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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: Railway Accidents, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), National Transportation Safety Board, Grand Central Terminal, Amtrak
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Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark
A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Airways, Transportation Accidents
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Dakar (Senegal), Travel, Transportation, Consumers, Trips and Vacations
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Media Industry, Itasca, AMR Corp., American Airlines, Inc., Elections
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$2.25-billion penalty recommended in San Bruno blast
Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric should pay a record $2.25-billion penalty for a 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood, regulators recommended Monday. If approved by the California Public...
Tags: Fines, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents, Entertainment, Emergency Incidents
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Record $2.25-billion fine recommended in San Bruno explosion
A division of the California Public Utilities Commission recommended Monday that the agency levy a $2.25-billion penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the deadly 2010 explosion in San Bruno. If approved, Commission officials said, the...
Tags: Fines, National Transportation Safety Board, Entertainment, Emergency Incidents, Energy Resources
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TSA expands faster screening to international travelers
Some U.S. travelers who fly abroad are now eligible to zip through special airport screening lines without removing their shoes, belts and jackets or taking laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration announced...
Tags: Travel, International Travel, Transportation Security Administration, Security Measures, Air Transportation Industry
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What's wrong with Los Angeles International Airport?
President Obama recently groused that no U.S. airport ranked among the world’s top 25 airports. If you’re a regular traveler to or from Los Angeles, you may be even more disappointed to learn that Los Angeles International Airport didn&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Travel, International Travel, Air Transportation Delays, Los Angeles International Airport
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Survivors of mid-air collision interviewed by NTSB
Federal investigators said Tuesday they were interviewing three certified flight instructors aboard a plane involved in a mid-air collision with another plane over Ventura County to learn more about what caused the accident. Howard Plagens, a safety...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Starbucks Corp., National Transportation Safety Board, Golf, Sports
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China: New W hotel makes its debut in Guangzhou
The W Hotels chain, famous for its coolness factor, is known for targeting tech-savvy, globe-trotting travelers who are plugged into what's new and now. It's hoping that formula works in China, where the chain just opened W Guangzhou, the first W Hotel...
Tags: Personal Service, Travel, International Travel, China, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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NTSB begins hearing on Boeing's problem-plagued 787 Dreamliner
The National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day investigative hearing in Washington into a fire that broke out on Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner passenger jet because of overheating in its lithium-ion battery systems. The NTSB still hasn't found a...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, Japan, Federal Aviation Administration
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