Presidential Visit Mangles Runway at Small Massachusetts Airport
The single runway of a tiny airfield west of Boston suffered severe damage when President Barack Obama paid a visit in April. Now the owner is petitioning the government to fix it.
American Airlines Applies for Authority to Fly Nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rio
American Airlines on Thursday applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to fly nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rio de Janeiro three times weekly beginning this Fall.
TSA Forgets to Tell Cops About Bomb Drill at Minneapolis Airport
Police responded to a man carrying a suspected bomb at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last week, only to learn the TSA had forgotten to tell them they were running bomb detection test.
Gulf of Mexico Plane Crash May Have Been Caused by Pressurization Problems, Early Evidence Indicates
While it will take months or years to find a definitive cause of the crash of the Cessna 421 that went down in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, initial evidence may indicate that the pilot lost consciousness due to pressurizatio...
A Culture Lost – Five Ways Federal Air Marshals Have Changed Since 9/11
The Federal Air Marshal Service has a long and storied history. Unfortunately, much of the culture gained over the first 40 years that air marshals existed has been lost in the post-9/11 world.