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Edison's renewable energy plan awaits green light from FAA
A Southern California Edison plan to bring more renewable energy to the Southland is in a temporary holding pattern as the utility waits for Federal Aviation Administration clearance to allow helicopters to buzz over La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena....Tags: Highway Transportation, Solar Energy, Southern California Edison Company, Environmental Issues, Federal Aviation Administration
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Around Town: Leading from the rear
The White House reaction to public criticism of the new TSA crotch pat-downs, enhanced searches and back-scatter X-ray scanning equipment, as implemented by our unprofessional and poorly trained TSA staff at airports, reminded me of Winston Churchill, the...Tags: Transportation, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Joe Biden, Human Body, Travel
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Southwest cutting flights
Southwest Airlines, which accounts for two-thirds of passenger traffic at Bob Hope Airport, will phase out 12% of its weekly flights by September, airport officials said. The carrier's decision to trim 82 flights from its weekly schedule is expected to...Tags: Transportation, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Travel, Bob Hope
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Vacation travel picking up; for business, not so much
With the economy on the rebound, Americans once again are cracking open their pocketbooks to take family vacations and other leisure trips. But corporate managers in charge of spending for business conferences and conventions remain tightfisted with...
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American Airlines to squeeze more seats into its cabins
The squeeze continues. Joining several other airlines that have packed their cabins with extra seats, American Airlines said it plans to follow suit on its Boeing 737 and MD-80 planes, which make up more than 60% of the fleet. The airline, which...
Tags: Boeing Co., American Airlines, Inc., U.S. Airways, JetBlue Airways, United Air Lines
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River-rafting trips go with the flow in the West
Despite the drought that plagued Southern California last winter, river rafters can still get their paddles wet: Parts of Northern California and other Western states got the rain and snow that missed SoCal. California's Kings, Kern, Kaweah, Merced...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, CFI Incorporated, Travel, Geology, Science and Technology
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Churchill Downs, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (movie), Restaurants, Virgin Group, Ltd., International Drive
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Plane smashed into hangar at Chino Airport during engine test
A jet smashed into a hanger at Chino Airport on Thursday evening while mechanics were conducting an engine run-up test, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Challenger aircraft was chocked...
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O'Hare last among big airports in on-time departures
Tribune reporterO'Hare International Airport ranked last among major U.S. airports in getting flights out on time in April, according to the latest Transportation Department statistics released Thursday. The airport had an on-time departure rate of 65.3 percent, far...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., New York City, O'Hare International Airport
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JetBlue launches Lauderdale-Medellin route with festivities
Some passengers arriving Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to board JetBlue Airways Flight 541 to Medellin, Colombia, were wondering what all the commotion was about. The balloons, music, folk dancers, refreshments and giveways...Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, New Products, Tourism and Leisure, Broward County, Music Industry
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Sequester furloughs hurt airline on-time rates for April
The furlough of air traffic controllers imposed by the federal sequester in April lasted only a week. But statistics released Thursday show that the resulting delays hurt the on-time performance of the airline industry for the entire month. The on-...Tags: Career and Workplace, American Airlines, Inc., Budget Control Act of 2011, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Deadly Petersburg Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe pilot in last week’s deadly flightseeing plane crash near Petersburg says the aircraft didn’t show any major mechanical problems before it slammed into a mountain, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A preliminary NTSB...Tags: Landforms, Disasters and Accidents, Glaciers, U.S. Coast Guard, Mountains
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