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...problem is not confined to Europe. In December, investigators at Tucson International Airport inspected 15 scales and discovered they were all off-kilter. In November, a check of 810 scales at New York City's La Guardia and J.F.K. airports found that 102 of them had not been calibrated correctly. Of the defective scales, 28 belonged to American Airlines, which charges some of the steepest bag fees in the industry: $15 to check the first bag, $25 for the second and $100 for the third; to check overweight (over 50 lb.) bags costs $50 to $100 per piece...
...pictures of the plane crash in the Hudson River.) While the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to conduct a full investigation, authorities believe that the geese were sucked into the plane's two jet engines, causing immediate engine failure shortly after takeoff from New York City's La Guardia Airport. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, has engines designed to handle damage from birds weighing up to 4 lb., according to Todd Curtis, founder of AirSafe.com and an aviation-safety expert. Canada geese - the suspected culprits - weigh an average of 10 lb. More than 219 people have been killed worldwide...
Rodolfo de la Guardia García Former second in command at the Federal Investigative Agency
Cheap Flights to NYC. The budget airline Southwest - which prides itself on being the last no-fee airline - will soon bring its cheap and cheerful service to New York City's La Guardia Airport. Combine the rock-bottom flight with a low-cost stay at The Jane hotel, and a trip to New York City may be in reach for even a recession-era budget. (See 10 things to do in New York...
...Boarding. Continental Airlines has rolled out paperless boarding passes at New York's La Guardia Airport. Passengers with smartphones can get an encrypted electronic boarding pass sent to their device, which a TSA agent reads using a handheld scanner. (You'll still need your old school ID to pass through.) The program is already in use by Continental passengers in Houston, Washington, D.C., Newark, Boston, Austin, San Antonio and Cleveland. Likewise, for Northwest passengers in Indianapolis and Delta fliers at La Guardia. Alaska Airlines is piloting the program at Seattle-Tacoma Airport...