Articles filed under Midway International Airport
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Editorial: FAA needs security, backup plans fixedSep 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Let the Monday morning quarterbacking commence. Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk and other members of the Illinois congressional delegation have called for inve...
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Businesses scramble as flights continue to be canceled, delayedSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - Local businesses continued to scramble Monday with shipments and air travel on the fourth day of major flight disruptions resulting from damage to an air traffic control...
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FAA: 2 weeks to reopen Chicago-area control centerSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration says it will take about two weeks to fully reopen a Chicago-area control center where an act of sabotage brought the city's two inter...
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FAA chief promises better fallback plan, improved security after fireSep 29, 2014 1:00 am - Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta's promise to come up with a better Plan B likely won't get him off the hot seat as fallout continued from sabotage at an Au...
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Attorney: Man charged in FAA fire made 'tragic mistake'Sep 29, 2014 1:00 am - The Naperville man whose failed suicide attempt Friday in the Chicago Center air traffic control facility in Aurora forced the cancellation of thousands of flights at O'...
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Durbin calls for inquiry into fire at Aurora air-traffic centerSep 28, 2014 1:00 am - As federal officials declared it will be at least two more weeks until the Chicago Center air-traffic facility in Aurora is back at full capacity, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...
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Official: At least 2 weeks until FAA facility reopensSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - The sabotage Friday at an air traffic control facility in Aurora continued to cause havoc Saturday on air travel in Chicago and across the nation and parts of the world....
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FBI details FAA facility arsons, Naperville man's Facebook postSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - A 36-year-old Naperville man has been charged with one count of destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities in connection with a fire and other damage Friday that for...
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Sabotage raises questions about Chicago FAA vulnerabilitySep 26, 2014 1:01 am - From a bizarre act of sabotage to a malfunctioning fan, Chicago area air traffic control centers that aim to ensure flights across the nation and the world are on time h...
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Rauner not a fan of gambling, airport slotsSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner said Thursday he's not a fan of gambling or a plan to put slot machines at Chicago's international airports, but he wouldn...