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Md. officials go after taxes from travel websites

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Annie Linskey - Jul. 21 (News) - In a hunt for more revenue, Maryland officials are weighing ways to pressure hotel-booking websites such as Expedia and Orbitz to pay more taxes — a tactic that has netted some cities, counties and states tens of millions of dollars, but left others mired in lengthy legal battles.

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Maryland weighs changes to BWI Airport tax business

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Daniel J. Sernovitz - Jul. 19 (News) - State transportation officials are considering an overhaul to the way Maryland awards exclusive taxi service deals at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in the wake of a controversial proposal to tap a Northern Virginia company for the concession rights.

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Maryland delays decision on BWI taxi contract a year

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Scott Dance - Jun. 15 (News) - State officials rejected a new four-year contract for taxi pickup exclusivity at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, instead approving a one-year extension of the existing contract.

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BWI Taxi drivers protest new management plan

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Liz F. Kay - Jun. 14 (News) - The holding lot at BWI Marshall Airport was a sea of white vehicles Tuesday as angry taxi drivers massed to protest a proposal that would award the airport's taxi concession to a Virginia-based company.

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Soldiers returning through BWI decry Delta baggage fees

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Liz F. Kay - Jun. 08 (News) - Delta Airlines charged members of a U.S. Army unit returning from service in Afghanistan through BWI Marshall Airport more than $2,800 in additional baggage fees, according to a video testimonial shared viaYouTube.

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Southwest CEO envisions BWI as international hub

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Daniel J. Sernovitz - Jun. 03 (News) - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport could become a major international hub for Southwest Airlines Co. in the future, the company’s top executive said Friday morning.

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Analysts: Airline merger unlikely to spell higher rates — yet

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Gus G. Sentementes - May. 02 (News) - Southwest Airlines' $1 billion purchase of AirTran Holdings is not expected to squelch competition at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport — at least not immediately.

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BWI operating as usual following bin Laden death

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Ryan Sharrow - May. 02 (News) - Business was as usual at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Monday, but security was generally heightened in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing by U.S. Navy Seals on Sunday.

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Maryland at fault in '08 helicopter crash that killed four, U.S. claims

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Yeganeh June Torbati - Apr. 11 (News) - The federal government is blaming the state of Maryland for a helicopter crash that killed four people in 2008, claiming the mistakes of a state-employed pilot, not federal air-traffic controllers, directly caused the accident.

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Police: Md. Man Got On Plane In NYC Without Ticket

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Mar. 10 (News) - The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday it is trying to determine how a man slipped past authorities and boarded a flight with a stolen boarding pass at New York's Kennedy airport.

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Measles-Infected Traveler Visited 2 DC Airports

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Feb. 27 (News) - Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from London.

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First Mariner CEO receives probation before judgment in BWI gun incident

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

WMAR-TV - By Megan Pringle - Feb. 23 (News) - First Mariner Bank CEO Ed Hale has pleaded guilty to interfering with security at BWI-Marshall airport. This all stems from an incident on February 4th when a loaded handgun was found in his luggage at a security checkpoint.

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First Mariner CEO receives probation before judgment in BWI gun incident

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - By Andrea Siegel - Feb. 22 (News) - The chairman and chief executive officer of First Mariner Bancorp was granted probation before judgment Tuesday on a charge of having a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage earlier this month at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, according to court records.

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