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Transportation department issues record number of fines against airlines in 2012

January 5, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Department of Transportation in 2012 leveled more than $3.6 million in fines against airlines for violating various consumer rules, including a regulation prohibiting airlines from keeping passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours.

Alaska, Colombia, Ireland, New Zealand and Niagara Falls are 2013 Wow Deal Destinations, Travelzoo declares

November 22, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Alaska, Colombia, Ireland, New Zealand and Niagara Falls are the 2013 Wow Deal Destinations as declared by Travelzoo.

ABC: Miami the worst for TSA agents with sticky fingers

October 24, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Some of the nation’s busiest airports are — or were — also home to the most Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents fired for theft, according to a new report from ABC News.

New exhibit looks at history of Staten Island

September 18, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A new exhibit — “From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012” — puts the 350-year history of Staten Island into a new perspective.

United to offer Houston-Lagos 787 service service starting in January

August 24, 2012 The Travel Trolley

United Airlines will operate nonstop Boeing 787 service five days a week between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, starting Jan. 7, the airline announced.

AP: JetBlue pilot found not guilty by reason of insanity

July 3, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, on Tuesday found a JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit mid-flight after telling his colleagues “things just don’t matter” not guilty by reason of insanity, The Associated Press reported.

Johnson Space Center preparing ‘shuttle’ for new exhibit

June 9, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is preparing Space Shuttle Explorer, a replica that for years greeted visitors to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to serve as its newest attraction.

Delta flights to be first at Atlanta’s new international terminal

May 16, 2012 Todd DeFeo

A Delta Air Lines flight to Japan’s Tokyo-Narita International Airport will be the first flight to depart from the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal when it officially opens for business tomorrow afternoon at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Doctor’s orders? Take a vacation?

May 12, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Try this one on your doctor next time.

NASA: Weather postpones Shuttle Enterprise flight To New York

April 21, 2012 The Travel Trolley

NASA’s planned flight to New York City of space shuttle Enterprise atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been due to weather, the space agency said.