Feds open investigation into fuel dumping
Feds open investigation into fuel dumping –
Concerned that an aircraft approaching Tampa International Airport on Monday night might have dumped fuel over a neighborhood, and mystified that there is no record of any such event, the federal government Wednesday opened an investigation into the matter. Vicki Morris, a 51-year-old real estate agent who lives in the Plantation subdivision, four miles north of the airport, was walking her dog about 7 p.m. Monday when she heard the “whoosh†of an overhead airliner and felt a kerosene-smelling mist blanket her.
Tsunami-ravaged areas struggle to bring back tourists — Three months on from the tsunami disaster, the rebuilding of hotels and infrastructure in the hit areas is well under way. But a major challenge remains: to restore confidence among international tourists.
Crashed jet was too heavy, report suggests — A business jet that ran off the runway and crashed into a warehouse near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey last month was too heavy to take off, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board yesterday.
US Airways cuts airport clubs — US Airways Group Inc. will close four airport clubs to cut costs. Clubs will close April 2 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and West Palm Beach, Fla., costing the jobs of eight full-time and 10 part-time workers. The affected employees have received severance packages, the airline says.
Airport taxes could rise in the Big Easy — Buying a burger at Louis Armstrong International Airport could get a bit more expensive if the Legislature approves a bill being pushed by Kenner Mayor Phil Capitano to raise sales taxes at the facility to nearly 14 percent. The tax would affect car rental companies doing business at the airport, as well as concessions.
Gay, nude — and banned from St. Kitts — Authorities in Nevis barred a gay and nudist cruise organized by a Miami company from entering the tiny Caribbean island Wednesday, saying it was offensive to local customs. A police patrol boat stopped a Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship carrying 110 passengers on a six-day cruise as it was approaching Charlestown, Nevis, the ship’s captain Cornelius Plantefaber said.
Contributing: John Frenaye