Airport News & Updates - Page 72

May 24, 2023

Illinois man charged with theft for allegedly stealing backhoe, driving 10 miles to airport to catch flight

A man from Carbondale was charged with theft for allegedly stealing a backhoe and driving it 10 miles to the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois to catch a flight.

May 23, 2023

Geneva airport briefly stops flights after climate activists stage protests against private jets

Climate activists staged protests against private jets at Geneva airport on May 23, 2023. The airport was forced to briefly stop flights due to the protests.

May 21, 2023

FAA investigating small aircraft crash in Pacific Ocean off coast of Half Moon Bay

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a plane crash that occurred about 40 miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay.

May 19, 2023

Direct flights resume between Russia and Georgia despite rocky relations between the nations

Russia unexpectedly lifted the four-year flight ban with Georgia. Georgians gathered at the country's airport to protest the first flight to arrive from Russia.

May 17, 2023

Seattle-Tacoma airport officials: 'Vehicle accident' sends three people to hospital

Seattle-Tacoma airport officials said a "vehicle accident" sent three people to area hospitals on Wednesday afternoon, but didn't release additional information.

May 16, 2023

American Airlines' new Dallas-Fort Worth lease includes $1.6B for 6th terminal

American Airlines has signed off on a lease at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, which calls for the construction of a new terminal and renovations on two others.

May 3, 2023

Turkey closes airspace to Armenian flights over objections to monument

Turkey's foreign minister announced his country closed its airspace to Armenian aircraft, in retaliation for the erection of a monument in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.

April 27, 2023

LaGuardia Airport TSA stops NY man who claims he ‘forgot’ he had loaded gun, 100 bullets in carry-on bag

A man from Brooklyn was arrested Tuesday after TSA officers detected a .22-caliber gun and boxes of ammunition in his carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport.

April 26, 2023

Arizona airport assault: Woman reportedly attacked, injured TSA agents because they took away her apple juice

A woman assaulted three TSA agents on Tuesday morning because they took her apple juice away at a checkpoint, according to a probable cause affidavit.

April 26, 2023

Woman accused of assaulting TSA officers at Phoenix airport

A woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration officers while going through airport security at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.