Tom Costello
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NBC NEWS Senior Correspondent covering Aviation, Space/NASA, Econ & Cybersecurity for @TODAYshow @nbcnightlynews. Hometown - Denver. #GoBuffs
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Joined May 2010
Live from 30k ft as United Airlines Adds High-Speed WiFi via @SpaceX Starlink
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Unreliable Wi-Fi is one of the top complaints among fliers but now United Airlines is connecting its planes to 8,000 Starlink satellites to provide lightning-fast internet to its passengers. NBC’s...
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NBC NEWS: FAA Issues SAFETY Alert for Airline Emerg Evacs: https://t.co/6hDBzMulaO via @TODAYshow
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The FAA is instructing airlines to reevaluate emergency evacuation procedures, including fight crews training, announcements and commands to passengers. The moves comes after recent instances where...
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The @faa is issuing an #AirlineSafety Alert this morning - concerned that passengers aren't evacuating fast enough in emergencies. We're live on @TODAYshow from DCA at 7:32am.
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Another overnight radar and radio outage @EWRairport - LASTED 90 seconds. Controllers upset. Mostly cargo flights at that hour. @SecDuffy tells me ATC experiences 'hundreds' of radio glitches every week.
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Essential tips to protect yourself from online shopping scams
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From artificial intelligence to phishing emails, online hackers are using new and more sophisticated tools to get you to give up your most sensitive personal information. Now, Visa is warning its...
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After more than 7 weeks on the picket lines, 33,000 striking machinists at Boeing will decide whether to accept or reject the company’s latest contract offer. @tomcostellonbc reports on the latest details.
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The Federal Trade Commission is issuing new regulations that make canceling subscriptions as easy as it is to sign up for them amid increasing complaints about the obstacles companies impose when users try to unsubscribe. @tomcostellonbc reports.
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SpaceX launched to space to bring back stranded astronauts https://t.co/eNiM8cHaxn via @nbcnews
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Today SpaceX launched a rocket to the International Space Station on a mission to bring two stranded astronauts back to earth. NBC News' Tom Costello has details.
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More problems for @BoeingAirplanes
There are new safety concerns surrounding Boeing and some of its popular 737 planes. @tomcostellonbc reports on the details.
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There are new safety concerns surrounding Boeing and some of its popular 737 planes. @tomcostellonbc reports on the details.
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Behind the scenes at the @FAANews air traffic control academy. Looking for young people fast in their feet and cool under pressure --- our report:
There’s an all-out push to hire more air traffic controllers amid a nationwide shortage ahead of the busy holiday travel season. @tomcostellonbc reports on the efforts.
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Love Dr. Gupta - always measured, already reliable info:
Big win for public health today with the @US_FDA approval of the nasal flu vaccine Flumist for at-home use! For those 2 to 49 years old, this option has long existed, but now you can self administer it at home with a Rx. Access, ease, convenience!
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So - there's another Tom Costello??? - a professor at AU! But he's got much better hair!!! Nice to meet you Tom!
Today I got to meet my name doppelgänger — @tomcostellonbc — AKA the reason I will never show up in google searches.
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A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing minutes after takeoff because the plane’s cabin failed to properly pressurize. @tomcostellonbc reports on the latest details.
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A court hearing is now revealing new details about the Titan submersible, including the last messages sent by the crew moments before the disaster. The submersible imploded in June last year during a sightseeing dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. @tomcostellonbc reports.
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More than 30,000 Boeing workers are on strike after 94% of union members voted to reject a new contract. This strike, according to CNBC, could cost the company more than $1 billion a month. @tomcostellonbc reports.
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Live from @HartsfieldATL for @TODAYshow
Video shows the moment two Delta planes collided on the taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, leaving passengers rattled and one of the aircrafts severely damaged. @tomcostellonbc reports on the details.
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No decision from @NASA until end is the month ---
NASA has not yet made a decision about whether it's safe to bring home the two astronauts stuck in space on their Boeing Starliner spaceship or whether they should wait instead and put them on a SpaceX ship that comes back next year. @tomcostellonbc reports on the latest.
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