DALLAS — Federal regulators are proposing more maintenance-related penalties against American Airlines.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it would fine American $787,500 for three cases of alleged maintenance problems.
In one case, regulators say the airline operated a plane without replacing a central computer on the jet. The FAA says mechanics improperly put off the maintenance.
Another case [...] [...]
VICKSBURG — Most weekday mornings, Laura Weeks rolls out of her Washington Street bed, takes a shower, eats breakfast and goes to work.
No commute necessary. She simply walks down the stairs.
“My husband and I moved to Vicksburg from Norfolk, Va., and the traffic in the mornings was horrible,” Weeks said. “It took us 45 [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: March 12,2010
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Ten Mississippi golf courses have been rated on par with the best in the nation.
The courses were selected to Golfweek magazines’s “America’s Best Courses You Can Play” list for 2010, doubling the number of Mississippi courses listed by the publication last year.
“Mississippi’s increased number of courses listed reflects the depth of its [...] [...]
The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in Dec. 2009 decreased by 0.6 percent from Dec. 2008, decreasing by 0.4 million to 57 million, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.
The Dec. 2009 passenger total was 6.2 percent below that of Dec. 2007.
BTS, in a release of preliminary [...] [...]
TUPELO — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has directed Mesaba Airlines to continue air service in Tupelo through at least April 14, or until replacement service begins.
It is the fourth time since December that the USDOT has said it needed more time to decide how many flights Tupelo Regional Airport will have.
Tupelo Mayor Jack [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — A 2 percent tax could be added to the checks at D’Iberville restaurants.
The council will vote today to ask the Legislature for permission to charge a tax at city restaurants and bars.
City Manager Michael Janus tells The Sun Herald that the new tax is similar to one Ocean Springs adopted. The money generated [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 10,2010
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MADISON — Century Club Charities Inc. announced that the 2009 Viking Classic raised $567,641 for local charities, including the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children and the Birdies For Charity program’s 89 participating Mississippi charities.
The United Way of Leflore County was the highest fundraising organization in the Birdies For Charity program. The organization was presented [...] [...]
DALLAS — Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.
CEO Jeff Smisek said Tuesday the result would be that passengers will have more trouble getting to their destinations.
A spokesman for the U.S. Transportation Department said airlines can avoid fines by doing [...] [...]
JACKSON — Pike County and the owners of inner tube rental companies will square off before the Mississippi Supreme Court March 30 in an ongoing dispute over a ban of sale of alcohol on heavily used stretches of the Bogue Chitto River and Topisaw Creek.
The county enacted the ban in 2008 after local authorities and [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has assessed a $40,000 civil penalty against US Airways for violating rules that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price consumers must pay for air transportation.
“When consumers shop for air travel, they have a right to know how much they will have to pay,” said [...] [...]
