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Runway at JFK Airport in NYC to close for 4 months
Officials say the busiest runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport will be closed for about four months next year as part of a $204 million makeover. William DeCota, who is the director of aviation for the Port Authority of New York and New...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Local Authority
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Kennedy Airport's Busiest Runway To Be Closed For 4 Months
Kennedy Airport's busiest runway will be closed for about four months next year as part of a $204-million, three-year makeover, a prospect that airline industry officials are viewing worriedly at the huge airport that ranks near the top nationwide in...Tags: Air Transportation, JetBlue, Air Transportation Industry, Emergency Planning, WPIX-TV
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DOT report: More flights arrived on time in May, fewer mishandled bags
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines have cut many flights and they are getting better at staying on schedule with their remaining flights, as more trips arrived on time in May than a year earlier. The Transportation Department also said Thursday that...Tags: Hawaiian Airlines Incorporated, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, New York, Southwest Airlines Company
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Slow stampede: NYC airport flights delayed after 78 turtles emerge from bay, crawl onto runway
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport was shut down briefly Wednesday morning after at least 78 turtles emerged from a nearby bay and crawled onto the tarmac. Grounds crews eventually rounded up the wayward reptiles...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Air Transportation Industry, Local Authority
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Turtles crawl on runway, delay flights at JFK
Associated Press WriterA runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from the bay and crawled onto the tarmac. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says grounds crews rounded up the wayward reptiles in about 35...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Local Authority
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Flights briefly delayed at NYC airport after 78 turtles emerge from bay, crawl onto runway
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A runway at New York City's Kennedy Airport was shut down Wednesday morning after 78 turtles emerged from the bay and crawled onto the tarmac. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says grounds crews rounded up the wayward...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Local Authority
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LI firefighters design and create a rescue 'sled'
james.bernstein@newsday.comA lifesaving rescue device invented by a trio of veteran firefighters from Long Island has been accepted by officials at the Statue of Liberty and is to be available for emergencies now that Lady Liberty's crown is open. The device, which one of the...Tags: Long Island, Tacos, Nature, Sculpture, Fires
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Today in History
Today is Friday, July 17, the 198th day of 2009. There are 167 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 17, 1959, influential jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, known to her fans as "Lady Day," died in a New York City hospital at age 44....Tags: Long Island, Billie Holiday, Government, Wars and Interventions, Music
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French tourists in police chase from JFK
Five French tourists got a harrowing start to their New York visit: a wild police chase. Authorities say the visitors mistakenly followed a hustler to an unlicensed van at Kennedy Airport. A policeman reached through the window to take the keys. But the...Tags: New York, Vehicles
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$177M Kennedy Airport project aims to reduce delays
keith.herbert@newsday.comAn eight-year, $177-million project to reduce some of the nation's worst flight delays is under way at Kennedy Airport, where plans call for widening runways and adding and extending taxiways so aircraft can move more nimbly, according to aviation...Tags: Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, JetBlue, New York, Regional Authority
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Scary NY welcome for French tourists: police chase
Five French tourists got a harrowing start to their New York visit: a wild police chase. As they looked for a ride at the Air France terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday morning, the visitors were lured to a van that was not...Tags: Air France-KLM, Road Accidents, New York, John Kelly, Regional Authority
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Port Authority official lauds JFK plan
keith.herbert@newsday.comFive minutes of delays will be trimmed from the most tardy flights at Kennedy Airport when a multimillion-dollar project to widen a major runway and expand taxiways is complete in 2011, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's top aviation official...Tags: Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Contracts, Regional Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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