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Half Of Airport Security Breaches May Go Unreported

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On average, only half of the security breaches at six of the country's major airports were reported to and corrected by the Transportati...

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Disruptive Airplane Passengers Face Fines In NYC

Posted 03.27.2012

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Effective immediately, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will slap fines on disruptive passengers who delay flights, reports Metro. The...

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Delta's Big Expansion

AP | SAMANTHA BOMKAMP and JOSHUA FREED | Posted 02.15.2012

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NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines Inc. plans a massive flight expansion out of New York's LaGuardia airport, hoping to improve its competitive edge aga...

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Tea Party Honcho Busted For Gun At LaGuardia Airport

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.15.2011

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One of the founders of the Tea Party Patriots was busted at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on a gun charge, his lawyer said Thursday. "Mark Meck...

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JetBlue Wins Landing Rights At Reagan Nat'l Airport

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- JetBlue is buying landing rights in New York and Washington in a $72 million deal that reshuffles some of the players in air travel to t...

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Lasers Aimed At 6 Planes Going To NYC's LaGuardia

AP | By CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 01.07.2012

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NEW YORK -- The Federal Aviation Administration is urging witnesses to contact police after someone aimed a green laser at six airliners as they lande...

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Irene Shuts Down NYC Airports

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. -- The five main New York City-area airports will be closed to arriving passenger flights beginning at noon on Saturday because of Hurric...

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City Says Trash Plant Won't Cause Bird-Plane Collisions

AP | By CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 10.16.2011

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NEW YORK -- New York City officials are defending their decision to build a garbage plant less than a half-mile from LaGuardia Airport, disputing oppo...

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Author Book Signings At Airports

wsj.com | DAVID ROTH | Posted 08.07.2011

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A few weeks ago, Kostya Kennedy sat at a small table just past the security checkpoint inside LaGuardia Airport's Terminal D. Surrounding him were cop...

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A Ride in the Cockpit of an Airbus A318

Peter Mandel | Posted 06.18.2011

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The flakes have mushroomed into a blizzard. We reach 'decision' speed (where there is not enough runway left to stop) and this is the second that Cavender tells me that our number two engine is out.

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LaGuardia Airport To Serve Filet Mignon, Crispy Duck Confit, Crab Cakes

AP | MARC BEJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Forget about greasy french fries, soggy pizza or that sandwich that's been sitting out for hours. Filet mignon, crispy duck confit an...

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13 New Restaurants, Including A Steakhouse, Coming To Delta's LaGuardia Terminal

AP | MARC BEJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Forget about greasy french fries, soggy pizza or that sandwich that's been sitting out for hours. Filet mignon, crispy duck confit and cr...

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My bag was packed. I was ready to go. For the first time I was flying solo. I was leaving on a jet plane, and though I knew when I'd be back again, oh, baby, I hated to go.

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Pregnant Woman, Husband Kicked Off Spirit Airlines Flight For Asking For Water

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: In response to the reports that Mitchell Roslin and his pregnant wife were kicked off a plane for asking for water, a Spirit Airlines official...

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Jewish Teenager's Tefillin Diverts US Airways Flight 3709 From LaGuardia

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — A Jewish teenager trying to pray on a New York-to-Kentucky flight caused a scare Thursday when he pulled out a set of small boxes...

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Expect A Holiday Nightmare: NY Airports Ranked Worst For Delays

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Tha...

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LaGuardia, Kennedy Airports Get Beefed Up Security

nydailynews.com | By Edgar Sandoval and Katie Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Security in and out of LaGuardia and Kennedy airports was as tight as a bursting suitcase Tuesday. Weary jet-setters said they could feel the prese...

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Michael Williams, Delta Passenger, Caught Carrying Gun On 9/11 At LaGuardia

NBC New York | Jonathan Dienst | Posted 05.25.2011

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As New York remembered the 9/11 attacks, a man with a loaded handgun tried to board a Delta Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. ...

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LaGuardia Airport Shooting Was Drug Deal Gone Bad: Report

Posted 05.25.2011

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An unidentified man is in critical condition after being found shot at LaGuardia Airport. The man was discovered outside a taxi cab parking lot betwe...

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LaGuardia Terror Suspect Had Been Freed By Judge

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The man accused of causing a security scare that shut down LaGuardia Airport has been indicted by a grand jury. The Queens district ...

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LaGuardia Terminal Evacuated In NYC, 1 In Custody

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Air travelers at New York's LaGuardia Airport found themselves in a mess of delays and missed connections Saturday after a homeless m...

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Bird Strike Endangers LaGuardia Plane Again

NBC New York | Jennifer Millman | Posted 05.25.2011

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A bird strike has once again endangered a plane flying near LaGuardia Airport -- an incident that recalls the near-miss celebrated as "The Miracle on ...

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Southwest's LaGuardia Bid Passes, Flights From Midway Still Uncertain

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Southwest Airlines won approval from a bankruptcy court Tuesday to buy ATA Airlines Inc.'s slots at LaGuardia International Airport in New York for $7...

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Southwest Could Be Eying Midway-LaGuardia Flights

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Southwest Airlines Co. is trying to crack the New York market, the crown jewel of business travel, by making a bid to buy bankrupt ATA Airlines' slots...

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