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Man Arrested After Running Onto NJ Airport Tarmac With Knife
KTLA NewsNEWARK, N.J. (KTLA) -- A knife-wielding man was arrested Saturday after allegedly running onto a tarmac at Newark Airport. Witnesses saw Xiang Xun Shao, 39, hanging around a guardhouse near the Continental Airlines taxiway ramp at Newark Airport around...Tags: Police Arrests, Air Transportation Delays, Politics, Local Government, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Plane Passenger Tries to Open Door Mid-Air, Blames Bad Mothers Day
Chicago TribuneCHICAGO -- A man is in custody in St. Louis tonight and being questioned by police and the FBI after he tried to exit a Continental Airlines flight as it flew from Houston to Chicago this afternoon. Witnesses and officials said that a flight attendant on...Tags: FBI
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United Airlines Inadvertently Revives Doomed 9/11 Flight Numbers
KTLA NewsNEW YORK -- United Airlines temporarily revived the flight numbers of two hijacked planes used in the September 11 attacks but said on Wednesday the move was inadvertent and they would not be used. "We are taking immediate steps to remove them and...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Boeing Co., Aircraft Hijacking, White House, AMR Corp.
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Deep South Hit with Snow, Frigid Temperatures
CNN(CNN) -- A swirl of sleet and freezing rain barreled through the Gulf states early Friday, yet another winter storm carrying frigid weather to a region unaccustomed to the cold. The storm system extended from Corpus Christi, Texas, through Louisiana,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, George Brown, CNN (tv network), O'Hare International Airport, Houston
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LAX Flights Canceled as Storm Pummels the Midwest
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Nationwide travel troubles continued Wednesday, as a powerful blizzard forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights for a second day. At Los Angeles International Airport, dozens of flights were delayed or canceled because of snow...Tags: Oklahoma City, Tourism and Leisure, CNN (tv network), O'Hare International Airport, Delta Air Lines
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Travel Headaches Ease as Midwest Blizzard Moves Out
CNN(CNN) -- Chicago airports expect to return to a more normal schedule Thursday as the massive storm that dumped about two feet of snow across the region exited the United States. But for passengers still stranded at O'Hare and Midway International...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, CNN (tv network), O'Hare International Airport, Texas, Tennessee
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Hundreds of Flights Canceled Due to Snowy Northeast
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Airlines canceled hundreds of flights in the snowy Northeast, but they said travelers won't be stuck for days as they were after a Christmas weekend storm. It will be easier to put stranded passengers on later flights, which aren't as full as...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Tourism and Leisure, Air Transportation Delays, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Domestic Travel
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Southwest Airlines to Acquire AirTran
CNNNEW YORK -- Southwest Airlines plans to acquire AirTran Holdings for $1.4 billion, the airlines said on Monday. Southwest said the deal values AirTran at $7.69 per share, a 69% premium over AirTran's closing price of $4.55 on Friday. AirTran's stock...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Stock Broking, CNN (tv network), Delta Air Lines
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Two SoCal Men Killed in Buffalo Plane Crash
LOS ANGELES -- Two local men were on board Continental Connection Flight 3407 that crashed near Buffalo, N.Y. 27-year-old San Diegan Joseph Zuffoletto, an off-duty pilot was riding in the plane's jump seat on his way to visit his grandmother. He...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Death, Ohio, Music Industry
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Power Failure Delays Flight at LAX
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities said electrical service at LAX failed today on the remote west end of the airfield when a transformer malfunctioned and delayed one departing flight. Firefighters sent to 7300 World Way West shortly before 11 a.m. quickly...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Delays, Los Angeles
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Gov't Imposes 3-Hour Limit On Tarmac Strandings
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration took aim Monday at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes get off the plane after three hours. With its new regulations, the Transportation Department sent an...Tags: Weather Warnings, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Fines, Air Transportation
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Computer Glitch Causes Nationwide Flight Delays
Associated PressATLANTA -- Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Industry, Entertainment, Air Transportation
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