Highlights
Miami International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world, and a major economic engine for Miami-Dade County. Operated by the county's Aviation Department, MIA was the nation's third busiest airport in foreign arrivals and departures in 2006, handling 14.7 million passengers. Another 17.5 million domestic travelers passed through the facility in 2006. The county estimates the airport's annual economic impact at $19.1 billion, chiefly in tourism, international banking and trade, and has a direct or indirect role in creating more than 240,000 local jobs. The airport is served by more than 80 airlines flying to some 150 destinations. Jose Abreu, is the Director of the Miami-Dade Av...
Miami International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world, and a major economic engine for Miami-Dade County. Operated by the county's Aviation Department, MIA was the nation's third busiest airport in foreign arrivals and departures in 2006, handling 14.7 million passengers. Another 17.5 million domestic travelers passed through the facility in 2006. The county estimates the airport's annual economic impact at $19.1 billion, chiefly in tourism, international banking and trade, and has a direct or indirect role in creating more than 240,000 local jobs. The airport is served by more than 80 airlines flying to some 150 destinations. Jose Abreu, is the Director of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
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Firefighter recalls Everglades crash
The Daytona Beach News-journalIt was just after Christmas 36 years ago when Flagler Beach resident Arthur Woosley, then a firefighter in Miami-Dade County, got a call to go to the Everglades and look for a missing airliner. Woosley, now 69, and two other firefighters on Engine 9...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Everglades, Transportation Accidents, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fires
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops hungry to live up to nickname
South Florida Sun-Sentinel"Big Game Bob" doesn't roll off the tongue quite the same anymore. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops hears this. The nickname's mostly uttered in a mocking tone with the No. 1 Sooners five days away from meeting No. 2 Florida in the BCS National Championship...Tags: Super Bowl, Football, ESPN, Dolphin Stadium, Multi-Sport Events
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Gators, Sooners: A lot in question
FT. LAUDERDALE — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops sounded like a guy whose luggage had been sent to Malaysia rather than Miami. Shortly after landing at Miami International Airport with his 12-1 Sooners, Stoops, with all the humor of a customs official,...Tags: Reggie Bush, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, Miami Dolphins, Percy Harvin
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Taxi driver won't be charged in child's death at Miami airport
SunSentinel.comA 6-year-old girl was struck and killed by a taxi at Miami International Airport on Friday evening after she fell from a luggage cart into traffic, authorities said. The child was riding on top of several pieces of luggage in a cart near the U.S. Customs...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Police: Girl fatally hit by taxi at Miami airport
The Associated PressMiami-Dade County police say a 6-year-old girl died after being hit by a taxi when she fell off a luggage cart and into a commercial lane of traffic at the Miami International Airport. Police say the girl was rushed to the hospital, where she died Friday...Tags: Police, Police Investigations, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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FAU headed for Detroit in the Dead of Winter
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsOK, let's give The Suit some credit. A bowl is a bowl, and FAU is in one, despite pretty long odds. I don't know how he pulled this off, but he did. It doesn't hurt when you have Howard......Tags: Howard Schnellenberger
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Transportation
American Airlines said Tuesday it reopened its deluxe "Flagship Lounge" at Miami International Airport to give first-class customers a place to relax, refresh or work before and after international and transcontinental flights. The lounge which offers...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida Department of Transportation, American Airlines, Inc.
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South Florida flights disrupted by winter weather up north
South Florida Sun-SentinelOfficials are warning holiday travelers to contact their airlines before heading to the airport because wintry weather up north is leading to flight delays and cancellations that ricochet all the way to South Florida. While our area is expected to be...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Palm Beach International Airport, New Year's Day
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Icy weather bites across the nation
The Associated PressSuccessive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast and keeping the lights off for thousands of people who lost power after ice storms just days ago. Iowa public safety officials...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Palm Beach International Airport, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Weather Reports
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Jury Starts Deliberations In Ex-FBI Agent's Mob Trial
A jury began deliberations Tuesday in the case of former Boston FBI agent John Connolly, accused of leaking sensitive tips to mobsters that led to the 1982 slaying of a gambling executive. The 12-person jury got the case after a seven-week trial and...Tags: Election Day, Assault, John Callahan, Murder, Justice System
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Nation briefs: Record for illegal immigrant deportees
The U.S. government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants, nearly 350,000, in the past year, authorities say. It also naturalized a record number of new Americans in the same time period, more than 1 million. Bush administration...Tags: Black Hills Corporation, Barack Obama, John Callahan, Murder, Heads of State
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Fort Lauderdale orchid seller guilty of smuggling scheme
The Associated PressA Florida orchid seller admitted in federal court that he illegally smuggled wild orchids out of the Philipplines. Fort Lauderdale businessman Mac Rivenbark pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling about 1,400 orchids into Miami International Airport in 2005....Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, Nature, Fort Lauderdale, Wildlife
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