21Feb

Will Airlines and Passengers Call a Truce?

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Customer Relations, New York Times, News, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Travel and Vacations

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Once passengers shell out hundreds of dollars for a ticket, the sales pitches begin: Checking a bag? Need a pillow? How about some trail mix?

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20Feb

For Texas Pilot, Rage Simmered With Few Hints

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Austin (Tex), Federal Taxes (US), Internal Revenue Service, Murders and Attempted Murders, New York Times, News, Stack, A Joseph, Texas

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The amateur pilot who crashed his plane into an I.R.S. building was described as a companionable family man.

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19Feb

Man Crashes Plane Into Texas I.R.S. Office

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Austin (Tex), Internal Revenue Service, New York Times, News

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There were indications that the pilot, who was killed in the crash on Thursday, had conflicts with the I.R.S.

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17Feb

Tesla Employees Killed in Plane Crash

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, California, New York Times, News, Tesla Motors

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The plane, a twin-engine Cessna, crashed in foggy weather and set two homes and several vehicles on fire in Palo Alto, Calif.

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15Feb

N.J. Plane Crash Kills All Five Aboard

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, New Jersey, New York Times, News

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A small plane slammed into a runway at Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township.

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09Feb

Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Ill Haitian Children

Posted by ADMiN as Airlifts, Airlines and Airplanes, Children and Youth, Haiti, Hospitals, Humanitarian Aid, New York Times, News

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Doctors and aid workers are wrestling with proving that they are not illegally transporting children, whose risk of dying is rising while the paperwork awaits.

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02Feb

Agency Says Crew Errors Contributed to Buffalo Crash

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, National Transportation Safety Board, New York Times, News, Pilots

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An error made by the flight crew was a key ingredient in the Feb. 12 crash that killed 49 people, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

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25Jan

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, Beirut (Lebanon), New York Times, News

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Lebanese authorities have ruled out terrorism as a cause for the crash of the aircraft, which had about 90 on board.

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25Jan

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, Beirut (Lebanon), Ethiopian Airlines, New York Times, News

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The plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff. Reports said that 90 people were on board.

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25Jan

Christmas Bombing Try Is Hailed by bin Laden

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Bin Laden, Osama, New York Times, News, Terrorism

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Osama bin Laden spoke publicly for the first time about the botched airliner bombing, praising the attempt — but not explicitly taking credit for it — in an audiotape aimed at President Obama.

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Officials cite lapses that were not disclosed in the declassified government report about what went wrong.

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14Jan

After Miracle on Hudson, Many Promises to Keep

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, Hudson River, New York City, New York Times, News, US Airways

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Some survivors of the Hudson River splashdown say they now think twice about putting work before family.

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14Jan

Meet Mikey, 8: U.S. Has Him on Watch List

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Hicks, Michael, New York Times, News, Security and Warning Systems, Terrorism, United States

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Since Michael Hicks was 2, he has been frisked and his family delayed at almost every airport they have entered.

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13Jan

Meet Mikey, 8: U.S. Has Him on Watch List

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Hicks, Michael, New York Times, News, Security and Warning Systems, Terrorism, United States

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Since Michael Hicks was 2, he has been frisked and his family delayed at almost every airport they have entered.

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11Jan

Jet Makes Emergency Landing at Newark Airport

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Airlines and Airplanes, Airports, New York Times, Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ), News, United Airlines

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No one was hurt when United Airlines Flight 634 from Chicago made a safe landing on two — instead of three — wheels on Sunday.

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08Jan

Nigerian Arraigned in Bomb Attempt

Posted by ADMiN as Abdulmutallab, Umar Farouk, Airlines and Airplanes, Detroit (Mich), New York Times, News, Terrorism

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The 23-year-old man accused of trying to bomb a Northwest flight said little during the hearing in a Detroit courtroom Friday.

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08Jan

Obama Details New Policies in Response to Terror Threat

Posted by ADMiN as Abdulmutallab, Umar Farouk, Airlines and Airplanes, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Security and Warning Systems, Terrorism

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President Obama ordered a series of steps to streamline how terrorism threats are pursued, after a review of the thwarted bombing revealed shortcomings.

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07Jan

New Routine for Airports: Contradictions, Delays

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, Airports, Delays (Transportation), New York Times, News, Transportation Security Administration

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Data from the 10 days after the Christmas terror attempt showed a significant increase in delays and cancellations.

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06Jan

Obama Says Plot Could Have Been Disrupted

Posted by ADMiN as Airlines and Airplanes, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Terrorism, United States Defense and Military Forces

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President Obama said the U.S. had the information to uncover a recent terror plot but “failed to connect those dots.” He also said he would suspend the transfer of detainees to Yemen from Guantánamo Bay.