 Stricken Azamara Quest cruise ship safe at port
 01.04.2012 15:01  12953446 views  0 comments
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A luxury cruise ship stranded at sea for 24 hours because of a fire has safely reached a Malaysian port. Read more »
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Carnival Triumph sails after legal issue settled
31.03.2012 23:18 13747576 views 0 comments
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The 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph , which a judge had ordered held in Galveston, is sailing today as planned, according to the Facebook page of Carnival cruise director John Heald.
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Stricken Azamara Quest cruise ship repaired
31.03.2012 15:31 13106869 views 0 comments
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A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that was disabled by a fire and was drifting in southern Philippine waters has been repaired and is headed toward Malaysia, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Read more »
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Fire breaks out on Azamara Quest
30.03.2012 21:33 13340638 views 0 comments
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A fire broke out in Azamara Quest's engine room Friday as the ship was steaming for Malaysia.According to a statement from the line posted on its Facebook page, the conflagration started at approximately 8:19 p.m. ship's time (8:19 a.m. Read more »
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'Thank God, he was there': JetBlue co-pilot an unlikely hero
30.03.2012 0:30 14132041 views 0 comments
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In the wake of JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon's mid-air meltdown on Tuesday, many are calling the co-pilot of flight 191 a hero.
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JetBlue pilot's bizarre behavior began at takeoff
29.03.2012 21:51 14218632 views 0 comments
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A federal criminal complaint against Clayton Osbon, the 49-year-old JetBlue captain who had a mid-air meltdown on Tuesday, suggests he was acting strangely as Flight 191 was taking off from New York for Las Vegas.
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Flying? New brochure offers travel tips for passengers of size
29.03.2012 17:38 13537499 views 0 comments
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Plus-size fliers have a slim new tool to help them get from here to there. Read more »
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Former TSA agent charged in prostitution bust
29.03.2012 15:00 13990179 views 0 comments
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A Virginia man and former airport security manager is facing prostitution charges after a bust at a Montgomery County, Md., hotel. Read more »
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Passenger detained at Philadelphia airport over fireworks
29.03.2012 13:49 13582924 views 0 comments
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A small area of Philadelphia International has been reopened after a bomb squad determined a passenger was carrying fireworks in his luggage. Read more »
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US teen guilty of murdering 2 British tourists
28.03.2012 23:27 14390324 views 0 comments
 A Florida teenager is facing a life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two young British tourists last April.
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Airline crew member mental health in spotlight after captain's breakdown
28.03.2012 20:45 14057716 views 0 comments
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Two recent incidents in which airline crew members behaved alarmingly and had to be restrained by passengers have raised questions about when and how aviation workers are screened for mental health problems. Read more »
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JetBlue suspends captain after in-flight meltdown
28.03.2012 18:44 14446552 views 0 comments
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JetBlue announced Wednesday that it is suspending the captain whose bizarre behavior prompted his fellow co-pilot to lock him out of the cockpit on a flight from New York to Las Vegas. Read more »
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Obama nominates Michael Huerta to head FAA
28.03.2012 17:03 13674933 views 0 comments
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Michael Huerta, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to become the official head of the agency.
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Passenger restrained after attacking flight crew
28.03.2012 16:09 14239909 views 0 comments
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A passenger on US Airways flight 1697 from Charlotte to Fort Myers had to be restrained and put in hand ties after attacking the flight crew, according to an airline employee. Read more »
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United Airlines still leaving passengers on hold
28.03.2012 0:11 16857216 views 0 comments
United Airlines passengers were still having difficulty getting a reservations agent on the phone and experiencing other glitches on Tuesday, more than three weeks after a computer switchover that was supposed to make traveling better after the airline's merger with Continental. Read more »
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JetBlue flight diverted over captain's odd behavior
27.03.2012 23:18 17094917 views 0 comments
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A JetBlue flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Las Vegas was diverted after the pilot began behaving erratically, pounding on the door of the cockpit and yelling about threats from Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, authorities and passengers said.
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High fuel prices may keep U.S. travelers closer to home
27.03.2012 23:02 17338634 views 0 comments
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Whether traveling for business or pleasure this summer, rapidly escalating fuel costs — gas is now above $4 a gallon at many West Coast locations — will cause travelers around the nation to cut back on trips, according to a new survey. Read more »
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Brazil takes aim at sites that promote sex tourism
27.03.2012 20:06 14881055 views 0 comments
Brazil has taken on more than 2,000 websites that promote Latin America's biggest country as a sex tourism destination, the Tourism Ministry said Tuesday. Read more »
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Flights canceled in Frankfurt over labor unrest
27.03.2012 15:57 15032833 views 0 comments
 Hundreds of flights were canceled at airports across Germany on Tuesday after thousands of workers walked out to join other public-sector employees in a series of strikes over pay.
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Lawmakers call TSA screeners ineffective, rude
26.03.2012 23:28 13823459 views 0 comments
House members of both parties on Monday teed off against the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening, saying it uses ineffective tactics, wastes money on faulty equipment and treats travelers rudely.
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