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The sky's the limit with flight simulator at Middle River Aviation
The runway at Martin State Airport fell away as the distant Baltimore skyline popped into view. A hint of turbulence jittered the pilot's seat during a banking maneuver that filled the cockpit windshield with the vast blueness of the Chesapeake Bay....
Tags: PayPal, Inc., Teaching and Learning, eBay Inc., Towson University, Students
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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: Baltimore County, Ray LaHood, U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now
A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...
Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Interior Policy, Budget Control Act of 2011, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Monuments and Heritage Sites
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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, Air Transportation Industry, Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
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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: Electronics, Unemployment, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Baltimore County
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If the GOP wants to change its image, it's going to have to change its policies
The Republican Party can spend as much money as it wants trying to convince people that it is inclusive, but it will not resonate with anyone unless it deals with its hypocritical policy positions ("The GOP's 'stuffy old men' problem," March 20). The...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Air Transportation Industry, Labor Legislation
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What hiring freeze? Federal government continues to post job openings
While hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire. In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal...
Tags: U.S. Army, National Government, Employment, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Internal Revenue Service
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Md. lawmakers say budget cuts could harm BWI
With the BWI Marshall Airport terminal as a backdrop, Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation took turns Friday bashing mandatory federal budget cuts they said could harm not only air travel but local businesses that rely on passenger...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, John Sarbanes, Air Transportation Industry, Government Debt, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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'Harlem Shake' on a plane
Passengers aboard a recent flight from Denver to San Diego might have noticed a whole lot of shakin' going on. The Harlem Shake, that is - a viral dance craze sweeping across the nation from sea to sky? The video shows passengers dancing in the aisles...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Frontier Airlines Inc.
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First of 10 new state medevac helicopters arrive
Years after a multimillion-dollar contract to replace the state's fleet of aged medevac helicopters caused controversy in Annapolis, two newly purchased aircraft arrived Tuesday at the aviation command of the Maryland State Police. Four more are expected...
Tags: Annapolis, Air and Space Accidents, Maryland State Police, Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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Dr. Don-Neil Brotman, dentist
Dr. Don-Neil Brotman, a retired Baltimore dentist and a pilot, died Feb. 16 of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Pikesville resident was 80.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Dr. Brotman was a 1949 graduate of City College, and after attending...Tags: HIV, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Air Transportation Industry
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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: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Ray LaHood, Air Transportation Industry
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