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LVIA board gives Braden Airpark fans 120 days to find a way to keep airport open
Fans of Braden Airpark in Forks Township will get 120 days to come up with a way to keep the airfield operating, while Allentown has gotten the go-ahead to sell the fire training school it runs at the region's other small airfield, Queen City Airport....
Tags: Emmaus, Air Transportation Industry, Allentown, Ed Pawlowski
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Surf Air makes first flight for members only
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Surf Air, the membership-only airline based in Santa Monica, made its first flight Wednesday from Burbank to the Bay Area. The airline offers members unlimited flights up and down...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Rick Caruso, Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations
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Officials demand FAA regulate helicopter noise in L.A. County
Asserting that voluntary guidelines won't work, elected officials on Monday night urged the Federal Aviation Administration to adopt regulations to reduce the noise and safety risks of helicopter flights over neighborhoods across Los Angeles County....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry
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Colorado, others vie with Oklahoma for drone test sites
Oklahoma may be at the nexus of violent tornadoes and scientific developments in unmanned aircraft, but the state faces stiff competition in its bid to become one of the first six federal sites allowed to test the technology. Fifty applications have...Tags: University of Colorado at Boulder, Science, Science and Technology, Education, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe
The era of passenger fees — charges for checked bags, seat upgrades and onboard food — began to take hold in the U.S. when airlines tried to offset their losses from surging fuel prices in 2008. Now, with Europe in the grip of the longest...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., Science and Technology, France, Air Transportation
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105 million hours of digital activities lost to FAA ban, study says
When flight attendants order travelers to shut off their electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, they disrupt a lot of valuable technological activity. Well, maybe the activity is not so valuable but there is a lot of it. More than 105...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., Science and Technology, Los Angeles International Airport, Electronics
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One dead in plane crash in Everglades west of Boynton Beach
At least one person was killed in a private-plane crash Saturday afternoon in the Everglades, about 20 miles west of Boynton Beach, authorities said. The plane was en route from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to the Leesburg International...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Air Force, Everglades, Disasters and Accidents, Boynton Beach
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Scientists hope to predict tornadoes by using little drones
With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...
Tags: Research, Safety of Citizens, Natural Disasters, Science, Science and Technology
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Thunderstorms, flash floods impact traffic, delay flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Staff writerA thunderstorm raging directly above Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport caused extended delays for travelers Friday, and the rain flooded area roads. Planes were taking off and landing, airport spokesman Gregory Meyer said, but "because...Tags: Broward County, Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Science and Technology, Fort Lauderdale
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Space Florida says launchpad is like airport
WASHINGTON — In trying to sell the idea of building a new rocket pad in Central Florida, Frank DiBello doesn't make comparisons to "Star Wars," "Star Trek" or moon landings. Instead, the head of Space Florida relies on a more earthbound analogy:...
Tags: U.S. Air Force, Science and Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Violent storm spawns Midwest tornadoes, heads east
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - A violent storm swept across the upper Midwest on Wednesday and headed toward the U.S. East Coast, spawning several tornadoes as well as damaging hail and high winds, but skirted Chicago without doing major damage. The storm had...Tags: Natural Disasters, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Bruins
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Fireworks shows could be in jeopardy
LAPORTE -- The return of powerful fireworks shows that drew thousands to LaPorte last summer could be in jeopardy. The Pyrotechnics Guild International has LaPorte on its tentative convention schedule for 2016, but that could be moved up to 2015 when...
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