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An empty middle seat is the latest perk United Airlines will offer on some flights

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (444+ words) The Chicago-based carrier announced plans this week to roll out a new row of its “Economy Plus” seats with no neighbor in the middle spot — and instead use the space for a shared table (and more elbow room) between the…...

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Sully Sullenberger, pilot who saved 155 in ‘Miracle on the Hudson,’ diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (243+ words) Sullenberger rose to national fame after he and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles made the emergency landing on Jan. 15, 2009, after a bird strike disabled both engines of US Airways Flight 1549 upon departure from LaGuardia Airport. NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Sully Sullenberger, the flight…...

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Restoration underway of famed Kenney Field jet

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (157+ words) Kenney Field in Tonawanda Tonawanda, N.Y. (WBEN) - The large, Korean War era Cougar Jet that has been displayed at Kenney Field at the corner of Brighton and Colvin in Tonawanda is getting a makeover. The plane, which has sat at the…...

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audacy.com > knss > news > local > concorde-wichita

30 years ago (1996): the Concorde in Wichita

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (172+ words) British Airways Concorde taking flight. 30 years ago this weekend (1996), the Concorde, the European-based supersonic aircraft, capable of flying at twice the speed of sound, flew in to Wichita for the first time. During the stop in Wichita, 250 people got the…...

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audacy.com > knxnews > news > world > iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-july-10-2026-4bf4fdd1f4d782ff08f60d152909faee

Unclaimed airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (632+ words) The strikes Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit areas across southern Iran. The country's theocracy hasn't directly blamed anyone for the strikes, though one lawmaker issued a warning to the United…...

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Mysterious airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (602+ words) The strikes Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit areas across southern Iran. The country's theocracy hasn't directly blamed anyone for the strikes, though one lawmaker issued a warning to the United…...

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Grapevine aviation pioneer Wally Funk dies at 87

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (258+ words) Grapevine resident Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviator who became the oldest woman to fly in space at age 82, has died at 87. Funk passed away Wednesday at her home in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, according to the City of Grapevine. She…...

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Five new wildfires have been reported near the Boundary Waters

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (164+ words) Canoe Area Wilderness. Firefighters are actively tackling multiple blazes near Ely. The largest fire, the "Camp Fire," is estimated at between 1 and 2 acres. The fire was reported July 7 in the Superior National Forest. They're reporting that the fire is burning…...

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US airlines’ monthly fuel spending topped $6 billion again in May, up 84% from year ago

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (382+ words) U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the…...

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audacy.com > wccoradio > news > local > north-minneapolis-drones-first-responders

Northside Minneapolis residents to oppose "Drones as First Responders" program over their neighborhood

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (258+ words) Northside Minneapolis residents are planning to speak out at a city council committee meeting Wednesday against the testing of a proposed "Drones as First Responders" program over their neighborhood. The program would allow the Minneapolis Police Department to launch a…...