@gregorywallace

@cnn producer covering transportation and government agencies. aspiring bed & breakfast proprietor.

 Washington, D.C.
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Joined June 2011
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New site: invest.gov is live! Great info hub for the major public and private sector investments that have sprouted from @POTUS' Investing in America agenda and the major legislation passed so far in this administration. What, where, and how much all laid out here.
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United Airlines handles half of all passengers flying through Newark. Now Spirit is getting a boost to compete: cnn.com/travel/article/spiri…

Spirit Airlines gets chance to expand at busy Newark Airport | CNN

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has won the opportunity to expand its operations at the crowded Newark Airport – over complaints from dominant United Airlines that Spirit and its peers are clogging...

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Federal officials are organizing a call for Thursday with airline industry representatives to plan for potential weather disruptions over the July 4 weekend, according to an industry source familiar with the matter.
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The industry and @FAANews have been arguing over who is least prepared for high summer demand.  Industry says FAA is understaffed, especially at a key facility in Florida. FAA says it is shifting employees to cover gaps and that airlines are struggling to recover from weather.
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Wednesday marked the second consecutive day with more than 600 US flight cancelations, according to @flightaware data.
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“After the passenger was restrained in flex cuffs, she spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers.” Fined $81,950
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FAA issues record fines for unruly air passengers - via @gregorywallace - cnn.com/travel/article/airpl…

2 airplane passengers accused of biting and hitting could pay huge fines | CNN

The Federal Aviation Administration said the $81,950 and $77,272 fines over an attack on a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight last July are the two largest it has brought against an...

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the four year old ordered to shoot at law enforcement shows "how out of hand the campaign against police has gotten:" abc4.com/news/local-news/sus…

UPDATE: Father allegedly told 4-year-old to shoot at officers at McDonald’s in Midvale

Police arrested Sadaat Johnson after his 4-year-old son fired a gun at police at a Utah McDonald’s

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Deaths and crashes in the state with the strictest drunken driving law are down 20%.  Now some other states may follow suit:   cnn.com/2022/02/12/us/utah-d… @CNN

Utah’s new drunken driving law is paying off | CNN

Deaths and crashes linked to drunken driving dropped almost 20% in Utah, the only state with a lower legal limit of .05, according to a new study.

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A snapshot of the nonsensical violence onboard planes that flight attendants and pilots are dealing with: cnn.com/travel/article/faa-u… @petemuntean @cnn “began punching one of the flight attendants” “yelled at the crewmember to ‘get his fat a** out of my face,’ and then pushed him”

Violent airline passengers fined more than $200,000 by FAA | CNN

Federal authorities have slapped 10 violent airline passengers with nearly a quarter-million dollars in new fines for shouting, spitting, screaming, shoving and throwing punches onboard commercial...

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There’s more: “shoved a crewmember” “spat on a crewmember” “threatened a flight attendant by saying he was going to ‘[expletive] up his a**.’” “struck a flight attendant on the right forearm, and attempted to do so again”
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And more: “physically assaulted the flight attendant by shoving her in the chest” “stomped and/or kicked the feet of the passenger seated behind him” “threw trash at a flight attendant”
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NEW: @NTSB says new evidence shows someone was driving the @Tesla that sped through a residential neighborhood and slammed into trees last April. Local police previously said nobody was behind the wheel, raising suspicion the Autopilot system was involved.
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One piece of evidence: this steering wheel damage. Photo from @NTSB_Newsroom:
NEW: Many flight attendants would get more guaranteed time off between the next workday under a @FAANews proposal. It would require 10+ hours of time off duty before the next shift, up from the current 8 or 9 hour standard. Some union contracts set higher requirements.
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Replying to @FAA_Billy
@FAA_Steve will tell Congress the FAA is more diligently inspecting the work of plane manufacturers since the crashes of two @Boeing 737 MAX jets killed 346 people: "our approach to aircraft certification and safety oversight has changed."
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@RepPeterDeFazio will say he is “encouraged” by the FAA’s work.
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But families of second 737 MAX crash say the FAA has not done enough oversight of @Boeing, and want the agency to revoke Boeing’s delegated authority.
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Mark Forkner, the @Boeing employee who bragged about Jedi mind tricking regulators into approving the 737 MAX, has been indicted for fraud. Boeing already agreed to pay a $2.5 billion fine for its “misleading statements, half-truths, and omissions.”
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CNN EXCLUSIVE: Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a “huge problem,” @TSA_Pekoske tells @petemuntean. Officers have found 4,650 firearms in the first 10 months of the year surpassing the full-year record of 4,432 from 2019.
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NEW: Judge issues a temporary restraining order to prevent United Airlines from placing on leave employees who claim exemptions from the industry’s most widely-enacted coronavirus vaccination requirement.
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