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• Google Giving Free Wi-Fi For the Holidays

  
  The Flickcast — Authority: 548
  Here’s one gift that Mac and PC users can both enjoy. Google, everyone’s favorite search giant, announced this week that during the holiday season, it is sponsoring free Wi-Fi at 47 airports around the United States, as well as on every Virgin America flight. This all starts now and ends January 15th. In ...
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• United Pilot Fails Breathalyzer Test: Are Drunk Pilots A Serious Problem?

  
  Peter Greenberg Worldwide — Authority: 526
  A United Airlines pilot accused of being over the legal blood-alcohol limit was pulled off a flight from London’s Heathrow Airport headed to Chicago, raising questions about how alcohol intake can affect pilots. Pilot Erwin Vermont Washington was arrested after allegedly failing a breathalyzer test administered ...
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• More Passengers Fly

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 677
  DOMESTIC carriers flew 21.71 million passengers in October, rising 18 percent from a year ago, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said yesterday. The growth was 0.7 percentage points faster than that of...
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• BA and Iberia talk merger

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 677
  BRITISH Airways Plc and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they held separate board meetings yesterday about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent their shares soaring. BA, the...
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• Linkage between fuel charges and costs

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 677
  CHINAS top economic planning body yesterday introduced a mechanism that links fuel surcharges on domestic air routes to fuel costs to better reflect price movements. Domestic carriers can impose the fuel surcharges...
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• Download a Free Song by a CMA Nominated Artist or Bon Jovi’s Album “The Choice” for $3.99 on Amazon.com + Free Wi-Fi at Airports Over the Holidays

  
  Atlanta on the Cheap — Authority: 143
  Don’t miss out on these deals, which were posted on Cities on the Cheap:Download a Free Song by CMA Award Nominated Artist on Amazon.comDownload Bon Jovi’s Album, “The Circle,” for $3.99 on...
  12 hours ago

• Tyson was defending daughter, wife during LAX altercation with paparazzo, spokeswoman says [Updated]

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 816
  Mike Tyson was defending his wife and 10-month-old child from an aggressive photographer when the former boxer got into an altercation at LAX on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. Tyson and the photographer were arrested on suspicion of battery, and police said they were interviewing witnesses to determine what ...
  16 hours ago

• Finger-pointing continues over runway fiasco

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Mumbai: What is causing mishaps at the Mumbai airport on Tuesdays? Is it just the short runway or is it a worrying lack of coordination between airlines, the airport operator and the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA)?Even as four pilots-- two each from the Kingfisher and Air India flights involved in ...
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• Six pilots de-rostered a day after plane-skid in Mumbai

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  New Delhi: The aviation regulator on Wednesday de-rostered six pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, Air India and Go Air for violating norms and landing on a short runway under rainy conditions at the Mumbai airport.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) initiated action on a day after a Kingfisher aircraft ...
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• Kingfisher, AI and GoAir get DGCA notice

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Mumbai: Expressing ignorance about the DGCAs ban on operations on shortened runways if they are wet, an official said, "There were 23 landings and 17 departures on the runway while it rained in Mumbai, and no one told us about the DGCAs instructions. He added that two DGCA officials were also stationed at the airport ...
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• Services of Air India casual workers could get regularised

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Chennai: Air India is reeling under a post-tax loss of Rs 5,548.26 crore but representatives of the 500-odd casual workers employed by the airline appeared happy after its chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav gave them an assurance that their demand for regularising the service of casual labourers might be ...
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• DIAL and the weak regulator

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  India’s airports regulator is off to a bad start. In its very first order, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (Aera) has let Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd (DIAL) off the hook. DIAL was levying so-called development charges on a captive market of fliers who had nowhere else to go.DIAL imposes a ...
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• Land for Dimapur airport extension acquired

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Dimapur : After nearly a year of negotiations with the government, Aoyimti village council has finally accepted on October 16 to give away 130 ‘bighas’ (approximately) of land to the Airport Authority of India (AAI), for expansion. 122 houses will be stamped out of Aoyimti village, established in 1947. A ...
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• Gulf Air emergency landing causes chaos

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Mumbai: A Gulf Air flight, GF 057, to Bahrain returned an hour after it took off from Mumbai airport, after pilot detected a technical snag. The flight with 140 passengers on board had an electric circuit failure, forcing the pilot to take a U-turn.However, the aircraft was stuck on the runway for almost 30 minutes, ...
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• Rain disrupts flight schedules at Mumbai

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Mumbai: The rains on Wednesday threw the flight schedules at Mumbai airport off gear. While delays ranged between 15 minutes and two hours, some airlines were forced to cancel and combine flights in the evening.On November 11, till 1pm, departures were delayed by an hour, while arrivals were delayed by 15 minutes as ...
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• All Ahmedabad-Mumbai flights delayed

  
  Aviation India — Authority: 155
  Ahmedabad: The flight schedule of all airlines in the city was delayed due to the bad weather condition in Mumbai. This is the second consecutive day that flights are being delayed. In fact those in the know how of the situation say that with the winter setting in, the weather condition will not see much improvement ...
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• Mike Tyson booked on suspicion of battery in Los Angeles

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 816
  Boxer Mike Tyson was booked on suspicion of battery tonight after an altercation with a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport, according to authorities. The incident occurred at Terminal 7 in front of numerous witnesses about 4:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Airport Police. The photographer, who suffered ...
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• Mike Tyson detained at LAX after altercation with photographer [Updated]

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 816
  Boxer Mike Tyson was detained at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon after getting into an altercation. [ Updated 8:50 p.m. Tyson was taken by LAXpolice to the Los Angeles Police Departments 77th Street Division, where he was booked on suspicion of battery and released on his own recognizance at 8:10 ...
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• Free Holiday Wi-Fi from Google and a Security Reminder

  
  DogReader — Authority: 467
  It’s free. Really. “ Google said will be offering free Wi-Fi to travellers across the United States starting Tuesday at 47 airports. Google says the Wi-Fi will be available until January 15, 2010 . ” And free is always a wonderful lure for people to try a product. Undoubtedly, millions of people will be ...
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• Google to deliver free airport Wi-Fi for the holidays

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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