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  • BBC: Airbus crashes in New York river ( Video )

    01/15/2009 3:55:29 PM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 36 replies · 2,547+ views
    BBC ^ | Thursday, 15 January 2009 23:19 GMT, | BBC Staff
    See link for Video:Passengers are rescued from the plane's wingsA US airliner on a domestic flight with at least 152 people aboard has crashed into the Hudson River in New York City but with no loss of life.All 148 passengers and the crew of at least four were rescued from the sinking plane, with some suffering injuries on impact. The US Airways Airbus A320 crashed just after taking off from LaGuardia Airport heading for Charlotte, North Carolina. Officials believe the plane may have collided with a flock of geese. "There is no indication that the incident is security-related," a homeland...
  • US AIRWAYS PRESS RELEASE - hoping for name of pilot to be released soon

    01/15/2009 1:51:25 PM PST · by doug from upland · 35 replies · 2,612+ views
    us airways ^ | 1-15-08 | us airways
    Contact: Media Relations 480-693-5729 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549 UPDATE # 2 TEMPE, Ariz. Jan. 15, 2009— US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has confirmed that flight 1549 has been involved in an accident. The 1549 was en route to Charlotte from LaGuardia. The flight was operated with a crew of two pilots and three flight attendants. US Airways’ primary concern at this time is for those on board the airplane and their families. Flight 1549 was originally scheduled for departure at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time. The flight’s actual time of departure was 3:03 p.m. Eastern Time. Airline officials are...
  • Jet crash in Hudson off NYC

    01/15/2009 12:48:46 PM PST · by wtc911 · 18 replies · 1,635+ views
    local news
    US Airways Commercial aircraft crashed in Hudson River off Manhattan
  • US Airways Plane Crashes in Hudson River

    01/15/2009 1:09:57 PM PST · by Fractal Trader · 43 replies · 3,294+ views
    AP via WSJ ^ | 15 January 2008 | Associated Press
    A US Airways plane has crashed into the Hudson River, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters. New York City firefighters, federal transportation officials and an armada of boats were responding to the accident. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries. "I just thought, "Why is it so low?" And, splash, it hit the water," said witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press. The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows, and rescue crews had opened the door and were pulling passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several...
  • BREAKING NEWS - PLAN CRASH IN HUDSON RIVER

    01/15/2009 12:55:51 PM PST · by andrew roman · 48 replies · 2,470+ views
    WCBS TV New York ^ | 15 January 2009 | Andrew Roman
    A plane has crashed in the Hudson River off of Manhattan - A US Airways plane. 151 people aboard. Flight 1549
  • US Airways Jet crashes in Hudson River in NYC

    01/15/2009 12:47:38 PM PST · by Red Steel · 576 replies · 35,562+ views
    Fox ^ | Jan 15, 2009
    Breaking now of Fox News.
  • Raytheon Wins $100 Million Contract for Airport Perimeter Security at four N.Y.C.-area airports

    03/14/2006 12:22:43 PM PST · by robowombat · 10 replies · 327+ views
    Security Info Watch ^ | March 10th, 2006
    March 10th, 2006 12:57 PM EDT Raytheon Wins $100 Million Contract for Airport Perimeter Security Company to deliver state-of-the-art perimeter security system to four N.Y.C.-area airports Four major airports in the New York City area have hired Raytheon Inc. for more than $100 million to put together an anti-terrorist surveillance system that would monitor the airports' perimeters. Raytheon, a Waltham defense and aerospace company, will lead a team of contractors that will deploy a mix of radar, sensors, video motion detectors, closed-circuit TV monitors, and electronic fences at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia in New York and Newark Liberty...
  • Newsman Helps Ailing Plane Passenger [Brian Williams, MD]

    03/25/2004 1:23:50 PM PST · by BunnySlippers · 21 replies · 251+ views
    UPI via Bloomberg | 3/25/04 | UPI Ataff
    Newsman Helps Ailing Plane Passenger [Brian Williams, MD] NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- MSNBC newsman and former volunteer fireman Brian Williams jumped in to help an ailing fellow passenger on a recent shuttle flight from New York to Washington. Williams, who had some training as an emergency medical technician, assisted a 64-year-old man on the Delta flight who was having trouble breathing, reported TV Guide Online Thursday. Williams, who has been tapped to succeed Tom Brokaw at NBC after the 2004 elections, performed simple triage on the patient, checking his pulse, asking questions to determine what was wrong, and...
  • It was Kerry, not Bush, Who Failed to Act to Prevent 9/11 !

    03/25/2004 6:44:27 AM PST · by WL-law · 12 replies · 460+ views
    self | 03-25-04 | WL-Law
    Was it Kerry, not Bush, who was inattentive and negligent about terrorist threats in early 2001? Let's check the record. Here’s what the Bush administration was doing in May, 2001, based on suspicions of increased terrorist “chatter”: “Forcefully rebutting Clarke's testimony Wednesday to the 9/11 commission, Rice called reporters to her West Wing office and said that on July 5, 2001 -- two months before the terrorist attacks -- she personally ordered Clarke to alert domestic agencies that they needed to be on alert for the possibility of a terror strike.” “Rice said she did so because of a "threat...
  • DAY OF INFAMY 2001

    03/22/2004 2:50:54 AM PST · by MarvntheMartian · 3 replies · 571+ views
    WorldNetDaily | March 19, 2004 | PAUL SPERRY
    Official: Kerry failed to act on pre-9/11 tip 3rd agent to say he warned security lapses made Boston airport ripe for 'jihad' attack WASHINGTON - A third federal aviation-security agent, one still with the government, has stepped forward to say he also warned Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry about security lapses at Boston's Logan International Airport before the 9/11 hijackings there. Earlier this week, two former FAA agents said the Democratic presidential hopeful failed to take effective action after they gave him a prophetic warning that his home airport was vulnerable to multiple hijackings. Brian Sullivan, a retired special agent from...
  • Seven Flights To, From U.S. Are Canceled

    01/31/2004 8:52:25 AM PST · by FairOpinion · 59 replies · 240+ views
    My Way/ AP ^ | Jan. 31, 2004 | BETH GARDINER
    LONDON (AP) - British Airways (BAB) and Air France on Saturday announced the cancellation of seven flights to and from the United States because of security concerns. BA canceled four flights between Heathrow Airport and Washington on Sunday and Monday and one from Heathrow to Miami on Sunday. Air France canceled two Paris-to-Washington flights. There are no plans to raise the terror alert in the United States because of the latest threats, Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said. "We remain concerned about al-Qaida's desire to target aviation, especially international aviation," said Roehrkasse said. "The U.S. intelligence community continues to...
  • Woman Gets Past N.Y. Airport Security With Stun Gun, Knife

    01/25/2004 12:48:09 PM PST · by Sweet_Sunflower29 · 16 replies · 135+ views
    AP ^ | January 25, 2004
    A woman passed through security screening at New York's LaGuardia Airport with a stun gun and knife in her purse - but later discovered the mistake herself and alerted authorities. The woman realized she was carrying the items after a short layover in Detroit and on her way to Denver. "She immediately went, 'Oh, my God, I'm not supposed to have these here,' and called the flight attendant over," said Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Laura Bennett. The pilot alerted Denver International Airport; police met the plane at the gate and took the woman into custody for questioning. She was released without...
  • Passenger Held After Plane Diverted

    01/10/2004 3:02:35 PM PST · by kattracks · 4 replies · 147+ views
    AP | 1/10/04
    Jan 10, 5:31 PM (ET) CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - An American Airlines commuter flight was diverted Saturday after a passenger passed a note to the crew demanding to be taken to Australia, the FBI said. The plane landed safely at Washington's Dulles International Airport and the passenger was in FBI custody. The FBI said there was no indication that the incident involving Flight 4959, operated by American Eagle and carrying 19 passengers and a crew of five, was terrorism-related. The passenger, whose identity was not released, was being questioned by the FBI. No charges were immediately filed. "It was nothing...
  • Airliner From NY Diverted from Reagan To Dulles

    01/10/2004 10:47:48 AM PST · by Patriot1998 · 139 replies · 225+ views
    FNC others | 10 Jan 04 | patriot
    Airliner is being diverted from NYC to DULLES as of 13:50 EST Developing.....
  • Nassau County Aviation Unit intercepts small plane (Reportedly circled Statue of Liberty)

    12/29/2003 12:05:01 AM PST · by Happy2BMe · 4 replies · 166+ views
    Nassau County Aviation Unit intercepts small plane (12/28/03) WOODBURY - Nassau County's Aviation Unit intercepted a small plane that flew into LaGuardia's airspace without permission. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials say it happened just before 2 p.m. Sunday. The craft, a Mooney M20C,allegedly entered the airport's space and didn't respond to air traffic controllers before landing at Republic Airport. An FAA spokesman says authorities are investigating reports that the plane circled the Statue of Liberty.
  • PILOT EXPOSES N.Y. ERR PATROL

    12/29/2003 1:43:57 AM PST · by kattracks · 26 replies · 171+ views
    New York Post ^ | 12/29/03 | BRIAN BLOMQUIST, LARRY CELONA & WILLIAM NEUMAN
    <p>December 29, 2003 -- Despite the city's high terror alert, a pleasure-tripping pilot who got lost on his way home was able to fly his small plane through restricted airspace around La Guardia Airport, down the East River and around the Statue of Liberty, authorities said yesterday. The incident sparked investigations by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security and had NYPD brass fuming over a dangerous gap in the city's terror-fighting capability.</p>
  • Plane Enters LGA Without OK

    12/28/2003 3:23:18 PM PST · by knak · 59 replies · 287+ views
    A small plane flew into LaGuardia Airport airspace without permission Sunday afternoon, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. when the craft, a Mooney M20C flying south, entered the airport's space, said FAA spokesman Jim Peters. Air traffic controllers tried to make contact with the pilot, who continued down the East River. Peters said authorities were investigating reports that the craft circled the Statue of Liberty. It was intercepted by the Nassau County Aviation Unit and came down at Republic Airport on Long Island, he said.
  • Delta Terminal evacuated at LaGuardia in NY (update - terminal reopened)

    12/24/2003 3:34:16 PM PST · by Beck_isright · 56 replies · 322+ views
    Fox News Channel ^ | 12.24.03 | Fox News
    The Delta Airlines terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York was evacuated due to a women who slipped past security screeners after setting off the metal detectors. More to follow as information is released.
  • LaGuardia being evacuated?

    12/22/2003 7:27:53 AM PST · by bryanbig · 33 replies · 242+ views
    StreetAccount
    We subscribe to a market-information service at work. Here's what came up in the past few minutes: Speculation that LaGuardia airport is being evacuated No verification on this rumor, which has taken the major averages off their highs. Activity on the conjecture front is likely to increase in the wake of the raised terror alert and light newsflow. Dow +11.49 points; S&P +1.02; Nasdaq +2.08 Just wondered if anyone knew more? Probably false, but wondered if anything on ny news about this. Bryan
  • The Christmas Bomb: The Unsolved Mystery of New York's Second-Deadliest Terrorist Attack

    12/21/2003 4:26:34 PM PST · by sarcasm · 10 replies · 204+ views
    Long Island Press ^ | December 18, 2003 | Bill Jensen
    There it is. A perfect fit, tucked in between the two luggage carousels shuffling out the suitcases on conveyer belts to all these people who have flown into New York City, the capital of the world. Which locker will it be? One up high? Right down low? One in the middle? Yes, that will be good. The timer is set, a simple alarm clock. The battery is Eveready. The explosive is big. When it happens, the cause will be known—splashed on the news, television, radio, Time magazine. Then people will understand. Slip two quarters in the slot, listen to them...