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LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown
LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's travel airports. Federal officials temporarily were forced to restrict flights on Friday, Jan. 25 in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers as the shutdown reaches its 35th day. “We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been …

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Man, 34, Survives Upstate Helicopter Crash That Killed Two Hudson Valley Man, 34, Survives Upstate Helicopter Crash That Killed Two
Hudson Valley Man, 34, Survives Upstate Helicopter Crash That Killed Two A 34-year-old Hudson Valley man was one of two survivors in a helicopter crash that killed two people in upstate New York late Tuesday afternoon. Two utility workers were killed and two others hurt when the maintenance chopper got caught on power lines and crashed, catching fire in cornfields in Beekmantown, north of Plattsburgh, near the Canadian border. Scott Fabia of Hyde Park in Dutchess County and 30-year-old Benjamin McAllister of Hopkinton survived, state police said. The two men killed were the pilot, 56-year-old Robert Hoban Jr., of Shamang, New Jersey, and 30-year-old Jeremy Kear…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Latimer Unveils Westchester Airport Plan Latimer Unveils Westchester Airport Plan
Latimer Unveils Westchester Airport Plan Westchester County Executive George Latimer has laid out a four-pronged plan for the future of the Westchester County Airport. Latimer said that his administration “seeks to plan for its future intelligently, with the full input of all stakeholders, as the best way to reduce unnecessary controversy and to move forward effectively. To this end, we have created a framework that will be the basis for our activities over the next few years, which will be both practical and wise.” As part of the proposal, Latimer said that they plan to develop and adopt a master plan that will “serve as a roadma…

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Man ID'd As Passenger In Crash That Killed Pilot From Westchester Man ID'd As Passenger In Crash That Killed Pilot From Westchester
Man ID'd As Passenger In Crash That Killed Pilot From Westchester The passenger has been identified in a small plane crash on Saturday morning that resulted in the death of a Westchester man. Mamaroneck resident Aaron D. Panken, 53, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Flight instructor Frank Riess, 65, of Wallkill sustained non-life threatening injuries. Both men were transported to Orange Regional Medical Center. Panken was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. Both the Federal Aviation Admi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash
ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash Click here for an updated story: Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot The identity of the 53-year-old man killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday morning in Orange County has been released. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken of Mamaroneck, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Another passenger in the plane, whose name has not been released, sustained non-life threatening injuries. The cra…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84 One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84
One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84 Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash One of the two people hospitalized after a small plane crashed just north of I-84 Saturday morning in Orange County has died. The crash occurred just before 9:30 a.m. when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown. The injuries sustained by the other person aboard the plane who was rushed to Orange Regional Medical Center are believed to be non-life threatening. The identity of the person killed in the crash has not yet been released. …

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One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84 One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84
One Dead, One Injured In Plane Crash Just North Of I-84 Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash One of the two people hospitalized after a small plane crashed just north of I-84 Saturday morning in Orange County has died. The crash occurred just before 9:30 a.m. when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown. The injuries sustained by the other person aboard the plane who was rushed to Orange Regional Medical Center are believed to be non-life threatening. The identity of the person killed in the crash has not yet been released. …

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Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport
Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport This is only a drill. Using a salvaged aircraft, a mock-up aircraft, dozens of volunteer victims, and strategically placed debris such as suitcases and airplane parts, the Westchester County Airport and Office of Emergency Management will stage a full-scale emergency drill to test the response to a catastrophic incident on airport grounds. Beginning about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5 a plane will “crash” at Westchester County Airport.  A simulation will take place as one aircraft “strikes” another aircraft, breaks into two pieces and spews debris all over a section of the airport – resulting…

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by Jon Craig
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Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five
Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five A 33-year-old Fairfield County man was the pilot and sole survivor of a helicopter that crashed in the East River in Manhattan, killing five, according to multiple sources. Richard Vance of Danbury was the only person to escape the crash around 7 p.m., Sunday, as the Eurocopter AS350, he was piloting went down near 88th Street. Two were killed at the scene and the others later died at Bellevue Hospital, police officials said.  Vance told officials the crash was caused by engine failure, said the Daily News. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said that the five people were tightly harnessed an…

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by Kathy Reakes