Miami Air Employees Protest On Eve Of Company's Possible Liquidation
Dozens of Miami Air employees protested Tuesday outside the Doral offices of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart.
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Dozens of Miami Air employees protested Tuesday outside the Doral offices of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart.
Avianca Air, one of the oldest airlines in the world, has declared bankruptcy just as Miami Air International, a charter airline that employs 350 people in the Miami area, will liquidate as early as Wednesday due to the impact of COVID-19.
While passenger traffic at Miami International Airport may be down about 90 percent, according to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, air cargo traffic is booming.
For an airport that usually sees upwards of 122,000 passengers a day, travel at Miami International Airport has slowed down to a trickle.
Planes are still landing and taking off from South Florida airports, but in many cases they are nowhere near full.
The Town of Bay Harbor Islands has declared a state of emergency after they were notified that a staffer believes she may have been exposed to the coronavirus in New York.
What may have looked like a real disaster unfolding at Miami International Airport on Wednesday was just a training drill.
Authorities say close to 90% of all the flowers imported into the U.S. come through Miami.
After a week of Super Bowl events and the big game itself, South Florida is about to feel a little less crowded.
Miami International Airport officials would like to remind passengers that they have relocated the drop off location for all rideshare app passengers leaving town on Monday, the day after the Super Bowl.
Miami International Airport is working on clearing up some of the confusion for ride sharing passengers and drivers.
Miami International Airport has joined the growing list of airports and ports who are now prepared to screen certain passengers for coronavirus.
Miami International Airport officials announced Wednesday the drop-off relocation for all rideshare app passengers leaving town the day after the Super Bowl.
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee decried working conditions for employees at Miami International Airport during a Congressional hearing Wednesday morning saying "it's time for this abuse to stop."
Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, the American Airlines mechanic with possible ties to Muslim extremists, will be sentenced in March for trying to sabotage a plane at Miami International Airport.
Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, the American Airlines mechanic with possible ties to Muslim extremists, pleaded guilty Wednesday to sabotaging a plane.
More than 5,000 flights were delayed Monday and hundreds more were canceled altogether. By night, planes full of weary travelers from the chilly north landed in not-so-warm South Florida.
Miami International and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airports are warning travelers to check their flight status for delays and cancellations as winter weather is taking over parts of the U.S. Monday
A Ferrari went up in flames at Miami International Airport on Thursday.
Millions of people across the country will be heading out Wednesday on one of the busiest travel days of the year, but wet, windy, and snowy weather may lead to some travel troubles.
Dozens of airline catering workers held a protest at Miami International Airport on Tuesday night.
As Jim DeFede has reported on over the course of this year, the workers at our airports are often mistreated and facing troubling conditions.
Transportation Security Administration officers come across some pretty strange things at airport checkpoints.
Four American Airlines flight attendants are facing money laundering charges after they were arrested at Miami International Airport on Monday evening.
Miami International Airport is showing off its new high-tech automated baggage screening system, which features one of the world's largest installations of automated guided vehicles.
The woman speaks only to CBS News Miami after her mother's car rolled over during the crash that police say started as a pursuit for a burglary suspect.
The two suspects were tracked to an apartment complex near Dallas and arrested without incident.
According to new data from the drought monitor, 64% of Broward County is in severe drought – up 42% from last week. On the other hand, 38% of Miami-Dade County is under extreme drought – up 31% from last week.
The audio of neighbors calling for help in Sarasota has been released, as friends and family members of the victims remember them with love.
The USPS clerk is charged with over 400 counts of fraudulent use or possession of personal information, with police believing there are more suspects in his crime.
The woman speaks only to CBS News Miami after her mother's car rolled over during the crash that police say started as a pursuit for a burglary suspect.
The two suspects were tracked to an apartment complex near Dallas and arrested without incident.
According to new data from the drought monitor, 64% of Broward County is in severe drought – up 42% from last week. On the other hand, 38% of Miami-Dade County is under extreme drought – up 31% from last week.
The audio of neighbors calling for help in Sarasota has been released, as friends and family members of the victims remember them with love.
The USPS clerk is charged with over 400 counts of fraudulent use or possession of personal information, with police believing there are more suspects in his crime.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Attorneys say detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed.
A U.S. destroyer and a supply ship collided Wednesday during a replenishment at sea.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan migrants who were deported to a Salvadoran prison last year and then released into other countries.
Top Trump administration officials had decided to terminate Abigail Slater as the Justice Department's antitrust chief just before she announced her departure on social media.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.