Imagine the neighbors’ shock when a small plane crashed into an apartment building in the wee hours of the morning in Herndon this summer ! The accident occurred as the pilot was making his way into Dulles for an emergency landing. The plane was running low on fuel, and its engine cut off. The convenience…
Continue readingAfter having seen movies where there’s an exciting chase scene on an airport runway, it was a thrill for Herndon lawyer Doug Landau to actually get to be in a chase scene of his own. In this case, lawyer Landau was chasing other runners in the Manassas Runway race ! In his own version of…
Continue readingUnited Airlines confirmed its adoption of the Continental Airlines Pet Safe program as the merger of the two carriers became official last month. The Pet Safe program, which had been in place for several years, bans nine dog breeds on planes, including the American Pit Bull and Corso. Both of those breeds have caused permanent…
Continue readingEver one to go and visit the best lawyers at their offices all over the United States, Doug Landau recently made the acquaintance of Abram Bohrer, a New York City attorney with a specialty of helping those injured during domestic and international flights. Bohrer, the “Flight Injury Lawyer,” has successfully represented passengers injured here in…
Continue readingAlaska Airlines lands in some of the most extreme weather conditions and and challenging commercial airport runways in the world. Despite the unforgiving climate and topography of some cities it serves, the airline operates with the best on-time performance in the industry for the third year in a row. 87% of Alaska Airlines flights land…
Continue readingWhen we were kids, there were always arguments about who got to “go first.” But at the airport, this question takes on great importance. With large jets, small luggage tugs, turbo props and fuel trucks all using the same surface area, air travelers wonder how chaos is avoided when there are no “aircraft traffic cops”…
Continue readingMetropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), the overseeing authority for Reagan National and Dulles International Airports, the Dulles Toll Road, and the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project extending the Metro’s silver line to Dulles airport and into Loudoun County, has come under fire from the Department of Transportation (DOT) in a report issued last November. In a…
Continue readingWhen I am injured at the airport deplaning, or collecting my luggage, why can’t the local police investigate my airport accident case ? Passenger and airline employee injuries that occur at Dulles and National Airports’ “Airports Operation Area” (or “AOA”) are investigated by the Airport Police. The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (“MWAA”) has its own…
Continue readingAirline travel safety is paramount, and while airport travelers dislike long lines at TSA inspection areas, there have been no hijackings – or resulting deaths – on American airlines since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This begs the question: is the hassle of enhanced security measures a reasonable price to pay for safety? Herndon airport injury…
Continue readingThe Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority reports that all major airlines that serve the Washington D.C. region’s two major airports have canceled flights until further notice due to Hurricane Sandy. The airports themselves technically remain open. But the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (“MWAA”) is urging passengers not to travel to the airports until flights resume. Even…
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