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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, AirTran, Boeing Co., Southwest Airlines Co., Federal Aviation Administration
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Small Airports In Connecticut Spared Cuts
The Hartford CourantSix airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...Tags: Chris Murphy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Senate, Middlefield, Head Start
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Tom Latham, John Boehner, Steny Hoyer, Air Transportation Industry, Same-Sex Marriage
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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, Head Start, Federal Aviation Administration
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Unemployment, Midway, Air Transportation Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Needed legislation
With the federal sequester taking across the board reductions in budget, legislators soon found discovered at least one major problem. The cuts impacted the ability to have enough air traffic contollers at the nation's busiest airports. The FAA has said...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open US budget door
Reuters* Other groups hurt by automatic cuts seek relief too * Visibility of delayed flights, lobbying make a difference By David Lawder and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation, Travel, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budgets and Budgeting
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White House calls effort to end airport delays 'good news'
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Congress' move to quickly end this week's widespread airport flight delays is good news for U.S. travelers, the White House said on Friday, but falls short of broader action needed to address wider across-...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Human Interest, Jay Carney, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Senate
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CHATTER
WHO'S TO BLAME FOR AIR TRAVEL DELAYS? Is the White House or Congress to blame for delays in air travel delays attributed to the sequester? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz put that question to the Lehigh Valley's two federal lawmakers.Tags: Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Congress
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WRAPUP 5-U.S. Senate passes bill to end air traffic control furloughs
Reuters* House vote possible on Friday * Airlines, FAA say safety not affected by furloughs (Updates lead with Senate vote, reaction) By Richard Cowan and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate moved quickly late on Thursday to end...Tags: Air Transportation, U.S. Senate, Travel, Budget Control Act of 2011, Employees
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Who's to blame for air travel delays?
Is the White House or Congress to blame for delays in air travel attributed to the budget sequester? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz put that question to the Lehigh Valley’s two federal lawmakers. The White House is to blame: U.S. Rep....Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, White House, Ray LaHood, Budget Control Act of 2011
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The stunt pilots misread their gauges
Somewhere between the Oval Office and a snarled airport near you, the stunt pilots in the Obama administration made a terrible miscalculation. Most citizens are able to read. They're seeing numerous articles in the public prints explaining how the...
Tags: Tom Coburn, U.S. Senate, Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Congress, White House
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