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Who should we furlough, air traffic controllers or Congress?
The average air traffic controller works 230 days a year and does a flawless job ("Sequester disrupts airline passengers," April 23). There have been no major airlines crashes in nearly a decade. The average member of Congress, on the other hand,...
Tags: U.S. Congress
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BWI weather observers at risk in federal aviation cuts
While the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a Senate plan to avoid furloughs of air traffic controlllers, positions responsible for weather observation at BWI Marshall Airport and other airports across the country are at risk. The Federal...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Weather Reports, Layoffs and Downsizing, National Weather Service
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Southwest posts lower first-quarter profit on record revenue
Higher airfares and lower fuel prices combined to give Southwest Airlines $59 million in first-quarter net profits, or 8 cents a share, beating Wall Street's predictions. The Dallas-based airline's earnings fell 40 percent from $98 million, or 13...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Southwest Airlines Co., Trips and Vacations, Gary C. Kelly, AirTran
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About 400 U.S. flights delayed as sequestration takes hold
Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday, though the nation's air...
Tags: Kennedy Airport, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Transportation, LaGuardia Airport
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'Boeing Boeing' takes flight at Rep Stage
Not every play strives to deliver profound insights into the human condition. Marc Camoletti's "Boeing Boeing" only seeks to prove that the human condition is silly. Judging from the laughter at the Rep Stage production, the audience gets the point....
Tags: United Nations, Howard Community College, Tony Curtis
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Baltimore family removed from United Airlines flight
A Baltimore-bound United Airlines flight was diverted and a local family removed from the plane after the parents complained about the content of an in-flight movie. The February incident resulted in the passengers being escorted off the flight by...
Tags: Tyler Perry, United Air Lines, Flight (movie), O'Hare International Airport, Quartet (movie)
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Sequester could close towers at five state airports, LaHood says
Five regional and local airports could see their control towers close on April 1 if across-the-board spending cuts take effect next week Friday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday. Hagerstown Regional Airport and Salisbury-Ocean City...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Ray LaHood, Federal Aviation Administration
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FAA delays closure of air traffic control towers, including five in Maryland
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday afternoon that it will delay the closure of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers — including five in Maryland — until June 15. The announcement came just two days before the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County, Ray LaHood
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America lags on plain speech
The Internet is changing how leaders talk. Leaders from Rome to Beijing and beyond are helping usher in a new era of plain speaking. But American leaders are lagging behind, stuck in old patterns of windy and obfuscatory speech. Around the globe, what's...
Tags: Feminism, Federal Reserve, Francis I, Media Industry, Mitt Romney
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Maryland air traffic control towers get closure dates
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday released the closure dates for 149 air traffic control towers — including five in Maryland — affected by federal budget cuts. Martin State Airport in Baltimore County, Frederick Municipal...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Baltimore County, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Federal Aviation Administration
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Five Maryland airport control towers to be closed next month
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to close five air traffic control towers in Maryland — among 149 nationwide — to comply with across-the-board budget cuts mandated by Congress, a move that could clog operations at BWI Marshall...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Easton (Talbot, Maryland), FedEx Corporation, Government Debt, Unemployment
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