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Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Weather Warnings, Rivers, National Weather Service, O'Hare International Airport
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'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights
Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...Tags: Travel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Budget Control Act of 2011, Los Angeles International Airport, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Airlines' on-time performance drops sharply because of furloughs
On-time performance of airlines at the nation's biggest airports dropped 9 percentage points Monday after hundreds of air traffic controllers were furloughed by budget cuts. East Coast airports felt most of the pain, the Federal Aviation...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Airport delays continue on fourth day of sequester cuts
On the fourth day of sequester cuts to the ranks of air traffic controllers, airports across the country continue to be hard hit by delays caused by a shortage of controllers -- and severe weather. The Federal Aviation Administration, which began Sunday...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles International Airport, Tampa, United Air Lines, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectLast week was fairly successful when I announced that, going forward, "Weeks in Review" posts will also serve as an open comment thread on news events of the past week that either didn't get discussed on the blog or didn't...... -
Brace for delays at O'Hare
Delays may average 50 minutes per flight at O'Hare International Airport this week because of fewer air traffic controllers in the tower until the federal budget sequestration is resolved, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It would be the...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Midway Airport, Travel, Budget Control Act of 2011, Michigan Avenue
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Flight delays reported following furlough days
Tribune reporterMandatory unpaid furlough days taken Tuesday mostly by air-traffic controllers at airports on the East Coast and at radar facilities in California, Nevada and Texas caused cascading flight delays across the nation, including at Chicago’s two...Tags: Midway Airport, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Laura J. Brown, Layoffs and Downsizing
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LAX flight delays expected as sequestration cuts kick in
Some flights headed into LAX were delayed more than three hours Sunday night because of air traffic controller furloughs required by sequestration cuts, a federal aviation official said Monday. As part of $600 million the Federal Aviation Administration...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Los Angeles International Airport, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Alleged L.A. Times hacker Matthew Keys fired by Reuters
News agency Reuters has fired deputy social media editor Matthew Keys after he was indicted on federal charges of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous to breach a Tribune Co. website, changing a Los Angeles Times online story. Matthew Keys, 26,...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System
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TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will temporarily delay a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes. In a letter to TSA employees, TSA chief John Pistole said he decided to maintain, at least...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Transportation Security Administration, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Southwest Airlines Co.
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Why can't airlines compensate for air traffic controller cuts?
The public is angry with airlines because of delays caused by areduction of air traffic controllers. Why can't airlines just adjust their schedules to account for fewer controllers? - Louis B. Raffel, NorthbrookTags: Air Transportation Industry
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Flight delays rise on first business day after federal cuts begin
On Monday, the first business day after budget cuts forced the furlough of air traffic controllers, the on-time performance of the nation's airlines dropped nearly 10%. That was a finding based on statistics compiled by Flightstats.com, a website that...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government Debt
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