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How ‘potentially destructive’ fruit fly larvae were intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: How ‘potentially destructive’ fruit fly larvae were intercepted at Detroit Metro AirportYou’re looking at a picture of larvae from a “rare and potentially destructive” fruit fly that were intercepted at the Detroit Metro Airport. Gross!
Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit Metro airport
Read full article: Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit Metro airportFive puppies learning to serve as assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit Metro AirportFive puppies learning to serve as assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas
Read full article: Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las VegasHeavy rains across the United States have flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit for a few hours and covered the Las Vegas Strip with water.
Detroit Metro Airport traffic blocked by flooding Thursday, officials say
Read full article: Detroit Metro Airport traffic blocked by flooding Thursday, officials sayFlooded roadways were preventing Detroit Metropolitan Airport traffic from accessing the McNamara Terminal on Thursday morning, officials report.
TSA agent suspended after video shows dog being pulled aggressively at Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: TSA agent suspended after video shows dog being pulled aggressively at Detroit Metro AirportThe TSA agent seen in a video aggressively pulling an explosive detection dog at Detroit Metro Airport has been suspended from handling duties, the TSA said.
Video shows dog being aggressively pulled by handler at Detroit Metro Airport; TSA investigating
Read full article: Video shows dog being aggressively pulled by handler at Detroit Metro Airport; TSA investigatingThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responding after a video went viral on Sunday of a dog being aggressively pulled by its handler at Detroit Metro Airport.
TSA responding after video of dog being aggressively pulled by handler at Detroit Metro goes viral
Read full article: TSA responding after video of dog being aggressively pulled by handler at Detroit Metro goes viralThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responding after a video went viral on Sunday of a dog being aggressively pulled by its handler at Detroit Metro Airport.
TSA officers prevent 5 guns from being carried on airplanes at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in 4 days
Read full article: TSA officers prevent 5 guns from being carried on airplanes at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in 4 daysTransportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented five guns from being carried onto Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) airplanes in four days.
Moth species unseen for 110 years found in passenger’s bag at Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: Moth species unseen for 110 years found in passenger’s bag at Detroit Metro AirportA species of moth that hasn’t been encountered in 110 years was found inside the baggage of a passenger who flew into Detroit Metro Airport.
Detroit Metro Airport will officially rename North Terminal after Warren Evans on Monday
Read full article: Detroit Metro Airport will officially rename North Terminal after Warren Evans on MondayThe North Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport will be officially renamed after Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans on April 4.
Detroit Metro Airport to officially rename North Terminal after Warren Evans on April 4
Read full article: Detroit Metro Airport to officially rename North Terminal after Warren Evans on April 4The North Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport will be officially renamed after Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans on April 4.
Marshals find body of ex-Detroit airport supervisor sentenced to prison for bribery
Read full article: Marshals find body of ex-Detroit airport supervisor sentenced to prison for briberyThe body of a former supervisor of the Wayne County Airport Authority has been found by officials after he failed to surrender for a 10-year prison sentence in connection with a bribery scheme.
34 years ago: Northwest Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: 34 years ago: Northwest Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metro AirportOn August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 crashed shortly after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing 156 people.
TSA: 3 handguns intercepted in 1 week at Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: TSA: 3 handguns intercepted in 1 week at Detroit Metro AirportThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said officers prevented three handguns from going onboard airplanes at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) this past week.
Officials say water main break being repaired at Detroit Metro Airport’s McNamara Terminal, operations returning,
Read full article: Officials say water main break being repaired at Detroit Metro Airport’s McNamara Terminal, operations returning,A water main break has temporarily impacted some operations at Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s McNamara Terminal, officials said.
Metro Detroit weather: Nice and sunny fall day with highs in the low 70s
Read full article: Metro Detroit weather: Nice and sunny fall day with highs in the low 70sDetroit Metropolitan Airport officially reached a high of 71 degrees (21.5 degrees Celsius), which broke our old November 7th record of 70 degrees (21 degrees Celsius), set 104 years ago way back in 1916. Mostly sunny and warm once again on Monday, with highs in the low 70s (22 degrees Celsius). We likely won’t break Monday’s record high of 75 degrees (24 degrees Celsius), set in 1999. Temperatures will initially drop into the mid 50s (13 degrees Celsius) and hold steady, then perhaps slip into the upper 40s (9 degrees Celsius) by dawn. Thursday through Saturday all look dry, with varying amounts of sunshine and highs generally in the low 50s (11 degrees Celsius).
Wayne County Airport Authority announces layoffs, separations at Detroit Metro Airport after financial hit from COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Wayne County Airport Authority announces layoffs, separations at Detroit Metro Airport after financial hit from COVID-19 pandemicWAYNE COUNTY, Mich. In a letter to employees, Wayne County Airport Authority officials announced that they would be making layoffs and separations due to the financial hit from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read a portion of the letter below:Dear Team,As you know, the Wayne County Airport Authoritys finances have suffered due to the pandemic. The continued loss of revenue is taking a toll on Detroit Metropolitan Airport due to the drastic decline in air travelers. A decline in air travelers means a decline in revenue. Despite our best efforts to offset our dramatic revenue losses to avoid staff reductions, the Senior Leadership Team has determined layoffs and separations are unavoidable.
Passengers on flight from Tokyo to Detroit screened for coronavirus
Read full article: Passengers on flight from Tokyo to Detroit screened for coronavirusROMULUS, Mich. – Passengers on a flight from Tokyo to Detroit were screened for coronavirus Friday afternoon. An official from Delta told Local 4 the airline is aware that passengers were screened. Lisa Gass with Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the airport is not aware of any possible coronavirus cases. As of Friday the fifth possible case of the deadly disease in Michigan was being investigated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Four other possible cases in Washtenaw and Wayne counties came back negative.
32 years ago: Northwest Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport
Read full article: 32 years ago: Northwest Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metro AirportOn August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 crashed shortly after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing 156 people. See more about Flight 255 crash:The plane hit lampposts and a rental-car office. As of 2014, Northwest, now owned by Delta, continues the retirement of 255 as a flight number. You can check out the full NTSB report below:The Victims of the CrashThe flight crew and all but one passenger were killed instantly. WATCH: 1988 WDIV Special Report on Flight 255 with Mort CrimmMore than 30 of the passengers were under the age of 25; two 12-year-olds were unaccompanied minors.