THE CAR-SHARING platform Turo will continue to be banned from listing cars for rent at Logan Airport, under a Supreme Judicial Court decision released Wednesday. Turo is a private company that operates a website where car owners can offer their cars to renters, a platform for cars that is similar to Airbnb for homes. The Massachusetts Port Authority […]
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Judge halts deportation of Iranian student
A FEDERAL JUDGE issued a 48 hour stay of the deportation of an Iranian student enrolled at Northeastern University, who arrived back in the US on Sunday night and was detained by immigration officials at Logan Airport. US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling on Monday night less than two hours after attorneys for […]
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As Women’s Month ends, let’s stop wage theft at Logan Airport
Marlisa Thompson was happy when FSS — an airline contractor that does work for JetBlue, Lufthansa, and British Airways — hired her in 2014 as a security guard at Logan Airport. “I was just so excited, because, wow, if you get in at the airport, that’s a plus,” she said. But her excitement soon dwindled. She was on her […]
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State police sought to destroy Logan pay records
STATE POLICE OFFICIALS tried to destroy 12 boxes of payroll files for detail and roster assignments involving its embattled division at Logan Airport but were blocked because of the ongoing investigation into overtime abuse that has rocked the department and triggered dozens of retirements. Maj. Charles Atchison of Logan’s Troop F submitted a form to […]
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Ride-hailing apps rule at Logan
RIDE-HAILING APPS such as Uber and Lyft are now the leading way passengers get to and from Logan International Airport, an indication of how rapidly their popularity is growing. According to statistics compiled by the Massachusetts Port Authority, the ride-hailing apps have gone from handling 11 percent of pickups and dropoffs in 2016 to 21.4 […]
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The iron fist of Massport
Who would have thought Logan Airport and Massport would be the gold standard for airport operations? Perhaps we’re just too close or too jaded to give credit to a state agency but the New York Times used the Massachusetts Port Authority as an example of how to keep a transportation hub working even after a major winter […]