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New version of Google Maps brings indoor floor plans to your phoneupdated: Wed Nov 30 2011 07:37:00

Google's Maps team has made fantastic advances in surveying and mapping seemingly every square inch of navigable ground on the planet. But for mobile users, those maps have always stopped just short of indoor spaces -- until now.

Fliers' saggy pants, skimpy garb test airlinesupdated: Wed Sep 07 2011 12:42:00

Provocative flight attendants' uniforms used to raise eyebrows in the 1970s "Fly Me" era of aviation, but these days it's the passengers who are under scrutiny for their attire.

NTSB slams PG&E over 2010 pipeline blastupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 20:12:00

The NTSB sharply criticized pipline owner PG&E for the San Bruno, California pipeline explosion from 2010.

'Patriot Pilot' reveals identity weeks after video rips securityupdated: Tue Dec 28 2010 15:50:00

After referring to himself online only as "The Patriot Pilot," a California-based aviator revealed his identity Monday and explained his crusade to expose what he described as the nation's faulty airport security.

Pilot's security tour causes stirupdated: Mon Dec 27 2010 10:44:00

Fran Townsend weighs in on a California pilot's video that reveals apparent shortcomings in security.

San Francisco airport defends security in wake of pilot's videosupdated: Mon Dec 27 2010 10:44:00

The leadership of San Francisco's airport fired back Saturday at critics who had rallied around a commercial pilot who had posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in security.

Pilot says TSA punished him for sharing videos onlineupdated: Fri Dec 24 2010 08:14:00

A California-based commercial pilot says the Transportation Security Administration retaliated against him after he posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in airport security.

As residents return, utility pledges money for California suburbupdated: Tue Sep 14 2010 09:16:00

California utility Pacific Gas and Electric will set aside up to $100 million to help rebuild parts of the San Francisco suburb ravaged by a deadly gas explosion last week, the company's president said Monday.

New remains found after San Bruno blastupdated: Sun Sep 12 2010 20:52:00

San Bruno, California, city officials say new remains have been found after Thursday's natural gas explosion.

Blaze engulfs homes in California neighborhoodupdated: Thu Sep 09 2010 23:37:00

Firefighters were battling a gas line or gas-fueled blaze Thursday evening that engulfed dozens of homes and sent bright flames and huge plumes of smoke shooting hundreds of feet into the air in a neighborhood in San Bruno, California, emergency management officials said.

GAO: Airline delays down 6 percent from 2007updated: Thu May 27 2010 09:57:00

Flight delays decreased 6 percent from 2007 to 2009, largely because airlines put fewer planes in the sky because of the recession, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office.

Feds: Two aircraft came too close over San Franciscoupdated: Wed Mar 31 2010 12:11:00

A United Airlines Boeing 777 jetliner came dangerously close to a small Cessna aircraft over San Francisco, California, on Saturday, according to federal officials who launched an investigation into the incident Tuesday.

CNNMoney: January, a great month to fly: reportupdated: Thu Feb 04 2010 08:43:00

January was a great month to fly, with an exceptionally high rate of on-time arrivals, according to airline researcher FlightStats.

Surviving the Talkative Airplane Seatmateupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 09:36:00

All I wanted to do was to fall asleep in my tiny seat on the last leg of a grueling day of air travel, when I was cornered by the Talkative Airplane Seatmate -- a species oblivious to yawns and one-word answers.

Snow shuts California's I-5updated: Sat Jan 26 2008 20:06:00

Hundreds stuck as heavy snow shuts 40-mile stretch of I-5 in Southern California.

NTSB: Near-collision videos show runway dangers updated: Fri Nov 09 2007 08:53:00

The National Transportation Safety Board has released dramatic animation of two runway near-collisions this year to illustrate what the agency says is the need for improvements in runway safety.

Airport screeners failed to find most fake bombs, TSA saysupdated: Thu Oct 18 2007 14:30:00

Screeners failed to find most of the fake bombs smuggled by plainclothes investigators through checkpoints at two major airports from late 2005 until last fall, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday.

Time.com: Computer Glitch Halts United Flightsupdated: Thu Jun 21 2007 11:45:00

A computer malfunction at United Airlines halted all departures systemwide for two hours Wednesday, causing delays that lingered throughout much of the day, the carrier said

Fortune: The ultimate layover handbookupdated: Thu Oct 19 2006 15:55:00

1. Boston, Logan International Airport Create your own seafood fest at home after a stop at Anthony's Pier 4 Fish Co. in Terminal B. It will pack up live lobsters to carry onboard. massport.com

Northern California: 72 holes in 72 hoursupdated: Thu Sep 15 2005 13:18:00

Augusta. St. Andrews. Pebble Beach. For most golfers, those three courses represent the sacred trinity of 18-hole layouts. Play one and consider yourself among the truly fortunate. Play all three? Welcome to duffer nirvana.

Business 2.0: A New Generation Of VCs Lets Looseupdated: Fri Oct 01 2004 00:01:00

Miles from the rarefied enclave of Sand Hill Road, Jason Green is launching a new VC firm—and rethinking the venture capital business. Along with his two co-founders, Green runs Emergence Capital P...

FAA radio outage halts flights in Westupdated: Tue Sep 14 2004 21:13:00

A breakdown of a radio system linking air traffic controllers to high-altitude planes over Southern California forced federal officials to halt outgoing flights for three hours Tuesday evening at several airports, including Los Angeles International.

Fortune: PAMPERS IN THE MEN'S ROOMupdated: Mon Jan 02 1989 00:01:00

A giant step for Men's Lib: At Chicago's O'Hare and Los Angeles's airports, United Air Lines has installed changing tables in the men's rooms for fathers traveling with babies. ''It's very convenie...

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