Airports
Fact Check Friday: The Politics Of The FAA Furloughs
We couldn’t let today’s news about the FAA furloughs soon coming to an end go by without some fact checking on some things we’ve heard.
Blumenthal Blames FAA For Airport Control Tower Closures; Says They’re Unnecessary
A group of U.S. Senators is working to keep the airport control towers from closing due to a lack of funding under sequester cuts.
Murphy To Try Keeping Six Conn. Airport Control Towers Open Amid Sequester
The very idea of closing the control towers is insane, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.
Limited Flights Resume At JFK, LaGuardia And Newark Airports
Local airports started to see some activity Saturday morning after a blizzard forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights.
Call Your Carrier: Closing In On 5,000 Flights Canceled At Northeast Airports
The Port Authority is hoping to resume service at the airports by 3 p.m. Saturday.
State Auditors: Excessive Overtime At Port Authority
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Wednesday overtime “flows like water” at the agency responsible for the region’s airports, seaports, PATH rail system, tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey.
New York City Area Airports Look At Expansion
While the Port Authority takes in proposals to do an airport capacity study Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia, one local aviation advocate says the first thing to do is upgrade the air traffic control system.
Hitting The Beach This Memorial Day, Gridlock Sam Offers Travel Tips
Ready! Set! Travel! (Right now, if possible.)
Just Cold, No Snow Means Easy Holiday Travel For New Yorkers
If you’re on your way out of New York for the holiday, chances are you won’t have much of a problem getting over the river and through the woods.
Holiday Travelers Benefit From Spread-Out Season
Travelers are hitting the roads, rails, and skies and there is information you need to know!
London-Bound Airline Passengers Stranded In NYC
Some stranded passengers have been mulling around John F. Kennedy Airport for hours, even days, hoping to get booked on a flight back to the snow-ravaged United Kingdom.
Skies Over Rockland County To Get Noisier
The FAA airspace redesign is intended to ease congestion and delays at the three main New York City area airports starting in 2012.
NYC Councilman Wants Full Body Scanners Banned
The New York City Council’s lawyer believes it has the power to ban the new full body scanners in use at airports.
New York City Area Flight Delays As Bad As Ever
A new government report criticizes attempts to reduce area airport chaos, saying scheduling rules continue to put too many planes in line when weather is the worst.
Pilot Refuses Full-Body Scan, Says TSA Doesn’t Make Travel Safer
A Tennessee pilot who says he’s tired of being manhandled by security agents is waiting to see if he will lose his job because he refused a full body scan.
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