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Small plane crash in Craig County under investigation
A North Carolina pilot escapes with minor injuries after crashing a plane Sunday in Craig County. It happened at the Glider Port off of Rt. 311. State Police say the aircraft was trying to take off but didn't have enough speed to do so. The left wing...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Craig County
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Shuster raps handling of spending cuts in weekly GOP address
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., delivered the Republican weekly address Saturday. Shuster represents the Ninth Congressional District, which includes Franklin and Fulton counties. “This week, many Americans had their flights delayed or canceled...
Tags: Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Bill Shuster
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Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Layoffs and Downsizing, Charlotte, Air Transportation Industry
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Column: Signs of grown-ups in charge
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting some adult supervision. President Barack Obama used a recess...Tags: Local Government, Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Air Transportation Industry
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jay Carney, John McCain, Politics, Justice System
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Boeing stays aloft despite troubles with 787
— Last week, on the same day the FAA officially ungrounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, American Airlines employees were whooping it up in an aircraft hangar at nearby Boeing Field. It had nothing to do with the Dreamliner. Executives and select...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, United Air Lines, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Layoffs and Downsizing, AirTran, Air Transportation Industry, Gary C. Kelly
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Newport could seek FAA go-ahead
The Newport Beach City Council will have its first meeting following this week's big move into its new civic digs at 7 p.m. Tuesday. While the council has met in its new council chambers since December, city staff spent a few days packing up files and...Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Air Transportation Industry
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BWI weather observers at risk in federal aviation cuts
While the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a Senate plan to avoid furloughs of air traffic controlllers, positions responsible for weather observation at BWI Marshall Airport and other airports across the country are at risk. The Federal...
Tags: Weather, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Layoffs and Downsizing, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Steny Hoyer, Air Transportation Industry
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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Head Start, Republican Party
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Heavy Engineering, Midway
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