Category Archives: Washington Dulles (IAD)
United Flight Skids Off Runway in Ottawa
June 17, 2010 — 11:24 am PDT
Updated June 17, 2010 — 11:32 am PDT
United Flight 8050 (Credit: Bruno Schlumberger/Ottawa Citizen)
An investigation is underway in Ottawa, after a United Express commuter jet ran off the runway upon landing at the city’s Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Wednesday.
United Flight 8050, an Embraer RJ145 coming from Washington Dulles Airport, ended up nose-down about 165 yards from the end of Runway 07 Wednesday afternoon. There was heavy rain at the time.
Warning: Sleeping on a Plane Can Lead to Lawsuits
May 27, 2010 — 8:22 am PDT
Updated May 27, 2010 — 8:41 am PDT
United Express jet operated by Trans States (Image courtesy TSA)
Warning: Falling asleep on an airline could result in false imprisonment, emotional distress, and negligence.
At least that’s what one passenger aboard a United Airlines flight is claiming in a lawsuit, after she was left sleeping aboard her flight for three hours after it had landed.
Bomb Threat Diverts Continental Flight
April 28, 2010 — 8:53 am PDT
Updated April 28, 2010 — 2:51 pm PDT
A Continental Airlines flight made an unscheduled landing this morning in North Carolina after a bomb threat was made.
Continental flight 3006, was going from Houston Intercontinental Airport, destined for Washington Dulles Airport.
The Embraer 145 aircraft was carrying about 45 people, according to preliminary reports.
According to the …
Winter Storm Causes Cancellations, Delays in Northeast
February 25, 2010 — 8:51 am PST
Updated March 26, 2010 — 3:51 pm PDT
Another winter storm is causing travel disruptions on the East Coast today.Many flights have been canceled, and others are delayed, at airports in the Washington, D.C. area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, as snow falls across the region.Southwest Airlines has canceled most of its flights …
5,700 Flights Grounded Wednesday; Airports Digging Out
February 11, 2010 — 9:13 am PST
Updated March 26, 2010 — 3:28 pm PDT
More than 5,700 flights were canceled Wednesday, as U.S. airlines grounded planes due to the winter storm that hit the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast.It was the most canceled flights since the events of 9/11.US Airways alone had 1,700 cancellations – more than half of …
Travel Woes Continue at D.C. Area Airports as New Storm Takes Aim
February 8, 2010 — 9:45 am PST
Updated April 28, 2010 — 3:34 pm PDT
In the wake of the storm that buried the Mid-Atlantic under a heavy blanket of snow, another system is making its way to the East Coast.The storm is moving across the Plains and the Midwest today, and is taking aim at the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Tuesday …
