Mud delays efforts to pull rare World War II dive bomber from Southern Calif. reservoir

Mud delays efforts to extract WWII plane from lake

SAN DIEGO – Divers worked through the day Thursday to extract a rare World War II dive bomber from the bottom of a reservoir but were unable to finish removing thick silt and mud from the plane to enable it to be lifted out of the water.
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AP sources: Phone call was about hijacking an American Airlines plane bound for NY

AP sources: Phone was about hijacking threat

WASHINGTON – A source close to the investigation says a New York-bound jetliner was stopped from taking off from San Francisco after someone threatened to hijack it.
American Airlines Flight 24 was halted just before its scheduled takeoff Thursday morning at San Francisco International Airport after someone called in the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : AP sources: Phone call was about hijacking an American Airlines plane bound for NY.

Correction: American Airlines seat fee story

Correction: American Airlines seat fee story

NEW YORK – In a story Aug. 19 about American Airlines new seat fees, The Associated Press reported erroneously that elite frequent fliers can reserve the first few rows of coach for no charge. Elite fliers have access to other preferred seats without a fee but must pay $19 to … Read : Correction: American Airlines seat fee story.

Veterans’ families watch salvagers working to pull rare WWII plane from California reservoir

Divers work to lift WWII plane from Calif. lake

SAN DIEGO – Salvage divers gently cleared away silt and mud covering a WWII dive bomber buried in the bottom of the San Diego reservoir, carefully working Thursday to lift the rare plane from the water 65 years after it was ditched during a training run.
Bob Metz, … Read more : Veterans’ families watch salvagers working to pull rare WWII plane from California reservoir.

NTSB says metal fatigue led to hole in roof of Southwest Airlines jet last year

Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue

DALLAS – Federal investigators say metal fatigue caused a hole to rip open in the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet as it cruised at 35,000 feet last year.
The National Transportation Safety Board says the 14-inch crack developed in a spot where two sheets of aluminum skin were …. Original article  : NTSB says metal fatigue led to hole in roof of Southwest Airlines jet last year.

American Airlines to start charging $19-$39 for seats in the first few rows of coach cabin

American Airlines to charge for front-row seats

NEW YORK – American Airlines has found another fee.
The Fort Worth, Texas, airline said Wednesday it’s now charging between $19 and $39 for “Express Seats” – those spots in the first few rows of coach that include bulkhead seats.
American said the price of the seats includes getting on the … Original article on : American Airlines to start charging $19-$39 for seats in the first few rows of coach cabin.

Website hopes to serve travelers in their own backyards

Website aimed at hometown tourists
BOISE, Idaho – My family will travel halfway around the world to see a koala bear sitting in a eucalyptus tree, but for some reason it took us four years in Boise to see the city’s spooky old 19th century penitentiary, a local favorite just a few miles from our house.

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Man hospitalized after falling 20 feet while waiting to board Disney theme park ride

Man falls at Disney’s California Adventure park

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Police say a man was hurt in a 20-foot fall while waiting to get on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim.
The 20-year-old was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released.
Disneyland Resorts spokeswoman Suzi Brown says …. Read the original article  : Man hospitalized after falling 20 feet while waiting to board Disney theme park ride.