The aircraft at the Bangor International Airport. Bangor residents who looked up Tuesday afternoon may have seen the President of the United States’ famed white and blue jetliner. Called Air Force One when the president is onboard, one of the two specially configured Boeing 747s, which dons “United States of America” on its side, landed […]
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Lewiston salutes veterans at Colisee
LEWISTON — Their caps and patches told their story. Under one roof in the Colisee Sunday evening sat generations of veterans, whose collective resume includes places like Normandy, Kaesong and Kandahar — gathered for the second annual salute to veterans. The creators for the event, Henri St. Pierre and Arthur Obie envisioned a tribute to […]
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Military flight delayed at BIA as Customs seeks documentation
BANGOR — What was expected to be a routine stopover at Bangor International Airport for a plane filled with returning U.S. troops and defense contractors Sunday night instead became a frustrating ordeal for many of those aboard. For the 102 U.S. troops returning from Afghanistan and Kuwait on Delta flight 8964, getting off the plane […]
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Bangor International Airport lays off 15 employees
BANGOR — Bangor International Airport laid off 15 employees Thursday and more layoffs are expected over the next two weeks, airport Director Tony Caruso said Thursday morning. Caruso said more layoffs will be announced through next week. At that point, the airport will re-evaluate and determine what other changes might be needed to solidify its […]
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Florida woman arrested at BIA after weather delay and tantrum
BANGOR — An allegedly drunken Florida woman who wasn’t too pleased with her flight from Bangor International Airport to the Sunshine State being delayed wound up cooling off in jail on Sunday, police said. Janet Dinardi, 54, of Nokomis, Fla., was agitated because her Allegiant Air flight had been delayed due to Sunday’s snowstorm, and […]
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Delta flight lands at BIA, waits an hour for ground crew
BANGOR — Passengers aboard a Delta flight that originated in Detroit and landed at Bangor International Airport on Sunday night were surprised when no crew was there to greet them. The flight landed around 7:45 p.m. and passengers sat on the plane for about an hour before they were able to proceed into the airport, […]
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Plane headed for Orlando forced to return to BIA after engine trouble
BANGOR — An Allegiant Air flight headed for Orlando, Fla., was forced to return to Bangor International Airport about 10:45 a.m. Sunday shortly after takeoff due to an engine problem, according James Canders, assistant airport director. The pilot noticed a loss of power in the left engine, declared an emergency and circled back to land, […]
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Maine potato fields backdrop for feature film
PORTLAND (AP) — The filmmakers who won critical acclaim for their documentary focusing on the troop greeters at Bangor International Airport are again using Maine as a backdrop. The first feature film by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly is set among the blue potato farms in Van Buren in northern Maine. “Beneath the Harvest Sky” […]