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The Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal on Saturday as the first passenger vessel to go through the canal's new set of locks, marking a milestone for the cruise industry. The Disney Cruise Line 2,713-passenger ship was transformed in late 2016, expanding the length of the Disney Wonder to 984 feet.
The Federal Aviation Administration wants to track aircraft more accurately by creating a series of new satellite-based routes for arrivals and departures at McCarran International, Henderson Executive and North Las Vegas airports, along with Nellis Air Force Base.
Sen. Charles Schumer says the stampede that injured 16 people at New York's P... . FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017 file photo, New York City police officers detain a passenger from a disabled New Jersey Transit train who became belligerent and sparked a stampede among passengers leaving the overc... .
DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC A pilot was killed after a helicopter crashed in a Darlington County field Friday evening, according to Kathleen Bergen with the Federal Aviation Administration. Bergen said via email the 47G helicopter struck some trees before crashing in the field around 5 p.m. She added the pilot was the only one onboard.
William S. Boyd, founder and executive chairman of Boyd Gaming Corporation, speaks during a ceremony honoring former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) at UNLV Thursday, April 20, 2017. Reid was officially named as the first Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy at UNLV's Boyd School of Law.
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Thousands of workers employed by contractors at National and Dulles airports in the Washington, D.C., area are getting a big raise after a two-year effort : The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's board voted Wednesday to require companies that do business at the airports to pay contract workers a base hourly wage of $11.55 starting in January.
Overbooking is a necessity for the airline industry, according to Azul SA Chief Executive Officer and JetBlue Airways Corp. founder David Neeleman. United Continental Holdings Inc. is struggling to contain the spiraling fallout over a passenger's forcible removal from a flight, recordings of which have spread across social media around the world, sparking outrage.
Gallery: Delta pilot Jon Michael Pendleton explained the Federal Aviation Administration's Next Generation Air Transportation System for members of the media from the cockpit of an aircraft Tuesday. Gallery: A Federal Aviation Administration official waited for members of the media to deplane after Delta pilot Jon Michael Pendleton explained the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System from the cockpit of an aircraft Tuesday.
Train traffic in Borderland is expected to increase with the addition of a terminal along the Canadian National Railway line. The Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board Monday discussed the change, noting Canadian National Railway and Duluth Cargo Connect officially announced its intermodal terminal last month as the first CN train cars carrying shipping containers rolled onto the Clure Public Marine Terminal in Duluth.
Brittany Wengel was supposed to fly Delta to Florida on Thursday for a long weekend away from a gray New York City. As of Sunday, she was still grounded. Delta, which had canceled her original flight to Fort Lauderdale, rebooked her on another direct one for Sunday morning before canceling that one as well and offering her a multiple layover option instead.
Actor Harrison Ford said he was distracted and concerned about turbulence from another aircraft last month when he mistakenly landed on a taxiway at a Southern California airport after flying low over an airliner with 116 people aboard, according to an audio recording released Friday. "I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway," Ford told an air traffic controller shortly after the near-miss on Feb. 13 at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.
The Sun Sentinel reports that last month, the Federal Aviation Administration reported 27 violations of the airspace restrictions near Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. In one instance, Air Force jets speeding to intercept an aircraft caused a sonic boom that rattled Palm Beach and Broward counties.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has nominated a political ally whose name came up at the George Washington Bridge lane closure trial to serve on the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Republican state Sen. Kevin O'Toole was not accused of playing a role in the scheme, which prosecutors say was aimed at punishing the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee for not endorsing Christie's re-election.
With the Federal Aviation Administration advancing its NextGen air traffic control system, everyone in Orange County needs to truly understand the impact it is already having in our communities around John Wayne Airport while the FAA debate insists there will be no significant impact. Residents in the region are experiencing drastic differences in the air traffic above their neighborhoods and businesses.
A security incident at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday has federal and local authorities at odds over what happened. The Port Authority says that 11 people went through an unattended TSA PreCheck security checkpoint at the airport around 6 a.m. Monday.
One month into the Trump administration, and it's clear that there has been a wholesale corporate takeover of the government A day-by-day review of the administration's first month shows that virtually every day there has been a new, extraordinary grant of power to corporate interests and/or another development in Donald Trump's get-rich-quick-scheme known as the American presidency. Poorly attended though it might have been, the inauguration itself was a paean not just to the new president but to his corporate backers.
The pilot, 56, was the only person on board the Piper PA-28 aircraft when it crashed at 10 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and is in stable condition, ABC affiliate WABC-TV reports.
Rock guitarist Rick Derringer told a federal air marshal that he keeps his gun with him on commercial airline flights 30 to 50 times a year, and was only detained last month at Atlanta's airport near the end of a trip to Mexico, authorities said. Found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Cancn, Mexico, he now faces a criminal charge in Atlanta, court records show.
A top airline industry lobbyist says President Donald Trump was “extraordinarily positive” when airline executives urged him to support privatizing America's air traffic control system. Nick Calio is president and CEO of Airlines for America, a trade association.