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David Zalubowski / AP

4:12pm Apr 02, 2020

National National

To Stay Aloft With Federal Aid, Airlines Must Keep Flying

by David Schaper

To get a share of $50 billion in aid, airlines must maintain minimal service to where they fly now, and no consolidating flights between carriers.

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TSA

5:02pm Jan 16, 2020

National National

TSA Says It Seized A Record Number Of Firearms At U.S. Airports Last Year

by Brakkton Booker

The Transportation Security Administration said 87% of the guns taken at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019 were loaded. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International had the most firearms confiscated: 323.
Pablo Porciuncula Brune / AFP/Getty Images

4:40pm Jun 17, 2019

World News World News

International Protests Mount As Peru Moves Ahead With New Airport Near Machu Picchu

by Vanessa Romo

The government is banking on more tourism after it replaces the outdated airport in Cuzco with a gleaming new facility near the mouth of the Sacred Valley. And that's what conservationists fear.

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4:48pm Dec 19, 2017

News News Transportation

Piedmont Triad International Airport Will Change Name; Focus On Location

by Eddie Garcia

Piedmont Triad International Airport will get a new name. Airport officials say the rebranding to Central North Carolina International Airport may help with economic development efforts.
AP

6:24pm Oct 13, 2017

National National

Suspect In Would-Be Airport Bombing Nabbed With Help From REI

by Camila Domonoske

Someone left an improvised explosive device at an airport in Asheville, N.C., last week, and a new backpack offered a clue. Some are wondering why the incident didn't receive more national attention.
Michael Sohn / AP

8:00am Sep 23, 2017

World News World News Politics & Government

Is Tegel Airport To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The Question, For Berlin

by Maggie Penman

On Sunday — the same day as the German national election — Berliners will vote on whether to keep their city airport when a new one opens just south. Tegel Airport has fierce defenders — and critics.
Lynne Sladky / AP

11:01pm Jan 06, 2017

National National

At Least 5 People Dead In Airport Shooting In Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

by Rebecca Hersher

Officials say at least eight others were wounded and a suspect, Esteban Santiago, 26, is in custody. He is accused of firing wildly in the terminal with a gun that he had retrieved from his luggage.
10:24pm Dec 09, 2015

World News World News National

New Airport Bridge Spanning U.S.-Mexico Border Opens

by Laura Wagner

The new bridge means one of the world's only airports built across two countries now operates on the U.S.-Mexico border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana.
Smith Reynolds Airport, www.smithreynolds.org

8:47pm Nov 07, 2013

Transportation Transportation

Saturday's Emergency at Smith Reynolds Airport Only a Drill
Konabish ~ Greg Bishop via flickr Creative Commons

12:41pm Mar 13, 2013

Community Event Community Event

Deadline Today for Appeal on Smith-Reynolds Tower Closing

It was a week ago when the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would close the control tower at Winston-Salem's Smith-Reynolds Airport. Today, March 20th, is the deadline for the air

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Mrjmartin via en.wikipedia

6:58pm Mar 12, 2013

Politics & Government Politics & Government

NC Senators Vote to Take Control of Charlotte Airport from City

City officials have run the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the country's eighth-busiest, since the 1930's.

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To Stay Aloft With Federal Aid, Airlines Must Keep Flying

TSA Says It Seized A Record Number Of Firearms At U.S. Airports Last Year

International Protests Mount As Peru Moves Ahead With New Airport Near Machu Picchu

Piedmont Triad International Airport Will Change Name; Focus On Location

Suspect In Would-Be Airport Bombing Nabbed With Help From REI

Is Tegel Airport To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The Question, For Berlin

At Least 5 People Dead In Airport Shooting In Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

New Airport Bridge Spanning U.S.-Mexico Border Opens

Saturday's Emergency at Smith Reynolds Airport Only a Drill

Deadline Today for Appeal on Smith-Reynolds Tower Closing

NC Senators Vote to Take Control of Charlotte Airport from City

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