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New book "Attention All Passengers" addresses airline safety

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Mike Desmond
Published November 27, 2012 at 5:00 AM EST

A longtime writer about the airline industry has a new book called "Attention All Passengers."  William McGee recently visited our studio's to talk with WBFO's Mike Desmond. 

McGee is a former licensed airline staffer.  He says America's airline industry is less safe than it used to be and things could get worse, shown by the crash of Continental Flight 3407 crash in Clarence Center in 2009. 
 
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Mike Desmond
Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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