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ACI-NA salutes the carbon reduction efforts of 10 airports: ACI-NA today applauded the 10 Canadian and U.S. airports that have achieved certification under the Airport Carbon Accreditation program. Read more >>

U.S. airports lead the world in offering connections: The U.S. is home to eight of the 10 most connected airports in the world, a dominance driven in large part by the wave of consolidation that has swept the airline industry in the past seven years, according to a new report. Read more >>

Bahamas airports reopen after Hurricane Joaquin departs: All airports in the Bahamas Out Islands reopened as Hurricane Joaquin moved away from the Bahamas late Friday. Airports include those on Exuma, Eleuthera, Abaco, Andros, Cat Island, Berry Islands Bimini, Mayaguana, Inagua and Long Island, according to the Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation. Read more >>

TSA officials to testify before House: Transportation Security Administration will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday about "the path forward" for the controversial agency. Read more >>

Jet makes emergency landing in Syracuse after pilot dies: An American Airlines jetliner with 147 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Syracuse on Monday after the pilot fell ill and died midflight, aviation officials said. Read more >>

Gas leak affects airport, railway, road in Fort Lauderdale: A construction crew inadvertantly cracked an underground natural gas pipeline between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Federal Highway, officials said. Read more >>

Eisenhower Airport increases its passenger retention rate: Slightly more area residents are using Wichita Eisenhower National Airport than in 2012, a consultant told the Wichita Airport Advisory Board on Monday. Read more >>

Columbia Regional Airport continues master plan: Columbia Regional Airport continues its work on runway improvements. The City Council is set to vote Monday on one small part -- moving water lines, so Rangeline Road can be moved to make room for a runway. Read more >>

Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin talks importance of Arkansas' airports: When it comes to economic development, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin said the Natural State's municipal and regional airports aren't islands and can be key to commercial growth. Read more >>

As infrastructure creaks, Congress dithers: Lack of agreement on long-term funding plan fuels voter rebellion against the political establishment. Read more >>

The overlooked curiosity that is the air traffic tower: Airport towers are to planes as lighthouses are to ships, but they don’t get nearly the fanfare. Most people barely notice them, but Carolyn Russo sees beauty in them. She’s spent nine years photographing the hulking giants of aviation for her series Art of the Airport Tower. Read more >>

American Airlines lands on L.A. Times front page: The newspaper is selling more real estate to advertisers, as costs are cut company-wide. Read more >>

Study: Airlines could achieve improved fuel savings: The airline industry has the ability to sustain significant fuel savings and greatly reduce its greenhouse emissions, according to the conclusions reached in a Virginia Tech led study for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for traffic in the North Atlantic oceanic airspace. Read more >>

Is Emirates targeting U.S. airlines with new Jennifer Aniston ad? Relations already are frosty between the three big U.S. airlines and the three big "Gulf carriers" of the Middle East. And a new Emirates ad featuring Jennifer Aniston will likely to do little to improve them. Read more >>

Star architect designs the world's first 'airport for drones': A futuristic network of "droneports" that will help distribute pharmaceuticals and other crucial goods is set to open soon in the small African republic of Rwanda. Read more >>

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