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Lasers flashed at 2 planes on approach to SLC airport

Last updated Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 1:58pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police are searching for someone who flashed green lasers at the cockpits of two aircraft as they made their final approach to land at Salt Lake International Airport.

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Loaded gun at SLC airport is 5th found this year

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 3:07pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Transportation Safety Administration officials say a loaded gun found at the Salt Lake City airport is the fifth firearm they've confiscated there this year.

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Idaho man accused of snatching luggage at SLC airport

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:03am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A 46-year-old Idaho man is facing a felony theft charge after authorities say he snatched another man's bag from a Salt Lake City airport carousel and stole some of its contents.

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SLC Airport to speed travelers through airport screening

Hugo Martin Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:05pm

A test program that allows air travelers who voluntarily offer background information to zip through faster airport security lines without removing shoes, belts and coats will be expanded to 28 new airports, Transportation Security Administration officials said Wednesday.

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SLC Airport to get major overhaul

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 11:33am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Mayor Ralph Becker says Salt Lake City is ready to demolish and rebuild its airport to make it more earthquake-proof and accommodate its role as an emerging regional hub.

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Small plane slides off Salt Lake airport runway

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 4:43pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Officials say a small plane slid off the runway at Salt Lake City International Airport, but no injuries have been reported.

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Tires on Delta flight deflate upon landing

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 8:28am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Maintenance teams are examining a Delta Airlines plane after two of its tires deflated upon landing in Salt Lake City.

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Another gun found in luggage at SLC airport

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 5:50pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities have found a loaded gun in luggage at Salt Lake City International Airport for the second time in a week.

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Loaded gun found in bag at Salt Lake City airport

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 5:15pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities say a loaded gun has been confiscated at Salt Lake City International Airport and a man has been arrested.

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Loaded gun found in SLC airport bag

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 5:14pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities say a man was questioned at Salt Lake City International Airport after a loaded handgun was found in his bag.

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SkyWest Airlines to cut 170 jobs from SLC airport

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 5:09pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- SkyWest Airlines has announced it will cut 170 positions from its Salt Lake City workforce.

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A Weatherly 620B plane, based out of Ogden, made an emergency landing northwest of the Salt Lake City International Airport after a cylinder in the engine burst, spraying oil all over the windshield, says Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Mark Bednarik. Bednarik says the plane is owned by Thomas Helicopters in Ogden. The company contracts with Salt Lake County Mosquito Abatement. The pilot is 45 years old. His name has not been released.

Small plane makes emergency landing on dirt road

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 11:13pm

NORTH SALT LAKE -- A small single-engine plane's safe landing on a dirt road Wednesday was amazing, emergency personnel say.

The Weatherly 620B plane, based in Ogden, made the landing northwest of Salt Lake City International Airport after a cylinder burst in the engine, spraying oil all over the windshield, said Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Mark Bednarik.

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3 charged in SLC airport drug smuggling scheme

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 15, 2011 - 5:27pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal grand jury has indicted two former Salt Lake City airport employees and another man on conspiracy and drug possession charges.

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SLC weather forces jets to land at Ogden

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 2:58pm

OGDEN -- Three commercial jets were diverted to Ogden-Hinckley Airport on Wednesday afternoon due to high winds at Salt Lake International Airport.

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Salt Lake airport to boost concessions

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 11:45am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Officials at Salt Lake City International Airport say the first massive makeover of concessions in five decades will boost sales $34 million per year.

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