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$4 billion redevelopment of aging LaGuardia Airport approved
2016-03-25 00:33:02| Footwear - Topix.net
A $4 billion redevelopment of aging LaGuardia Airport was approved on Thursday after an unusually contentious board meeting that exposed divisions between members on how much the project is going to cost and how it should be managed. The resolution ultimately passed unanimously but with an asterisk: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board members also voted to rewrite policies governing how large-scale projects like LaGuardia are approved.
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MTA to convert bus route for better access to LaGuardia
2016-01-23 12:07:37| Railroads - Topix.net
Gov. Cuomo may have a costly plan to build an AirTrain to LaGuardia - but in the meantime, the MTA is rolling out a speedy bus service between the airport and a Queens subway hub. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to change the Q70 Woodside-LaGuardia route into a Select Bus Service, featuring streetside fare payment, this year.
Transit advocates push for LaGuardia bus route rebranding
2015-11-24 13:13:55| Railroads - Topix.net
Transit advocates Riders Alliance have proposed rebranding a bus route in Queens as a cheap and easy way to take flyers to and from the airport. More air travelers using LaGuardia Airport would hop on public transit if the MTA did a better marketing job, transit advocates said Monday.
Starting from scratch: LaGuardia Airports rehabilitation
2015-10-27 01:00:00| Airport Technology
An ambitious $4bn rehabilitation project aims to wipe out most of New Yorks run-down LaGuardia Airport and build a world-class air hub in its place, complete with advanced transport connections. But the complexities surrounding this much-welcomed pr
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NTSB determines cause of hard landing at LaGuardia.
2015-07-28 14:31:05| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NTSB determined that the captain's failed attempt to recover from an unstabilized approach by transferring airplane control at low altitude instead of performing a go-around, caused a hard landing at LaGuardia International Airport in Queens, NY. On July 22, 2013, a Boeing 737, operated as Southwest Airlines flight 345, landed hard, nose-first, on runway 4 at LGA. Of the 144 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board, 8 sustained minor injuries and airplane was substantially damaged.
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