plane, which did not answer repeated radio calls for over an hour, overflew its destination by 150 miles but eventually landed safely.
HOUSING MARKET...
(AP) - The National Association of Realtors is due to release home resales numbers today. Analysts look for a gain.
BERNIE'S BENZ...
(AP) - Federal marshals in East Brunswick, NJ will auction off two vehicles owned by swindlers today. Bernard Madoff's Mercedes Benz station wagon has more than 44,000 miles. Samuel Israel III used his RV after he faked his death to try to avoid prison.
INDIAN CAR COMPANY IN NY...
(CBS) - An Indian car company is expected to announce today that is has chosen the Syracuse, New York area for a factory to assemble electric vehicles for the North American market. The Reva Electric Car Company will work with Bannon Automotive of Freeport, Long Island on the three-door plug-in hatchbacks.
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