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(Newser) - The FAA wants bird strike information kept confidential to encourage accurate reporting by airlines, ABC News reports. “There is a serious potential that information related to bird strikes will not be submitted because of fear that the disclosure of raw data could unfairly cast unfounded aspersions on the submitter,... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • airport • Federal Aviation Administration • confidentiality • Flight 1549 • bird strike

UK Breaks Up London Airport Monopoly

Gov't watchdog forces Heathrow owner to sell 2 other facilities

Mar 19, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's competition authority has ordered the country's largest airport operator to sell two London airports, reports the Guardian, in the biggest shakeup of air travel in decades. BAA will retain Heathrow but must sell Gatwick and Stansted airports, along with a Scottish facility. The watchdog said that only a radical... More »

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United Kingdom • airport • monopoly • Heathrow Airport • Gatwick

Kanye West Charged in
LAX Paparazzi Scuffle

Rapper, manager allegedly smashed photographers' cameras

Mar 18, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West was charged with three misdemeanors today after an incident in which he and his road manager allegedly smashed cameras belonging to two paparazzi, People reports. West and Don Crawley face charges of vandalism, battery and grand theft from the incident six months ago at Los Angeles International Airport.... More »

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Los Angeles • Kanye West • airport

 Chavez Takes Over 
 Highways, Airports 

Key transport links now in federal hands, weakening anti-Chavez governors

Mar 13, 09 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela's national assembly has voted to transfer control of the country's ports, highways and airports to President Hugo Chavez, reports the BBC. Critics say switching control of transport links from state to federal level is unconstitutional and will further weaken mayors and governors opposed to Chavez. The president's backers say... More »

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Venezuela • airport • highways • Hugo Chávez • Venezuela Constitution • transport

 Vitter Denies Airport Meltdown 

Sen. admits blunder, but says reports of tantrum are greatly exaggerated

Mar 12, 09 2:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. David Vitter says reports he threw a tantrum at Washington's Dulles Airport are way off base, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The Republican acknowledges that he blundered through the wrong door in a rush to catch a flight back to Louisiana, but denies  reports that he berated an... More »

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Senate Republicans • David Vitter • airport • Dulles • temper tantrums

UPDATED

 No Injuries as Romanian 
 Plane Crash Lands on Foam 

Plane forced to land nose down on bed of foam after landing gear gets stuck

Feb 28, 09 6:40 AM CST
(AP) - A plane carrying 51 people made an emergency landing in western Romania today, and all the passengers escaped, after part of the Carpatair flight's landing gear became stuck, the AP reports. The aircraft circled for almost two hours, using up its fuel to avoid a potential fire, officials said, before... More »

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plane crash • airport • aircraft • Romania • emergency landing • landing gear

UPDATED

 9 Dead in 
 Amsterdam 
 Jet Crash 

Passenger jet from Istanbul broke into three parts

Feb 25, 09 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - At least nine people died and more than 50 were injured when a Turkish Airlines flight with 135 people on board crashed while attempting to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport today, reports the Guardian. The Boeing 737, believed to have been coming from Istanbul, split into three sections as it... More »

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Turkey • plane crash • Amsterdam • airport • Turkish Airlines • Schiphol

 Holocaust- 
 Denying Bish 
 Makes Fightin' Exit 

Bishop scuffles with newsman while complying with order to leave Argentina in Airport Face-Off

Feb 25, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Holocaust-denying British bishop Richard Williamson made an angry exit from Argentina today, the BBC reports. The bishop brandished a fist at a reporter and briefly scuffled with him as he passed through the airport. Williamson, who was ordered to leave Argentina when officials there learned of his views, arrived in... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Argentina • airport • bishop • Society of St. Pius X • Richard Williamson

 Crazy Airport 
 Tantrum 
 Goes Viral 

Watch it with the sound off

Feb 16, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Congratulations are probably in order for YouTube’s latest celebrity: a Chinese woman whose temper tantrum at Hong Kong’s international airport has become the viral sideshow du jour, attracting more than half a million viewers to date. After missing her flight to San Francisco, the hysterical woman charges the... More »

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China • YouTube • Hong Kong • airport • viral video • temper tantrums

(Newser) - A man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in... More »

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Australia • airport • airport security • pigeon • smuggler • customs

 Winds Kill 13 in Spain, France  


Jan 24, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - High winds in Spain and southern France today killed 13 people, crippled transportation networks, and cut power to more than 1.7 million, Reuters reports. The deaths were caused by flying debris, collapsed walls, and trees pushed over by the wind, which topped 100 mph in some areas. In Barcelona,... More »

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Spain • France • storm • winds • railway • death toll • airport • power outage

 Jumbo Hostel: In This Plane, 
 It's Safe to Crash 

Swede converts jumbo jet into hostel

Jan 10, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Once, jumbo jets were simply a way from point A to point B—but a new Swedish hostel makes a grounded plane a destination in itself, Wired reports. The 25-room, 85-bed Jumbo Hostel, situated by the Stockholm airport, opens next week. For $45, you can stay in a dorm; if... More »

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airport • Sweden • hotel • Stockholm • jet • airplane • hostel

Sea Lion Found
at Oakland
Airport

He 'looked
confused,'
says manager

Dec 24, 08 5:24 AM CST
(Newser) - A sea lion found wandering near a runway at Oakland International airport was taken yesterday to a nearby wildlife rehabilitation center, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The six-foot male, nicknamed "Saps" by wildlike workers, didn't appear to be sick or injured. "He seemed kind of lost and it... More »

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California • wildlife • airport • Oakland • sea lions

updated

Plane Veers Off Runway
in Denver; 38 Injured


Dec 20, 08 10:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A Continental jet at Denver's airport veered off a runway and into a ravine tonight, sending 38 people to local hospitals, the Denver Post reports. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. The 737 jet, which had been trying to take off for Houston, caught fire on one side... More »

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Denver • runway • airport • winter • winter travel • airplane

(AP) - Thailand's prime minister unveiled his new cabinet today, including a supporter of last month's airport blockade in a lineup that cast doubt on the government's ability to unite the divided nation, the AP reports. The announcement came after King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the country's revered monarch, endorsed Abhisit Vejjajiva, whom lawmakers... More »

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Cabinet • Thailand • Asia • protests • Bangkok • airport • prime minister

 Green Protesters 
 Vow to Target 
 Heathrow 

'Plane Stupid' group protests climate change and airport expansions

Dec 9, 08 4:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A British anti-pollution group emboldened by protests that shut down an airport outside London yesterday has vowed to do the same at Heathrow, reports the Guardian. The group, Plane Stupid, campaigns against climate change, air travel and airport expansion plans. "We intend to continue to directly challenge airport expansion,... More »

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climate change • London • global warming • England • protests • airport • Heathrow Airport

GLOSSIES

 Ariz. City Gets a Do-Over 

Officials annex extra 5 miles for Mesa's new downtown

Dec 7, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Mesa, Ariz., is getting a do-over. The financially battered city experienced explosive growth for more than half a century, and municipal leaders hope to recover that vitality, reports the Economist. Their solution? Start building, but not in the strip-mall-and-tract-home model so familiar in the Sunbelt. The city has annexed 5... More »

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technology • Arizona • design • airport • urban planning • city parks • Mesa

De-icer Shortage May Mean More Flight Delays

De-icer shortage could make things slippery for airports in storms

Dec 5, 08 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - If your flight leaves late this winter, consider blaming Canada. A mineworkers' strike there has led to a shortage of a key chemical used to de-ice runways. Airports plan to use other chemicals instead, but that will take a toll on both budgets and the environment, reports USA Today. More »

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chemicals • runway • flights • airport • ice • winter travel • winter weather

 Flights Resume 
 as Thai Protesters 
 Take Off 

300,000 stranded travelers scramble to grab seats

Dec 3, 08 3:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Flights have resumed at Bangkok's international airport as a mob of Thai protesters began exiting after a week-long siege. A passenger flight has already landed, and cargo planes have taken off. The first departing passenger plane is scheduled tomorrow, reports CNN. It will be days before both airports in the... More »

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Thailand • protests • Bangkok • airport • protesters • Somchai Wongsawat

 Thai Protesters 
 Let Empty Planes 
 Leave Airport 

But vow to remain as 100,000 stranded tourists scramble to get home

Dec 1, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Thai protesters allowed 37 empty planes to be flown today from Bangkok's main airport after European nations announced they would charter flights to evacuate nationals trapped there. The planes flew to a naval base, where travelers can try to arrange to catch flights home, CNN reports. Protesters will allow another... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • airport • tourists • political demonstrations • protesters • Thai protesters

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