INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS and new light rail projects will make up part of a list of 10 priority projects that will be implemented in 2011 through government partnerships with the private sector.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:44:57 -0700

Japan’s airports surplus to requirements

Japan Airlines’ drastic reduction of its domestic and longhaul networks has strengthened fears that Japan has too many underused airports. Only four of Japan’s 26 main airports, mostly run by the central government, are profitable.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:45:21 -0700

Airports, Roads Ready for Labor Day

It'll be a busy weekend on the roads and in the air. Despite the gloomy economy, AAA estimates more than 34 million Americans will travel this holiday weekend, and 90 percent of them will be in cars.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:29:14 -0700

Airlines, airports now responding to Twitter grouses

For flyers, social networking websites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube have become the latest and best vehicle to connect with airports and airlines, which have played the role of an indulgent service-provider, so far.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:41:48 -0700

Emirates to fly daily to Houston

Emirates airline has announced that it will offer daily flights to Houston beginning Feb. 1, reported Gulf News. The airling had recently announced three-days-a-week service to the American city, and it popular among both business and leisure travelers, according to Gaith Al Gaith, Emirates executive vice-president for commercial operations worldwide. Shippers in the oil and gas industry account for over 70% of the service's cargo. The operation is currently handling about 16 tonnes of cargo out of Houston and about 10 tonnes into the American gateway.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:35:56 +0400

BDF buys Avro jet

Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has bought an Avro RJ100 regional jet from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to bring its fleet of the type to three aircraft, reported Gulf Daily News. The aircraft is currently being operated by Finnish carrier Blue 1. It will join the two RJ85s currently operated.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:10:43 +0400

British Airways to expand in ME

British Airways is planning further expansion of its operations in the Middle East and Asia to offset slower growth in North America, which has traditionally been its mainstay, reported Gulf News. The Middle East remains one of the fastest growing sectors in the aviation world. As corporate business growth out of the UK into the Middle East has reached double figures in recent years. As a result, the airline has increased its Club World seats on its Boeing 747 flights from 38 to 55.

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:17:42 +0400

RAK airport expansion underway

The airport at Ras Al Khaimah is undergoing a regeneration programme to increase the number of annual passengers and planes it can handle every year. The emirate's airport can currently cope with one million passengers a year and this will be increased by 500,000, Michelle Soliman CEO of RAK Airport told delegates at the MEED Ras Al Khaimah conference.

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:50:22 +0400

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Travel News

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Travel Advisories

Travel Advisories has been updated.

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:04:55 EDT

U.S. Citizens/Lawful Permanent Residents

U.S. Citizens/Lawful Permanent Residents has been updated.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:25:53 EDT

Travel remains a topic of concern

Travel for members of the Laurel City Council may be deleted from the City of Laurel’s budget for the upcoming year.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:01:35 -0700

Travel Matters: Mohonk and Buenos Aires deals, plus more

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:40:42 -0700

Travel compensation and charges

Travel expert Simon Calder has more advice for people doing battle with airlines and agents.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:33:35 -0700

Aviation Expo seeks help with air traffic

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is getting so large that it needs to have the Federal Aviation Administration to be involved to control traffic.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:00:00 -0700

Aviation company to add jobs in Macon

An aviation company is expanding in Macon. Gov. Sonny Perdue says TIMCO Aviation Services, which has a Macon facility...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:59:53 -0700

Aviation Awareness Day to take off Sunday at Phila

Aviation Awareness Day at Harry Clever Field at New Philadelphia will be held on Sunday, courtesy of Experimental Aircraft Assn. Chapter 1077.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:11:29 -0700

Flights from Christchurch to Singapore back on schedule

SINGAPORE : Flights from Christchurch are back on schedule after a severe earthquake hit Christchurch on Saturday.

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:17:09 -0700

Flights to N.B. cancelled

Airlines preemptively cancelled flights and warned of pending delays on Friday as a hurricane bore down on Canada's east coast.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:10:11 -0700

Transport body flights 'sky high'

The number of flights taken by Transport Scotland officials is "sky high", the Scottish Liberal Democrats claim.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:05:15 -0700

Mysterious and Beautiful Moon Illusion

For sky watchers in the northern hemisphere, this weekend is the best time of the year to experience the mysterious and beautiful Moon Illusion. NASA -- Sometimes you can't believe your eyes.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:40:00 -0500

Neutron Stars Join the Black Hole Jet Set

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed an X-ray jet blasting away from a neutron star in a binary system. This discovery may help astronomers understand how neutron stars as well as black holes can generate powerful beams of relativistic particles.

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:05:00 -0500

Space Shuttle Endeavour Awaits Move

NASA announced plans to move space shuttle Endeavour from its hanger to the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building next week. National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists are preparing the spacecraft for its STS-118 mission to the International Space Station.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:58 -0500

Putin Signs Ratified Russian-Korean Accord on Space Technologies Protection

MOSCOW. June 28 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has signed an instrument of ratification of the Russian-South Korean intergovernmental agreement on the protection of technologies in space exploration, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:04:36 -0500

Inflatable Space Station Design Tested

By JOHN ANTCZAK LOS ANGELES - A new inflatable, unmanned test module for a proposed private space station was launched into orbit Thursday aboard a Russian rocket, the U.S. company developing the technology said.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:04:36 -0500

Northrop Grumman Foundation Continues to Accept Applications for Weightless Flights of Discovery Program

LOS ANGELES, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation continues to accept applications from math and science teachers at accredited middle schools, as well as college students studying to become teachers, for its foundation-sponsored Weightless Flights of Discovery program.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:04:51 -0500

NASA Moves Next Shuttle Launch to Aug. 7

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA on Thursday moved up the next scheduled space shuttle mission by two days to give Endeavour more chances to lift off during what looks to be a busy month. Mission managers wanted to make sure the shuttle's launch on Aug.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:04:51 -0500

Falls Church Student Participates in NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:04:51 -0500

Magnet School to Receive $10,000

By Amy K. Stewart, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Jun. 27--OGDEN, Utah -- Ogden School District's new Odyssey aerospace magnet elementary school will receive a $10,000 donation, thanks to a local business, Barnes Aerospace.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:04:51 -0500

Astronaut From Va. Rehearses Joining Module to Space Station

By A.J. Hostetler, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Jun. 28--HOUSTON Standing in NASA's IMAX-like training facility, Leland Melvin pays no heed as an image of the Chesapeake Bay as seen from space passes overhead in the darkened dome.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:41 -0500

Maryland Student Participates in NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

GREENBELT, Md., June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ethan Cowan, a student from Greenbelt, Md., has been selected to participate in a prestigious NASA program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. This fall Cowan begins his senior year at Eleanor Roosevelt in Greenbelt, Md.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:40 -0500

UNC College Nominated for National Award

By Greeley Tribune, Colo. Jun. 28--The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado is among three finalists for the Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:40 -0500

Space Mysteries to Be Studied in Greenbelt

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it has created a new office to study in more detail some of the universe's most exotic phenomena: dark energy, black holes and cosmic microwave background radiation.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:39 -0500

Hyattsville Student Participates in NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

GREENBELT, Md., June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sinai Guerrero, a student from Hyattsville, Md., has been selected to participate in a prestigious NASA program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:39 -0500

Silver Spring Student Participates in NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

GREENBELT, Md., June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sonia Dalal, a student from Silver Spring, Md., has been selected to participate in a prestigious NASA program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:39 -0500

Evidence for Tilted Toroidal Circulations in Cumulus

By Damiani, Rick Vali, Gabor ABSTRACT Intense vortical circulations, often organized in counterrotating vortex pairs, were detected in midcontinental cumulus congestus over southeast Wyoming in July 2003.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:59 -0500

Space Superiority Depends on Spectrum Superiority

By Knowles, John China's decision earlier this year to launch an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon and destroy one of its aging satellites did a lot more than scatter a new debris field in the Earth's orbit.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:59 -0500

Lancaster Development Takes Shape

By Anonymous Plans to redevelop the Canal Corridor North site in Lancaster have been submitted by Centres Miller.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:58 -0500

Kanawha County Students Speak With Space Station Crew

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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:58 -0500

'Brothers' Bridges Cultures; Tale of Americans, Latvians Navigating River is a Study in Evolution

By GLEN ROSALES For the Journal River running is an adrenaline-filled rush ride.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500

United Space Alliance Recognizes Goodrich's Contribution to the Space Shuttle Program

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The United Space Alliance (USA) has recognized Goodrich Corporation's contribution to NASA's Space Shuttle program.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:00:29 -0500

NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Set for Move to Vehicle Assembly Building

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:00:56 -0500

Minnesota Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: Dewayne Washington of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., +1-301-286-0040 GREENBELT, Md., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Erik Semrud, a student from St.

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:00:56 -0500

Puerto Rican Student Participates in Unique NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center

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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:01:01 -0500

Extra Space Storage Closes on 12 of 13 Facilities in Deal

Salt Lake-based Extra Space Storage Inc. said Tuesday it has closed on 12 of the 13 self-storage facilities involved in its agreement with various limited partnerships affiliated with AAAAA Rent-A-Space.

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:01:01 -0500