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Atlanta International Airport Tops List of Busiest in USA

With more than 60,000 additional flights logged than its closest competitor Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport claimed the title of Busiest in the Nation, a distinction the airport has won three straight years.

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Palm tree saves hundreds of lives at Egyptian airport

A palm tree at Egypt's Cairo international airport has saved hundreds of passengers on board an Ethiopian Airlines' flight from certain death, the Al-Ahram weekly paper said on Monday.

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E-mail threat to blow Indian Airports on 12 January

As per the reports the police at Udyog Vihar police station,Gurgoan,Haryana has registered a case and started the investigation of the matter. The e-mail source is yet to be traced.

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Denver Airport Gets Thanksgiving Snow

Thanksgiving travelers expecting long waits due to the unexpected snow at the Denver airport on Wednesday were instead treated to a quick trip from curb to gate.

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Speculation: Skybus Scouting Denver International Airport

Could Skybus be making a play for Colorado? Even if not, might other airlines jump ship from Denver International Airport? The board of Front Range Airport, just five miles away, recently voted to pursue passenger airlines, though the airfield currently doesn't have any commercial flights.

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Smoking Suitcase Stalls Plane

108 passengers and five crew members were pulled from an airplane today after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on the tarmac emitting smoke.

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Unisys to Streamline Check-in Processes at Denmark’s Billund Airport

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today that it has signed a contract with Billund Airport in Denmark to provide solutions and services for the airport’s passenger facilitation operations.

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Bathroom in Minneapolis airport touristic destination because of Craig's case

Tourists often ask for the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport. It is because they want to see the stall made famous by U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's arrest in a sex sting.

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Siemens Awarded $61.9 Million Contract for Baggage Handling Systems at Los Angeles Airport

Siemens announced it was awarded a $61.9 million contract from Swinerton Builders of Los Angeles. The contract is for the construction of a 100 percent inline baggage screening system in three north terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a part of the LAX North Project. Overall project completion is scheduled for 2010.

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Passenger plane on fire at Japanese airport

A passenger plane has caught fire on the runway at Naha airport on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

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U.S. airport security alerted to possible terrorist dry-runs

Airport security officers in US have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircrafts, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.

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Body Found In Wheel Well Of A Plane Flying to SF From China

Male body is found in the Boeing-747 wheel well that flew from China to San Francisco.

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