Kyle Whitmire: Questions for Birmingham’s Airport

| March 27, 2013 

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There are many questions for airport officials, contractors and city officials following the death of a 10-year-old boy at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. A flight information display weighing at least 300 pounds fell over Friday, killing the boy and injuring his mother and two of his brothers. The Birmingham News’ Kyle Whitmire talks about why the display wasn’t inspected and who is to blame.

 

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