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  Goodbye, Farewell And Amen

  Posted by Benet Wilson 5:00 PM on Dec 19, 2008

  Photo courtesy of Robert Stack & Brett Snyder Earlier this week, I was delighted to find out that little old Towers and Tarmacs was listed as one of the 50 top travel blog... Read More >>

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  Airport News Roundup, 12/17/2008

  Posted by Benet Wilson 10:39 AM on Dec 17, 2008

  The U.S. Homeland Security Dept.'s US-VISIT program has not fully met any of the 11 legislative conditions laid out in the 2008 Appropriations Act, the Government Accountability Of... Read More >>

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  Bad news for BAA

  Posted by Robert Wall 10:27 AM on Dec 17, 2008

  The list of remedies the U.K. Competition Commission is proposing to fix what it perceives as BAA's dominance of key markets is multifaceted. Here are some of the highlights:-- sel... Read More >>

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  I'm Loving The New AAAE Web Site

  Posted by Benet Wilson 8:27 PM on Dec 16, 2008

  Back when I covered the regional airline industry in the 1990s, I did a column I called "Benet's Bookmarks."  It was basically a review of aviation-related web sites right at ... Read More >>

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  Orlando Airport Health Clinic Takes Off

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:42 PM on Dec 16, 2008

  An artist's rendering of a Solantic health care clinic  Photo courtesy of Solantic Orlando International Airport has become the latest facility to open an on-site he... Read More >>

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  Airport News Roundup, 12/16/2008

  Posted by Benet Wilson 12:39 PM on Dec 16, 2008

  Almost 1,500 jobs in Minnesota could be lost as Delta negotiates with the state to revise loan terms originally negotiated between Northwest Airlines and the Metropolitan Airports ... Read More >>

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  DHS's Chertoff Offers Reflections As He Departs

  Posted by Benet Wilson 5:09 PM on Dec 15, 2008

  A spokesperson from the Dept. of Homeland Security's public affairs office dropped me an email the Friday before last inviting me to what it called Secretary Michael Chertoff's las... Read More >>

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  Airport News Roundup, 12/15/2008

  Posted by Benet Wilson 11:52 AM on Dec 15, 2008

  A coalition of airline and aviation groups is calling on congressional leaders to include the sector in any stimulus package the government may be considering, arguing that the air... Read More >>

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  Strange But True Airport News

  Posted by Benet Wilson 9:50 PM on Dec 12, 2008

   That wasn't chicken. Customs agents at Washington Dulles Airport found the remains of 3 charred monkeys in the luggage of a man traveling from the Central African Republ... Read More >>

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  Airport News Roundup, 12/12/2008

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:24 PM on Dec 12, 2008

  Damages from the shut-down of the 2 Bangkok airports for eight days will initially cost $15 million -- not including lost business -- said Airports of Thailand in the Bangkok Post.... Read More >>

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