Posts Tagged ‘New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)’
 

 

On This Day in Aviation History: October 15th

Today marks a number of aeronautical milestones: The first balloon flight, the first French airmail flight, the first nonstop flight across the South Atlantic, the first transatlantic flight by an airship, birthdays celebrated ...
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Delta and US Airways Abandon Plan to Exchange Slots at LaGuardia and Reagan National Airports

In a letter to the Department of Transportation today, Delta Air Lines and US Airways said they are dropping a plan to swap slots at LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
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Two Aircraft Collide at La Guardia

Two aircraft clipped wings while in-line for departure at LA Guardia Airport on Friday night. Air Canada Flight 723 to Toronto, and Shuttle America (Delta Connection) Flight 6461, on its way to Chicago, clipped wings while taxi...
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A United Airlines 757 (N507UA) seen here completing the Expressway Visual 31 approach. (Photograph by Matt Molnar)

LaGuardia Airport Flights Diverted Due to Misplaced Construction Crane

A report has emerged that a large crane being used to build a new trash transfer station in College Point got a bit too close for comfort to LaGuardia Airport runway 31 arrivals earlier this month.
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Harrison Ford is a big aviation enthusiast and pilot. He once bought a helicopter in South America for $2 million on the spot.

The Logbook: Indiana Jones 5 – Crusade for Meigs Field

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley calls Harrison Ford an "Elitist" for his comments on the closing of Meigs Field, and more...
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