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British Airways Boeing 747 and 777s cross paths at Boston's Logan International Airport. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)
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British Airways Steward Who Made Fake Bomb Threat to Earn Promotion Gets 6 Months in Jail Instead

Posted August 21, 2012 by BNO News

A British Airways steward who wrote a threat on the back of a toilet door during a flight to Tokyo has been sentenced to jail for six months.

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Another angle of are the burnt Boeing 787 battery that caught fire in Boston. (Photo by NTSB)
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787 Fire Investigation Now Focusing On Individual Battery Cells: NTSB

Posted January 20, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Investigators looking for the cause of January 7′s Japan Airlines Boeing 787 fire in Boston are working through the three-day weekend.

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American Airlines Hit With Record $24.2 Million FAA Fine

Posted August 26, 2010 by Matt Molnar

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued $24.2 million in penalties against American Airlines for maintenance deficiencies on the carrier’s MD-80 jets.

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Mexican Police Make $26 Million Drug Find in Aeromexico Baggage Enroute to Tijuana

Posted January 30, 2011 by BNO News

Around 80 kilograms (176 pounds) of heroin and crystal meth were seized at Guadalajara’s International Airport officials said Sunday.

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FAA Administrator Babbitt Resigns After Drunk Driving Arrest

Posted December 6, 2011 by Matt Molnar

In a statement published by the FAA late Tuesday afternoon, the agency’s Administrator Randy Babbitt announced his resignation. Babbitt had been arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.

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Three landmines found in luggage at Newark Liberty Airport. (Photo by TSA)
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TSA Finds Three Landmines in Woman’s Luggage

Posted May 1, 2012 by Matt Molnar

A New Jersey woman flying to San Francisco to attend an explosives demonstration packed three shrapnel-filled landmines for the occasion. TSA screeners were not impressed.

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RC Airplane Terror Plotter Sentenced to 17 Years

Posted November 2, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Rezwan Ferdaus, the man who plotted to fly bomb-laden radio-controlled planes into landmarks, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

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Boeing Phantom Ray UAV Hitches Piggyback Ride Aboard NASA Space Shuttle Carrier

Posted December 14, 2010 by Matt Molnar

Boeing’s new Phantom Ray unmanned aircraft took to the air for the first time on Monday, with some help from one of NASA’s 747 Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

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Two TSA Agents Arrested for Stealing $40,000 from JFK Airport Baggage

Posted February 16, 2011 by BNO News

Two TSA employees have been arrested and are facing charges after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from checked baggage at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York

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NASA and Russia to Discuss Nuclear-Powered Spaceship Project

Posted April 6, 2011 by BNO News

Russia’s Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, on Monday announced that it will discuss a nuclear-powered spaceship project with NASA, with a nuclear rocket engine design to be completed by next year.

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Delta Regional Carrier Fined $425K for Not Inspecting Planes After Lightning Strikes

Posted June 16, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The FAA announced Thursday that it had proposed a $425,000 civil penalty against Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines for not conducting mandatory inspections of two Bombardier CRJ jets after they were struck by lightning in 2008.

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FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Fine Against Colgan Air Over Improper Cabin Crew Fire Training

Posted September 15, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Colgan Air has been assessed $1,892,000 in penalties by the Federal Aviation Administration for operating flights staffed by flight attendants who were not properly trained in the operation of the planes’ cabin fire extinguisher system.

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Hong Kong Airport Breaks Single-Day Flight Record, Handling 1,057 Takeoffs and Landings

Posted January 24, 2012 by BNO News

Hong Kong International Airport handled a single-day record of 1,057 incoming and outbound flights this past Friday.

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Inside the New Terminal 3 at McCarran Las Vegas International Airport

Posted June 22, 2012 by Dan Landson

Las Vegas’s new $2.4 billion airport terminal opens on June 27. Here’s a sneak peek of what travelers can expect from the bigger, brighter facility.

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Tens of thousands of vehicles damaged by super storm Sandy are being temporarily stored on runways and taxiways at Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, on January 9, 2013 in this aerial view. Insurance Auto Auctions Inc, a salvage auto auction company specializing in total-loss vehicles, acquired the cars and trucks and will put them up for auction. (Photo by Stan Honda/AFP)
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Sandy Turns Long Island Airport Into Vast Used Car Purgatory

Posted January 12, 2013 by AFP

Cars — thousands upon thousands of them — roughed up to one extent or another by Superstorm Sandy, are sitting on a Calverton runway.

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FAA Closes Airspace Over Chelsea Clinton Wedding

Posted July 29, 2010 by BNO News

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued flight restrictions for the skies above Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in upstate New York, which is scheduled this Saturday.

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Possible Bomb Found on UPS Plane in UK, Other Jets Searched in Newark, Philadelphia

Posted October 29, 2010 by Matt Molnar

A bomb fashioned out of a printer ink toner cartridge has been found on board a UPS cargo plane in London as authorities report finding suspicious devices on UPS jets in Newark and Philadelphia.

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Massachusetts Man Gets 3 Years for Pointing Laser at Police Helicopter

Posted January 11, 2011 by BNO News

A Medford, Massachusetts man was convicted on Monday of pointing a laser at a police aircraft, prosecutors said, the second such conviction in the US.

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Fail: When Shooting Video of a Space Shuttle Launch, You Might Want to Check Your Viewfinder

Posted February 26, 2011 by Matt Molnar

A videographer realizes a bit too late that he’s aimed his tripod at the wrong launch pad. Or maybe he thought the water tank was going to take off.

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St. Louis Airport Severely Damaged by Tornado

Posted April 23, 2011 by Matt Molnar

An apparent tornado wreaked havoc and destruction on St. Louis’ Lambert Airport Friday evening, tearing off portions of the terminal’s roof and leaving debris strewn about the tarmac.

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