Sam Sweeney
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✈️ Currently Overseeing Transportation Coverage @ABC . Philly Native. News Nerd. Fmr. Peace Corps Volunteer. Travel Addict. Aviation Enthusiast. ✈️
Washington, D.C.
Joined January 2012
United Airlines says its systems are coming back online right now. Travelers can expect delays throughout the night. More than 800 United flights have been delayed so far.
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BREAKING: United Airlines has issued a nationwide ground stop and is holding all departures due to a technology issue.
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RT @ABCNewsLive: The FAA is investigating a close call between two commercial jets that were taking off on parallel runways at San Francisc….
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JUST IN: The FAA is investigating after a United flight crossed directly in front of a United Express flight seconds after takeoff in San Francisco. The FAA says the United A320 turned without authorization. FR24 says the planes came within 275 ft vertical and 1950 ft horizontal.
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RT @ABCNewsLive: Transportation Sec. Duffy laid out plans on Monday to improve safety at Newark International Airport. @SweeneyABC breaks d….
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A rate sight today at Joint Base Andrews. Kamala Harris’ plane taking off before Joe Bidens on their final departures.
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American Airlines flights are resuming and the FAA has lifted the nationwide ground stop.
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BREAKING: American Airlines has grounded all flights due to a technical issue. The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop.
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BREAKING: FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is stepping down January 20th. Whitaker was just over a year into a 5 year term.
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BREAKING: TSA says Sunday was the busiest day for air travel in its history, screening more than 3.08 million passengers. The previous record was 7/7/24 with 3,013,622 passengers.
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A sleeping, deaf/non-verbal United Airlines passenger was attacked on a San Fran to D.C. flight. A man sitting in 35F used the lavatory and on his way back to his seat he began punching a sleeping passenger in 12F. It’s believed the men had never met.
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The FBI says Everett Chad Nelson attacked a sleeping passenger on his flight Monday. The assault appeared to be sudden and random.
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The former Alaska Airlines pilot who took magic mushrooms and tried to shutdown the plane's engines midflight calls it the worst 30 seconds of his life, but is now grateful for the moment. His message to the passengers & crew and what he is doing now:
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Joe Emerson, the pilot who attempted to shut down the engines of an in-flight Alaska Airlines plane, shares his story with ABC News.
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Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight , forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning.
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BREAKING: Southwest Airlines will now be forced to give passengers a $75 travel credit if their flight is delayed by more than 3 hours and the delay is caused by the airline. This is part of a record $140 million fine handed down by the DOT after last year’s holiday meltdown.
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The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut down a plane’s engines mid-flight just walked out of jail after a judge granted bail earlier today.
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Anyone looking for a bucolic riverfront cabin two hours from DC? This one is for sale and it's a gem! .
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BREAKING: A suspected Hamas fighter has JUST been captured at the festival fair grounds. He was armed with a knife and immediately stripped by Israeli soldiers.
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Hamas motorcycle license plates read: “Your time is over”. I snapped this yesterday in a village along the Gaza border.
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Dramatic video shows a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter break apart and crash around 8:45 Monday Morning in Pompano Beach,Fl. Two people taken to the hospital w/unknown injuries.
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23 hours before Donald Trump is set to appear for a federal judge, news outlets are lining up for a spot in the courtroom. 1. CNN .2. Lawfare.3. ABC.4. FOX.5. CNN (spot 2)
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