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Ask the pilot: Avoiding speculation, the pilot weighs in on the Madrid plane crash

At least 150 people were killed on Wednesday when the Spanair MD-80 veered off a runway during takeoff at Madrid's Barajas Airport. Spanair is a low-cost carrier headquartered on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca. Founded in 1987, the company is today owned by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and is a member of the Star Alliance. It has been dealing with an ongoing financial crisis and possible pilots' strike. <p>Details from the scene are sketchy, and it's probably best, with the investigation barely out of the blocks, to go easy on the speculation.<p>...</p><img src="http://feeds.salon.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/370504581" height="1" width="1"/>

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