Port Columbus's Elaine Roberts recognized by White House as a Transportation "Champion of Change": Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) congratulates Elaine Roberts, president and CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, for being named a Transportation "Champion of Change" by the White House. Read more >>

 

DFW Airport generates $37 billion in annual economic impact, contemplating Terminal F: Dallas/Fort Worth Airport’s economic impact on the Metroplex every year has grown to $37 billion and that figure could grow as the airport contemplates building a Terminal F. DFW also recently was recognized by the Airports Council International for successfully reducing its carbon emissions by 25 percent. Read more >>

 

Red Deer airport gets $6M from province for runway extension: The Alberta government is committing $6 million to help the city of Red Deer expand its overstretched airport. Read more >>

 

MEA vacations lead to MSP airport's busiest week: Education Minnesota week - where most Minnesota schools are closed at least Thursday and Friday - is the busiest week at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to airport officials. Read more >>

 

NYC airports among worst for controller shortage, union says: U.S. air-traffic staffing is at a 27-year low that threatens to increase flight delays, particularly in the already congested New York region, the union representing controllers said. Read more >>

 

Palmer Airport, Uber explore agreement on ride-sharing service: Westmoreland County Airport Authority board members during a meeting Tuesday discussed requests to enter into an agreement with Uber, the app-based car service that enables drivers to use their own cars to pick up passengers. Read more >>

 

Restaurant Week lands at Philadelphia airport: From Oct. 19 to 26, Philadelphia International Airport will host its fifth annual Restaurant Week, offering travelers three-course set menus for $20 per person at more than a dozen restaurants. Read more >>

 

Could airport restaurants become a destination on their own? Airport concessions nationally have been improving over the years to feature more upscale offerings and local favorites. Read more >>

 

Passenger jet aborts takeoff when car makes wrong turn onto LAX runway: A jet carrying 78 passengers and crew members had to abort a takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday when a car made a wrong turn onto a runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Read more >>

 

Transport Canada revokes security clearance of Vancouver airport worker because of biker ex-husband: The former wife of a Hells Angel has lost her security clearance to work at the Vancouver airport simply because she was once married to the longtime biker. Read more >>

 

Delta Air Lines picking up former Frontier Airlines gates at DIA: Frontier Airlines’ loss is Delta Air Lines' gain at Denver International Airport. The Denver City Council’s Business Development Committee unanimously approved a modification to Frontier’s lease on Tuesday that will allow it to reduce its number of standing gates on DIA’s concourse A from 14 to eight by January. Read more >>

 

United Airlines putting more second-string international fleet to work out east next year: United Airlines' Newark Liberty International and Dulles International airports may not be getting crumbs, but two of the Chicago-based airline's major East Coast hubs will have to settle for new routes being flown next year with older-model aircraft. Read more >>

 

Aer Lingus service to Ireland from Bradley International Airport closer to reality? Irish airline Aer Lingus may soon offer nonstop service to Ireland from Bradley International Airport, which serves the Hartford/Springfield region. Read more >>

 

Exclusive: U.S. airlines hit Justice Department hurdle in Gulf trade dispute: The U.S. Justice Department has raised concern about demands by U.S. airlines that the government limit flights of three Middle Eastern rivals to the United States, three sources familiar with the matter have said. Read more >>

 

Singapore Airlines plans return to U.S. with new ' ultra long-range' A350: Singapore Airlines says it plans to resume nonstop flights between Singapore and the United States in 2018, possibly retaking the title for the world's longest flight. Read more >>

 

Could this be the airline of the future? Teague, the Seattle-based company that helped design Microsoft’s first Xbox and Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, spent some quality time re-imagining the flying experience of the future and came up with Poppi, a new airline that is disruptive, inventive and very appealing. Read more >>

 

Google registers two delivery drones for U.S. testing: Google is taking another stab at developing a delivery drone...and this time the tech giant is playing by completely by the rules. Read more >>

 

Playing defense against the drones: We’ve managed to create armies of flying robots. Can we control them? Read more >>

 

Outdated technology likely culprit in Southwest Airlines outage: A computer glitch that prevented passengers from checking in for their Southwest Airlines flights and caused widespread delays around the nation on Sunday was likely caused by a failure of a legacy technology asked to do too much, travel experts said Monday. Read more >>

 

Dutch investigators say Buk missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: The Dutch Safety Board concluded Tuesday that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Read more >>