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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...
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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...
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US Airways Commercial aircraft crashed in Hudson River off Manhattan
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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...
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A plane has crashed in the Hudson River off of Manhattan - A US Airways plane. 151 people aboard. Flight 1549
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Airliner is being diverted from NYC to DULLES as of 13:50 EST Developing.....
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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.
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<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>
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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.
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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.
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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
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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...
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