four George Washingtons were burning a hole in my pocket for that long-awaited in-flight Scotch. No change required. I figured I was doing the flight attendant a favor by offering exact change. The Continental flight attendant nixed me, though. "Only credit cards and coupons," he snarled, waving one of those infernal wands - an automated credit card scanner. ...more

March 1, 2009

VENUS — Highlands County Sheriff's Office deputies are continuing to guard a single-engine airplane with Iraqi air force markings that made an emergency landing here on Wednesday afternoon. ...more

February 21, 2008

Every day, American Airlines Flight 914 takes off from Bogota, Colombia, at 8:20 a.m. and touches down at the Miami airport at noon. In the jet's cargo hold are usually bags and bags of euros that investigators say are part of a huge $1.4 billion cocaine money-laundering scheme. ...more

February 16, 2008

We seldom realize just how lucky we are to have Tampa International, a passenger-friendly airport that actually works, right in our own back yard. Tampa is recognized as one of the better airports in the world. ...more

January 4, 2008