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• Wright Brother's shop will be demolished

  February 8, 2012 7:58 AM

  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio building constructed around the first Wright brothers' bicycle shop has been declared a public nuisance and may eventually be demolished, despite a resident's effort to preserve the site. A city planner tells the Dayton Daily News three walls of the bike shop stand inside... more »

• Come fly with me, come fly away

  September 24, 2011 10:10 AM

  The In Their Honor Air Show kicks off at 9 am. Ospreys, Apaches, Blackhawks, and many many more for kids and adults to explore at this weekend's In Their Honors Air Show. F-18's, A-10's, bi-planes and many more planes will take to the Colorado blue skies starting at... more »

• NORAD and USNORTHCOM remembers 9/11

  September 9, 2011 5:38 PM

  Many gathered in front of the 9/11 Memorial at NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters for a wreath laying ceremony on Friday morning. The memorial is made up of several elements including soil from Pennsylvania, a mangled beam from the remnants of the World Trade Center, and both are embedded in... more »

• Air Force Academy getting trainer planes

  June 16, 2011 7:15 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The Air Force Academy is getting 25 new trainer aircraft for a total of $6.1 million. The Air Force Air Education and Training Command says the school will get the first two T-53A aircraft on Monday. The remaining 23 will be delivered by... more »

• Magic is in the air

  October 1, 2010 9:27 PM

  This weekend, there will be magic in the air as top notch pilots showcase their skills in the In Their Honor Colorado Springs Air Show. The show recognizes the contributions of our military men and women and kicks off on Saturday, October 2 nd and continues until October 3... more »

• US, Russia complete spy swap

  July 9, 2010 8:12 AM

  The exchange apparently has happened. A U.S. and a Russian plane believed to have been carrying spies to be swapped have taken off from an airport in Vienna. The Russian government plane apparently left with 10 Russian agents deported from the U.S., while the U.S. plane apparently has... more »

• UPDATE: 14 planes diverted to Colorado Springs from DIA

  June 25, 2010 9:06 PM

  UPDATE: As of 10 p.m., all planes had left the runway. 14 planes are on the ground right now at Colorado Springs Airport after being diverted from Denver Intl. Airport. They were diverted because of high winds in Denver. All the planes need to be refueled before being... more »

• FAA investigates planes close call in Anchorage

  May 28, 2010 11:42 AM

  The FAA is investigating a close call between two jetliners at Alaska's Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. A US Airways passenger jet that was taking off May 21 came within a third of a mile of a Cargolux 747 that was landing on another runway. The US Airways flight... more »

• FAA: Planes must have GPS-based equipment

  May 27, 2010 9:48 AM

  The Obama administration is taking a major step toward an air traffic control system based on satellite technology. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has released an order Thursday that requires all aircraft that use the nation's busiest airports to have equipment by 2020 that continually broadcasts their location to other... more »

• Watching the Thunderbirds

  May 26, 2010 2:54 PM

  A ticket to the Air Force Academy graduation is one of the hardest tickets to snag in the Pikes Peak Region. Along with the graduation comes a 30-minute air show by the Air Force Thunderbirds. For those who didn't have a ticket, Interquest Parkway provided a great vantage point... more »

• Volcanic ash clears out of Atlantic air space

  May 13, 2010 9:06 AM

  If you're heading to Europe soon--good news--flights over Europe and the North Atlantic have returned to normal after ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano caused widespread disruptions this week. The European air traffic management agency says patches of high ash concentrations in the Atlantic are clear of the routes... more »

• Iceland volcano ash grounding flights again

  May 5, 2010 5:49 PM

  A cloud of abrasive volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland disrupted flights to and from Ireland and Scotland anew on Wednesday. Two airports serving Glasgow, Scotland's second largest city, were closed until at least 0000 GMT, but Edinburgh airport reopened at 1800 GMT. Airspace in Ireland was to start... more »

• Watchdog: FAA safety initiatives lagging

  February 4, 2010 11:30 AM

  A government watchdog says eight of 10 safety initiatives promised after a regional airline crash last year are behind schedule or are not meeting goals. Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel also said stepped-up inspections of airline pilot training intiated after the accident were not effectively put in place.... more »

• Delta adding Super Bowl flights

  January 26, 2010 1:51 PM

  Delta Air Lines is adding flights to and from Indianapolis and New Orleans to help carry the crush of fans heading to Florida for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The world's biggest airline will add another flight on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 from Indianapolis to Atlanta, to go... more »

• Flights canceled in advance of storm

  January 7, 2010 9:46 AM

  As much of the country prepares for more snow and bitter cold, United Airlines has canceled 130 flights out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- about 30 percent of its schedule. Some evening flights were canceled in Atlanta, as forecasters predict up to three inches of snow in northern Georgia.... more »

• New tracking system for planes in Colorado mountains

  January 6, 2010 3:59 PM

  A new aircraft surveillance system in Colorado is providing air traffic controllers a better way to track planes around mountain airports. It's called "wide area multi leration", the first of its kind in the country and one part of a new system the FAA hopes will replace traditional radar over... more »

• Researchers warn of more flight delays

  October 8, 2009 9:37 AM

  A Brookings Institution report suggests frequent flyers should get used to arriving later as flight delays increase. The report released Thursday says lengthy airline delays are twice as common now as in 1990 and will get worse as the economy recovers. The researchers said much of the problem is due... more »

• FAA system helps track planes in Colorado mountains

  September 22, 2009 5:32 PM

  A surveillance system to help air traffic controllers monitor planes in remote areas out of the reach of radar is being deployed in Colorado just in time for ski season. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that the system began initial operations Sept. 12 at four airports heavily trafficked by... more »

• FAA says airlines are no longer its 'customers'

  September 17, 2009 3:50 PM

  Airlines will no longer be called "customers" of the agency that regulates them. Randy Babbitt, the new Federal Aviation Administration chief, said Thursday that the agency will stop calling air carriers its "customers" - a practice adopted by the Bush administration. Babbitt also announced a series of initiatives aimed at... more »