MIA & LAS news

[Werkur]

Besides LAX, two other airports for me are with interest of, MIA & LAS, because they are destinations focused both business and leisure of my choices !

News at MIA: NTSB Faults Pilots For Crash With Tony Blair Onboard

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was onboard the plane when it rolled too far down a runway, smashing two lights. Inadequate runway lighting is also to blame.

None of the 349 passengers or 19 crew members were injured

http://www.local10.com/news/17587733/de ... a&psp=news

Tony Blair -

Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007, Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. On the day he stood down as Prime Minister, he was appointed official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East on behalf of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia, and stepped down as an MP.

http://www.daylife.com/topic/Tony_Blair

News at LAS: The FAA Talks Flight Paths At McCarran With Government Agencies

The FAA met with government agencies and commercial groups to discuss how to make our local skies safer, with a focus on tall buildings.

http://www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=9095220

WestJet moves to Terminal 1 at LAS

"WestJet constantly seeks to ensure that our guest experience is the best it can be," says Mark Brown, Director of Airport Operations for WestJet. "The airport environment is part of that experience and Terminal 1 at LAS provides improved amenities and comfort for guests travelling to and from Las Vegas."

Westjet to keep growing, read by this article, they have 76 and awaits further 45 737NG, no matter the worse economy today environment...

http://www.aviationtoday.com/pressreleases/26442.html

Updates will be posted, sometimes daily, and/or when it happens, besides LAX, I'm assigned to MIA & LAS.

[Werkur]

Still about Tony Blair BA209 flight:

After British Airways Flight 209 landed at Miami International Airport on Dec. 26, 2006, it rolled too far down a runway and crunched two lights. The pilots said they couldn't see where they were supposed to turn onto a taxiway.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/ ... 8869.story

MHI Receives 2nd Order for Automated People Mover At Miami International Airport, following Initial Order Placed in 1999

Tokyo, Oct 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in cooperation with Sumitomo Corporation, has received an order to construct an automated people mover (APM) system for Miami International Airport (MIA) together with two American companies: Odebrecht Construction, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A., Brazil's largest general contractor; and Parsons Corporation, a leading U.S. consultant. The order is worth approximately 27.4 billion yen (US$260 million). The APM system is slated for completion in September 2011.

http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=20114

MIA, the worst among 32 in on-time departures

Among airlines, JetBlue Airways had the worst on-time performance in August, while Hawaiian Airlines had the best.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breakin ... 10452.html

Thats all about MIA I got in one day..., enjoy reading, a LAS post in some few minutes, due this one is already too long.

[Werkur]

LAS, a series of upgrades at McCarran, some of them are quite interesting.

Airport scanner peers through clothing

"It basically will pick up anything that is blocking the skin of the person," TSA supervisory officer Joe Bause said. "Anything that has a density will stop the ... waves. It is almost like a sonar."

http://www.rgtonline.com/Article.cfm?Ar ... yName=News

Long reading, but is very worthy of your minutes spent.

Well...., considering L.A. hours, 1:23AM, its time to goto bed. See you people again late hours at this Friday night.