FAA: Staffing shortages causing delays at NYC-area airports
Passengers at JFK and LaGuardia could see delays up to two hours. CBS2's Dana Tyler reports.
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Passengers at JFK and LaGuardia could see delays up to two hours. CBS2's Dana Tyler reports.
The Tri-State Area's three major airports have had some of the highest cancelations rates this summer.
The incident happened at Old Bridge Airport in Middlesex County. Officials said a Cessna Skyhawk II, with a student pilot at the control, caught fire after landing at around 4:30 p.m.
De Vries flew to space last month with Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin.
The passenger, whose behavior aboard a flight Saturday prompted an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport, was released with no charges filed.
Port Authority Police say other passengers reported the individual was behaving suspiciously and erratically.
The agency said total fines for a variety of alleged bad behavior in 2021 topped more than $1 million.
The project will help drive the region's economic recovery by creating 3,000 union construction jobs.
According to the FAA, controllers were able to return to the original tower and resume normal operations just after 7 p.m. Saturday.
Community groups and some members of Congress have raised concerns about the environmental impact.
The FAA has released new numbers that show since February, the agency has received approximately 1,300 unruly passenger reports.
Relief is coming to Long Island neighborhoods that have long complained of incessant airplane noise, even though they are not near any airport.
Port Authority officials say LaGuardia is one of the only major airports in the country without a rail link.
Douglass, who escaped slavery, lived in Rochester for more than two decades and was buried in the city's historic Mount Hope Cemetery after his death in 1895.
Schumer worries that without federal action, airlines could shrink seating even more and create safety issues.
As airlines reduce seat sizes and pack more people onto planes, the Federal Aviation Administration has started tests aimed at setting a minimum standard for seats and the space between rows to ensure safety.
The cracking was found in the plane's pickle forks -- which attach the body of the aircraft to its wings.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday it's awarding a total of $986 million to 354 airports.
The senior senator from New York held a copy of the May 2013 report issued by the NTSB, calling for data recorders in choppers, which followed another helicopter wreck in 2011.
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Federal safety officials are investigating Southwest Airlines for frequently miscalculating the weight of checked baggage on its flights.
Sources tell CBS2 those responsible could face charges and up to $15,000 in fines.
The sources say the drones were were seen flying at 3,500 feet over Teterboro Airport, less than 20 miles from Newark Airport.
A Suffolk County stunt pilot's practice routine is making some people that live below it uncomfortable.
As fees to fly continue to rise, airplane seats continue to shrink. New pressure is now being put on the Federal Aviation Administration to do something about it
