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Want to become a controller?
What: Broward College's Air Traffic Control Program Cost: Each credit hour is about $77 for Florida residents and about $270 for nonresidents. Timeline: About two years to complete course work Number of students: 24 are enrolled; the school hopes to...Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation
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Monday's market movers
BOEING -$2.54 (5%) to $51.29 Shares of the Chicago-based aerospace giant fell to their lowest price since February 2005. Goldman Sachs Group cut its estimate of the company's 2008 profit because of its ongoing strike by machinists. Its stock is down...Tags: Stocks, Continental Airlines Incorporated, United Air Lines, Transportation, Ohio
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Broward College fills soaring need for air controllers
South Florida Sun-SentinelBrian Gascoine was training to be a pilot, but he enrolled in air traffic controller training for one reason: job security. "There's been a slump in the aviation field," said Gascoine, "but there's always a need for air traffic controllers." This...Tags: Florida, Emergency Planning, Air Transportation, Defense, Homestead
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Illinois: 'Burning smell' diverts flight
Officials say a British Airways flight from London to Houston made an emergency landing at Chicago's largest airport. Chicago Aviation Department spokesman Gregg Cunningham said Flight 195 landed Sunday at O'Hare International after the pilot reported...Tags: Transportation, O'Hare, British Airways Plc, Air Transportation, Illinois
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Fossett recovery efforts stalled
California officials say recovery efforts around the site of adventurer Steve Fossett's downed plane might not resume until summer. Snowfall ended the search in the Sierra Nevada on Friday. Madera County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Erica Stuart...Tags: Steve Fossett, Transportation, Nevada, Air Transportation, California
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Airlines consider a la carte pricing
Of The Associated PressThe idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. American Airlines is about to accelerate the trend of breaking the cost of a trip into an airfare plus many smaller fees. Starting next...Tags: Corporate Performance, Dancing, Ben Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, WestJet Airlines Limited
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
After 32 reports of salmonella poisoning, the government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners. The health warning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited frozen dishes in which the chicken is raw, but breaded or pre-browned,...Tags: Crimes, O'Hare, Air Transportation, Police Arrests, Defense
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Delta, NWA pilots lay out arguments over seniority
AP Business WriterDelta Air Lines Inc. pilots want their seniority list merged with Northwest Airlines Corp.'s pilot list based on pilots' status and aircraft category, while Northwest pilots insist the fair and equitable method is to merge the lists based on pilots'...Tags: Los Angeles, Unions, Justice System, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Congress' boost to Amtrak fueled by high gas prices, too much traffic
Highway congestion, high fuel prices, dependence on foreign oil, pollution and global warming are creating perfect conditions for reforming stagnant transportation policies.
Is it any wonder that Americans are cutting back on driving and turning to...Tags: Road Transportation, Government, Iowa, Petroleum Industry, Railway Transportation
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Medevac system: Turning tragedy to triumph
As I awakened last Sunday to an overcast sky, dense fog and a steady rain in Sussex County, Del., news of the crash of a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter brought back some very sad memories of an early Sunday morning 22 years ago. I was the...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Annapolis, Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Police
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Shop now for holiday travel deals
OrlandoSentinel.comBy Carolyn Bigda, Tribune Media It may be OK for some students to study at the last minute for final exams. Wait too long to plan travel home for the holidays, though, and you could pay the price. Throughout the...... -
British Airways flight from London to Houston makes emergency landing at Chicago O'Hare
CHICAGO (AP) _ Officials say a British Airways flight from London to Houston has made an emergency landing at Chicago's largest airport. Chicago Aviation Department spokesman Gregg Cunningham says Flight 195 landed Sunday at O'Hare International after...Tags: Transportation, O'Hare, British Airways Plc, Air Transportation
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