Los Angeles Times

2025-05-23
Who’s responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it’s everyone but him

Some Trump Cabinet members have more important portfolios than Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, but the American public is bound to be particularly sensitive to the functioning of our transportation… (Ting Shen/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)More By Michael Hiltzik Syndicated columnist Picking out the worst performer among President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees is a tough job —

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsEditorial, FAA Occurrences, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times
Toxic fumes on board airplanes? Airlines may have to do something about it

Masked passengers fill a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Las Vegas on June 3, with middle seats left open. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS) By Kiera Feldman Los Angeles Times The airline industry would be forced to adopt new measures to protect passengers and crew members from toxic fumes on airplanes under a bill introduced

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsindoor air quality, Los Angeles Times, pollution, Seattle Times
15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?

Scene at a nearly empty terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, where the number of people traveling by plane has plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times) By Kiera FeldmanStaff Writer April 20, 2020 10:30 AM UPDATED 11:13 AM Somehow, word got around among retired New York City firefighters about a perfect second-career

TagsCoronavirus, COVID-19, Los Angeles Times
Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before LAX emergency landing

A Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumped fuel on a school playground, causing skin irritation to 20 children and nine adults. By Colleen Shalby, Ruben Vives, Andrew Campa Jan. 14, 2020 10:40 PM An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, dousing several students

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsFuel Dumping, Health, LAX, Los Angeles Times
Poor neighborhood endures worst LAX noise but is left out of home soundproofing program

By Doug Smith May 31, 2019 | 8:10 PM Inglewood spent millions of dollars in public funds to soundproof middle-class areas of the city while bypassing one of the poorest neighborhoods where the roar from the Los Angeles International Airport flight path is loudest, according to a Times data analysis. Over the last several decades,

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsLAX, Los Angeles Times, Noise Mitigation, Soundproofing
Continental Airlines flight is first in U.S. to use biofuel

Reporting from Chicago — Continental Airlines flight 1403 made history when it landed at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Monday, becoming the first revenue passenger trip in the U.S. powered by biofuel. The Boeing 737-800 burned a “green jet fuel” derived partially from genetically modified algae that feed on plant waste and produce oil. In

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsBiofuels, Los Angeles Times

Who’s responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it’s everyone but him

Toxic fumes on board airplanes? Airlines may have to do something about it

15 deaths in the airline industry in 9 days linked to coronavirus. Why are planes still flying?

Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before LAX emergency landing

Poor neighborhood endures worst LAX noise but is left out of home soundproofing program

Continental Airlines flight is first in U.S. to use biofuel

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