Oct 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: The FBI is looking for common denominators in bomb threats on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston. Two cases have arisen, prompting the FBI to dig a little deeper. The most recent incident occurred on Wednesday, when a flight attendant found "bomb on board, Boston-Miami" written on a bathroom cabinet. A search of the luggage yielded no bombs or other weapons.
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FBI hunts for close in Miami-Boston bomb threats
Oct 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: The FBI is looking for common denominators in bomb threats on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston. Two cases have arisen, prompting the FBI to dig a little deeper. The most recent incident occurred on Wednesday, when a flight attendant found "bomb on board, Boston-Miami" written on a bathroom cabinet. A search of the luggage yielded no bombs or other weapons.
On September 17, a ...American finds $2.9 billion: more routes added
Sep 17th, 2009 at 9:00AM: It's hard to see how the machinations of Wall Street affect the end consumer, sometimes. In the case of American Airlines and its recent pickup of $2.9 billion, you can draw a straight line from the money to the exit row.
The hefty infusion, a risky move because revenues are down and this is not a trivial amount of debt, has already prompted announcements of schedule changes ... for the better. ...The Entourage Escape
Sep 5th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Know any "Entourage" fans? Well, through September 27th, you can treat them to the travel experience of their dreams -- W Hotels are running two promotions called The Entourage Escape and The Entourage Bungalow Experience. The Entourage Escape is available at all W Hotels in North America, starts at $339 per night and includes:
A W Hotel Suite
A bottle of bubbly
Free On-Demand Access to ...United States makes a fool of itself - arrests UK comedian for "sounding Cuban"
Aug 14th, 2009 at 2:00PM: You can't make this crap up - British comedian Paul O'Grady was arrested at Miami international airport because he sounded "Cuban". The award winning comedian has his own TV show, and became famous thanks to his hilarious Lily Savage drag queen character. Apparently, the fools at Miami airport thought his accent was a tad funny, and accused him of being an illegal Cuban alien. It took officials ...26 hurt on turbulent Continental flight
Aug 4th, 2009 at 1:30PM: On most flights, turbulence is a minor inconvenience. You have to return to your seat and buckle in, and you may have to wait a little longer to get your next vodka and cranberry (oh, is it just me that needs a cocktail, or three, to relax on a plane?). Planes are generally able to avoid the worst of the bumps, thanks to radar and reports from other planes in the area. But sometimes, turbulence ...Top U.S. ports of entry
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Eighty-six percent of international arrivals to the United States come through only 15 ports of entry, according to data from the Department of Transportation. This represents an increase of one percentage point over last year (measuring the first five months of 2008 to the first five months of 2009.
The top three ports of entry are hardly surprising: New York (specifically JFK), Miami and Los ...Top nude beaches from around the world
Jul 25th, 2009 at 8:00AM: If you like getting naked – but don't want to wait for an occasion – get your (bare) ass to one of the top five nude beaches in the world. From Miami to Vancouver to Mykonos to St Maarten, you'll find a place to roam free. Thanks to TripAdvisor for pulling this together.
Haulover Beach Park – Miami Beach, Florida More than a million people hit Haulover every year to live the ...Best beaches in southeast Florida
Jul 20th, 2009 at 8:28AM: With 1200 miles of sand beaches, Florida is the world's premiere destination for vacationers seeking sun, surf, and sand. However, with so much coastline, how do you choose the beach that's right for you? Here's our list of the best beaches in southeast Florida (roughly the area from Stuart to Miami). Best beach for photo ops: Blowing Rocks Preserve Blowing Rocks Preserve encompasses a mile-long ...Lodge in style at Miami's EPIC Hotel
Jun 8th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Miami is a lavish city. It's people and beaches are beautiful, the food is tremendous and money and style reign. It takes a special hotel to cater to these traits, a special cut of class that not any old property can fully develop. Kimpton's EPIC hotel fits this bill perfectly. Situated on the edge of the Miami river and the Biscane Bay, Kimpton's EPIC Hotel opened its doors only six months ago ...Mascots needed for Miami Seaquarium Easter celebration
Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:00AM: If your parents told you your career at Chuck E. Cheese was a dead end, you can finally flaunt your possibilities. The Miami Seaquarium is ready to make your dreams come true. Its annual Easter Egg Hunt Celebration starts Friday, April 10, 2009 and runs through Sunday, April 12. To make the event come to life, the Seaquarium needs mascots, and that's where you get involved. You can bring your own ...Photo of the Day (3.8.09)
Mar 8th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Today's photo comes to us from Guillermo Esteves, who took this "portrait" of a statue head at the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami, FL. You just don't see a lot of close-ups of like this, but it's a great photographic trick. All too often when shooting a statue or a building, the tendency is to step back and get the entire subject in your frame. But frequently it's just as useful (and more ...Johnny Knoxville's unarmed grenade not a hit at LAX
Jan 19th, 2009 at 7:00PM: Professional jackass Johnny Knoxville must not have realized there weren't any cameras around. While trying to board a 7 AM flight from Los Angeles to Miami on Thursday, the TSA detained the actor comedian (what is he, anyway?). The authorities suspected that he had a hand grenade in his carry-on. Worse, it probably wasn't in a clear plastic bag. The LAPD Bomb Squad was summoned to address the ...Miami is the fattest city in America -- and here are 24 more
Jan 16th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Last summer we wrote about Mississippi's three year reign as the fattest state in America. Now, there's some new rankings out, covering the 25 most populated urban centers in the country. Men's Fitness magazine has just released what it is calling the 25 fattest cities in America. The winner? Miami, land of sun and fun and apparently no gym memberships. Here are Men's Fitness' picks for the 10 ...Galley Gossip: A question about why I'm based in New York when I live in California
Jan 12th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Dear Heather, Reading your comments about being on reserve in New York made me wonder; why don't you fly out of LAX? I know quite a few people at United who commute west coast to IAD, but that's primarily because you can't get the great international flying anywhere else in the system and their seniority goes a lot further. John in MRY Dear John, Good question, John! In fact, it's a question ...King bed comes with wheels at some hotels
Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:00AM: Hotels naturally have trouble going green. Think about the really granular details of how they operate; there's a lot that you might miss. How often do you see a bar of soap you used once replaced with a new one? Rolls of toilet paper are swapped when only a fraction is used. You have the option to use sheets or towels more than once, but the choice is yours ... and how often to you choose to ...Toilet overheats and causes an emergency landing
Nov 14th, 2008 at 2:30PM: You may remember Heather's post about smelling something weird on a flight when she was popping open a can of cranberry juice. She took off her shoes to see if heat was coming from the floor. In the case of this particular flight, nothing was amiss. The smell eventually went away.
In the case of one of yesterday's Virgin Atlantic flights, there was heat coming up through the floor. An overheated ...Cockpit Chronicles: Haiti after Hanna
Oct 6th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Cockpit Chronicles takes you along on some of Kent's trips as an international co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 based in Boston. New on the schedule for us this month is a two-day trip to Miami. The first day is rather easy with just one leg from Boston to Miami. The second day involves a trip to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, then back to Miami and up to Boston. We're required to sign in for our trip ...2 JetBlue pilots arrested for beating up a cabbie
Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:00PM: Oh my, the bad news about JetBlue staff just keeps piling up. After the report of a JetBlue Flight attendant harassing a passenger, it is now 2 Jetblue pilots who are in hot water. The 2 off-duty pilots were in a cab, making their way from an upscale Miami strip club to a local Subway sandwich shop. When they arrived at their destination, they decided that they were too important to pay the $9 ...Galley Gossip: There's more to Miami than La Carreta
Aug 12th, 2008 at 9:00AM:
"There's more to Miami than La Carreta," said the well dressed passenger seated in 9D, the seat directly in front of my jump seat, as we slowly climbed to our cruising altitude.
"Oh I don't know about that!" I laughed, as I loosened my seat belt so I could lean into the aisle and see why the woman three rows back kept waving her hands at me.
"The seat belt sign is on," I told the woman as I ...Galley Gossip: Flight Attendants Walk off the Plane
Jul 10th, 2008 at 9:00AM:
"Why in the world did you bid that!" I asked my mother, who is also a flight attendant (yeah, I know, it's a bit of a freak show over here), when she told me about her nightmare trip from New York to Miami. "I haven't worked that route in years."
The New York to Miami flight is by far one of the worst trips to work if you're a flight attendant, which is why, I imagine, when it comes to ...
