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NEWS ABOUT: LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport stories: 17 news summaries

 LaGuardia Suspect Faces 
 7 Years Over Fake Bomb 

Scott McGann charged with placing a fake bomb, making terrorist threats

Aug 6, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who entered LaGuardia airport with what could barely be described as a fake bomb has been charged with making a terrorist threat and placing a phony bomb, the New York Post reports. Scott McGann, 32, faces about 7 years in jail if convicted for the stunt that caused... More »

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terrorism • bomb • indictment • LaGuardia Airport • bomb scare • Scott McGann

 'Spaced Out' LaGuardia 
 Suspect Identified 

Man has three prior NY arrests

Aug 1, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police have identified the man who staged a bomb scare this morning at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the New York Daily News reports. Before his run-in with police, Scott McGann, 32, had already attracted the attention of observers by appearing “intoxicated” and “spaced out.” Cops tackled... More »

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New York • airport security • LaGuardia Airport • bomb scare

(AP) - The main terminal at New York's LaGuardia Airport was evacuated this morning, stranding hundreds of passengers, after a man entered the building with a fake bomb in a bag, the AP reports. The terminal was evacuated at around 5:30am after the man approached security in the airport's C concourse.... More »

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New York City • airport security • LaGuardia Airport • bomb scare

TRAVEL


 Newark Tops 
 Worst Airport List 






Jul 25, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:
  1. Newark:
... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • list • airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • O'Hare International Airport • Miami International Airport • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport • San Francisco International Airport


 NYC to Kill 
 2K Geese 
 Near Main 
 Airports  

Bird strike that brought down Flight 1549 inspires hunt to kill 2K Canada geese

Jun 11, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sully's revenge: Authorities are going to round up and kill up to 2,000 Canada geese near JFK and LaGuardia airports, reports the New York Post. A bird strike led to pilot Chesley Sullenberger's unexpected detour on the Hudson in January, and the city and Port Authority want to lower... More »

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New York City • JFK Airport • hunting • population control • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Canadian geese • bird strike

 Feds Find Birds 
 in Both Engines 

Investigation confirms pilot's story in Hudson River crash

Feb 4, 09 4:36 PM CST
(AP) - Federal safety officials say they've confirmed that there were birds in both engines of the US Airways airliner that landed safely in the Hudson River last month. Remains from both engines have been sent to Washington's Smithsonian Institution to have the particular bird species identified. Officials added that an engine... More »

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FAA • New York • birds • plane crash • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549

Second Engine Recovered From Hudson River

Couric lands first interview with Flight 1549's hero captain

Jan 23, 09 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The left engine of Flight 1549 was pulled from the Hudson River this afternoon, days after it was located with sonar, NY1 reports. Divers had held off on the recovery because of cold weather; warmer temperatures today allowed them to reach the engine and hoist it out of the water... More »

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New York City • US Airways • recovery • Hudson River • Army Corps of Engineers • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • engine • Hudson crash

Hudson Survivors Nearly Charged Cancellation Fees

Passengers Spirit put on downed jet had uphill battle in getting out of return ticket

Jan 19, 09 3:21 PM CST
(Newser) - An airline that canceled its own flight and placed passengers on US Airways 1549 will not, after all, charge them for canceling their return trip, WTIC-TV reports. “I need your credit card number,” a passenger on the jet that ditched in the Hudson River recalls a representative of... More »

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US Airways • plane crash • Spirit Airlines • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • fees • flight cancellation • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Both Engines Missing From US Airways Plane

Search continues in Hudson; investigators plan to fish jet out tomorrow

Jan 16, 09 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The US Airways plane that ditched in the Hudson River yesterday is missing both engines, crucial clues in the investigation, the New York Times reports. Police divers aided by sonar are searching for them even as officials prepare to hoist the plane out of the water tomorrow. Investigators needs them... More »

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New York City • US Airways • plane crash • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Airbus A320 • engine • bird strike • ditching • Hudson crash

(Newser) - So how much training do pilots get on how to land on the water? Almost none, writes pilot Patrick Smith, who shelves his regular Salon column this week to offer insights on the Hudson crash-landing. Among them:
  • Pilots can read up on how to perform these so-called "ditchings,
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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

US AIRWAYS CRASH SLIDESHOW


 Passengers Rescued 
 From Frigid Hudson  


Jan 15, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - It appears all 155 passengers and crew survived today’s crash of a US Airways flight from LaGuardia Airport into the Hudson River off Manhattan, WINS-AM reports. For photos of the the remarkable rescue, as the plane drifted down river and took on water, click on the image control; for... More »

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Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • hypothermia • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero 


Jan 15, 09 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A portrait of a hero is emerging from today's jet crash on the Hudson. The pilot, 57-year-old Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is drawing praise not only for his "masterful" landing without engines but for his calm actions afterward to make sure his passengers were OK, the Daily News reports.... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(Newser) - The FAA cautions that it's too early to pinpoint the cause of today's jet crash, but early reports have focused on a flock of geese. Such bird strikes—they get sucked into the engines—are an increasingly familiar problem for pilots, the Daily News reports. LaGuardia in particular is plagued... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Flight Grounded
 Over Irate Passengers 

Passenger boos too much for one American Airlines flight crew

Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,  obscenities. The crew responded... More »

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airline industry • JFK Airport • airline • American Airlines • airport • LaGuardia Airport • airline passengers • stranded passengers • air rage

Storm Snarls NE Flights

Snow falls from Ohio to New England; icy roads kill 5 in Missouri

Feb 22, 08 7:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led... More »

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New York City • Boston • car accident • Ohio • JFK Airport • Connecticut • Philadelphia • Missouri • air travel • Logan Airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • travel delays • winter storms • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

UPDATED

US Caps
JFK Flights to Ease Delays

Move designed
to keep airports elsewhere on time

Dec 19, 07 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Transportation officials today capped the number of flights per hour at New York's JFK airport in a bid to keep flight delays from cascading around the country, the New York Times reports. Starting in March, JFK will be allowed up to 83 flights an hour, down from about 100 at... More »

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New York City • FAA • JFK Airport • air travel • airline delays • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport

Dogs Search LaGuardia Plane After Bomb Threat

AA Flight 382 from Chicago had landed when call received

Nov 8, 07 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Officials searched a plane on the tarmac of New York's LaGuardia Airport after a caller told the NYPD he had seen evidence of a bomb threat to American Airlines Flight 382 on the Internet. An aviation official said the plane, which had just landed from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, was taken... More »

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New York City • bomb threat • LaGuardia Airport

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