A plane crash that killed a University of Tampa graduate who is one of the top officials in the war against drug trafficking appears to be an accident, but foreign investigators are in Mexico to rule out an attack by cartels, the transportation secretary said today. ...more

November 5, 2008

The Federal Aviation Administration is expanding a collegiate training program to meet its needs to train and hire an estimated 17,000 new air traffic controllers in the next 10 years. ...more

October 14, 2008

Two more Florida colleges have been selected to create a pool of prospective air traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation Administration anticipates the need to hire 17,000 new controllers in the next 10 years. ...more

October 13, 2008

CHICAGO - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade. ...more

October 10, 2008

A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade. ...more

October 10, 2008

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has identified a pilot whose plane crashed Thursday at Tampa North Aero Park as Robert Erickson, 68, of 4631 Birdsong Drive. ...more

September 26, 2008

The rate of close calls on airport runways is up over last year and the risk of a collision is high, a government investigator said Thursday. ...more

September 26, 2008

Two pilots for Hawaii's Go airlines who slept through their flight's landing procedure were suspended for the careless and reckless operation of an aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday. ...more

September 25, 2008

Aviation officials say an American Airlines Boeing 757 has blown a tire and run off a runway during an emergency landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. ...more

September 22, 2008

While it is the only fully serviced business park in Highlands County, the Sebring Regional Airport Industrial Park became a magnet to attract businesses, and in turn, create jobs and stimulate the local economy. ...more

September 21, 2008