As the battle over funding the Federal Aviation Administration and upgrading the nation’s air-traffic control system comes to a head, anyone with anything to do with airlines is scrambling to get aboard. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., backed by the …Playing Chicken In The Skies - Forbes

WASHINGTON ? The Senate is taking on what Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller calls “a national embarrassment,” an antiquated Air Traffic Control system that is making flying more unpleasant and possibly less safe. Legislation being debated this week …Senate to debate “national embarrassment” of air-traffic woes - Seattle Times

DUBAI — Dubai World Central (DWC), the world’s largest airport being built at Jebel Ali and capable of 200 air movements an hour, won’t be able to operate at capacity unless a regional air traffic agreement was inked to improve air congestion, Dubai …Call for regional air traffic agreement - Zawya.com

Airline passengers are not just frustrated with the continued deterioration of customer service. They’re upset by the lack of retaliatory measures available to them when the airlines let them down. At least that’s one conclusion you might reach based …Many feel stymied when the airlines let them down - Boston Globe

AIRLINE passengers are not just frustrated with the continued deterioration of customer service. They?re upset by the lack of retaliatory measures available to them when the airlines let them down. At least that?s one conclusion you might reach …Air Passengers Want Ways to Fight Back - New York Times

The Senate is taking on what Sen. Jay Rockefeller calls “a national embarrassment,” an antiquated Air Traffic Control system that is making flying more unpleasant and possibly less safe. Legislation being debated this week to modernize the nation’s …On the runway: Senate effort to update aviation system - Minneapolis Star Tribune

New air conditioning technology developed in the UAE could save international airports like Dubai’s at least $57m a year, and airlines like Emirates $31m annually, by using electricity instead of fuel to cool …New technology could save Dubai Airport $57m a year

A new flight school is expected to come to Jackson this summer. The Jackson Airport Board approved a business operating agreement and lease agreement for ProFlight Training Academy, Inc.New flight school coming to Jackson

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general has called for a management shake-up at the FAA’s Air Traffic Control operations at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport after finding that controllers there covered up …Transportation official urges air control shake-up at DFW airport

Next to planes that don’t have GPS devices, low wings or glass cockpits, the Diamond DA20s at Sealand Flight Centre seem sleek enough to be airborne even when they are just parked on the tarmac.Flight school takes off

NEW DELHI: Delhi International Airport Limited has set up a state-of-the-art Airport Operation Command Centre to streamline the operations at the airport and maximise the efficiency of available resources.A new command centre goes live at IGI Airport

FAA Hid Safety Errors, Inquiry FindsRedOrbit, TX - 17 hours agoThe investigation stems from allegations that first surfaced more than four years ago when Anne Whiteman, an Air Traffic Control operator for the FAA, …FAA Hid Safety Errors, Inquiry Finds - RedOrbit

DUBAI, April 30 (Bernama) — Dubai International Airport overtook Singapore’s Changi in the first quarter, to become the sixth busiest airport worldwide, latest industry figures show.Wednesday (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))

Visitors to the Aspen Brewing Company will soon be able to consume the equivalent of about three beers, but they might want to bring their calculators with them when they do.Articles for Tuesday, April 29, 2008 (Aspen Daily News)

Army Pvt. Jonathan D. Brown , son of Lisa R. Brown of Sacramento and brother of Shannon M. Smith of Citrus Heights, recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.Shipping Out (The Sacramento Bee)

BELLEVILLE — It?s easy to be skeptical of Gary Streeter?s plan to put a satellite into space. After all, he has bought many of his rocket parts at Home Depot.Belleville man seeks to launch own satellite (The Pantagraph)