New York La Guardia Airport News

US Won't Auction NY Airport Slots To Ease Delays

May 14, 2009

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Wednesday he wants to rescind plans for slot auctions at New York area airports, a controversial Bush era plan to reduce flight delays that prompted lawsuits.
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New York Airports See 11.6 Pct Fewer Passengers

May 13, 2009

Passenger traffic at New York City area airports dropped by 11.6 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, reflecting the declining economy, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said on Tuesday.
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Airlines Ask US To Withdraw NY Airport Slot Sales

January 23, 2009

US airlines have asked the Obama administration to withdraw a government plan for boosting competition and reducing congestion by auctioning takeoff and landing rights at New York-area airports.
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New York Hails Pilot Who Landed Jet On River

January 16, 2009

New York feted its latest hero, the pilot who landed a distressed US Airways jet on the Hudson River, saving all 155 on board in what experts called a masterful job under life-or-death pressure.
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Pilot, Out Of Options, Steers Jet To Hudson River

January 16, 2009

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was out of options at 3,000 feet on Thursday when he intentionally and calmly steered his crippled US Airways Airbus A320, fully loaded with passengers, toward the Hudson River.
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US Airways Airbus Ditches In New York River

January 16, 2009

A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued.
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