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>> Newport News airport hosts “5-K on the Runway”
More than 800 runners and walkers took part in a road race Saturday on one of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport’s runways. The inaugural “5K on the Runway” event raised thousands of dollars for a local non-profit, the Downtown Hampton Child Development Center. It was part of the airport’s 70th anniversary of commercial air service, which began in 1949.

>> Winnipeg airport runway under construction reopens
The reconstruction of one of two runways at Winnipeg’s airport is complete and the runway reopened Saturday. The runway closed in April for a rehabilitation project, which included pavement repairs, runway light upgrades and improvement of drainage.

>> Canada's largest pilot training program taxis out at Fanshawe College
London will soon be home to Canada’s largest pilot training program, with a commercial flight and aviation leadership program ­— a first for Fanshawe College — that will begin training 80 new pilots a year.

>> Air Canada opens new cafe lounge at Toronto airport
Air Canada has opened a new casual airport lounge concept at its Toronto Pearson International airport hub. The new Air Canada Cafe complements but does not replace the airport’s existing Maple Leaf Lounges and the new Express Lounge for business travelers.

>> US DOT fines JAL $300,000 for excessive tarmac delay
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Japan Airlines (JAL) $300,000 for two incidents in which the airline forced passengers to wait more than 4 hours on the tarmac before being given an opportunity to deplane.

>> Pilot’s coffee spill forced Trans-Atlantic flight to turn around, an inquiry shows
It was a hot mess — so much so that when the pilot of an international flight spilled a cup of coffee on the cockpit controls midway over the Atlantic Ocean, it melted one of the buttons and the plane was diverted to Ireland, an investigation concluded on Thursday.