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SWA 737 Slides off Runway in Snowstorm At Chicago-Midway

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is reported off the runway after failing to stop, while landing, at the Chicago-Midway airport. The aircraft went off the end of the runway and through a perimeter fence before coming to rest in a bordering street.

Virgin America Files For Certification With The DOT

Virgin America Inc., a new U.S.-based airline start-up company, has announced that it has secured $177.3 million in committed funding led by VAI Partners LLC, an investment group funded by U.S. investment firms Black Canyon Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners. This funding transaction is among the largest of any start-up airline in U.S. history.

New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l Airport Rebounds from Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport is claiming that, with the success of its ongoing recovery effort following Hurricane Katrina, the airport has restored 58 daily roundtrip flight operations to 21 non-stop destinations, representing 7,000 daily roundtrip passenger seats.

NATCA Sez FAA Jeopardizing Safety, FAA Sez 'No, We're Not!'

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate...

The NATCA rants continue in their most recent war of words with the FAA -- seemingly as they continue to negotiate a difficult labor contract via the media as well as the negotiating table.

ACI-NA's Airport Benchmarking Program Completes its First Full-Year

The ACI-NA Airport Benchmarking program continues to develop an airport-based process that permits airport executives to compare their facilities and operations with similar airports.

PASS Claims FAA Supervisor Refused Medical Leave For Worker Suffering Chest Pain

PASS, the union representing more than 12,000 employees of the FAA and the DoD, tells ANN that, "Last week, an employee at Olathe Mid-State Operations Control Center (MOCC) was denied medical leave after complaining of chest pains to his supervisor according to the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union representing FAA systems specialists."