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• 18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

  May 24, 2013 10:52 AM

  ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the... more »

• Economic boost flying into Ascension Play Video

  May 10, 2013 8:32 PM

  GONZALES - An economic boom is about to fly into Ascension Parish. The Louisiana Regional Airport is waiting to hear from the FAA about extending the landing strip from 4,000 feet to 5,000 feet. Increasing the length of the runway will allow bigger aircraft to land at the airport and... more »

• Future headquarters of EBRSO uncertain Play Video

  May 2, 2013 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said it would be up to the Metro Council to decide the location of its headquarters. EBRSO was slated to move into a facility at the airport in October. Moving day was then pushed to January... more »

• 1 critically injured by gunfire at Houston airport

  May 2, 2013 2:34 PM

  HOUSTON - Witnesses are describing hearing two shots -- and then a few more -- inside Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston today. A police spokesman says shots were fired near a ticket counter, and at least one armed man was critically injured. The gunfire sent people in the terminal scrambling... more »

• Bank robbery suspect arrested at airport

  April 30, 2013 11:42 AM

  METAIRIE - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a man returning to the area was arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport for a Metairie bank robbery earlier in April. The Times-Picayune reports 33-year-old Bruce Padilla was booked Monday for a bank robbery on April 12. Col. John Fortunato says authorities caught... more »

• $650 million expansion planned at N.O. airport

  April 17, 2013 10:14 AM

  KENNER - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the city plans to build a new terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in suburban Kenner. The terminal would be on the north side of the existing terminal structure. Landrieu says officials hope to have the $650 million building open... more »

• Baton Rouge airport hopes to land cargo carriers

  March 11, 2013 8:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Engineers are designing a new $11 million landing system for Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, one that officials hope will improve safety and help lure cargo carriers to the airport. Ralph Hennessy, the airport's assistant director of aviation, tells The Advocate the new system will enable planes to descend... more »

• 8 men wanted in Brussels diamond heist

  February 19, 2013 7:20 AM

  BRUSSELS - Police are looking for eight men who drove onto the tarmac of Brussels international airport and robbed millions of dollars worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane. Officials say the armed and masked men crashed through the security perimeter fence around the airport with two... more »

• Airport braces for Super Bowl exodus

  February 4, 2013 7:11 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - With the Super Bowl over, airport officials were bracing for a massive exodus of visitors on Monday. Spokeswoman Michelle Wilcut says about 42,000 people are expected to board planes at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - a big jump from the 33,000 who boarded after the... more »

• Monroe plane crash kills 4

  January 25, 2013 6:20 AM

  MONROE- Four people died when a plane crash in the woods behind Ouachita Correctional Center. The News-Star reports investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will be on the scene Friday to begin collecting evidence and witness testimony for their initial investigation. NTSB spokesman Terry Williams says a Beechcraft Bonanza... more »

• Malnourished horse found dead at airport Play Video

  January 7, 2013 12:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities found a dead horse tied to a concrete barrier near the Baton Rouge Metro Airport this morning, and are searching for its owner. Hilton Cole, the parish animal control director, said the malnourished horse was tied to the barrier with a tow strap. They believe... more »

• Taxiing plane clips parked jet at Fla. airport

  January 1, 2013 11:16 AM

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Authorities say no one was injured when two airplanes got into a sort of fender-bender at a Florida airport. The Broward Sheriff's Office says a taxiing Spirit Airlines Airbus A-320 clipped a US Airways Airbus A-320. The US Airways jet was parked Monday night in a... more »

• Suspect insane when he locked himself in cockpit

  December 21, 2012 8:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge has ruled that a 37-year-old man who locked himself in the cockpit of an empty and idle American Eagle jet Aug. 22 at Baton Rouge Metro Airport was insane at the time of the act. No one was injured during the incident. Andrew... more »

• Plane makes emergency landing at NO airport

  December 4, 2012 3:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A United Airlines plane bound for New Jersey has made an emergency landing in New Orleans. Officials with United Airlines say that Flight 1146 to Newark diverted Tuesday afternoon to New Orleans due to a mechanical issue that arose after the plane departed from Houston. The Boeing 787... more »

• BR airport rotunda project: early 2013 completion

  December 3, 2012 10:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A project to enlarge the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport rotunda is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. The rotunda expansion is the first part of a four-phase, $9 million project that will include new enclosed curbside check-in, new flooring and new restrooms. Ralph... more »

• Saints tweet that bus egged at Atlanta airport

  November 29, 2012 10:36 AM

  ATLANTA - The New Orleans Saints players say their bus was pelted with eggs by airport workers after they touched down in Atlanta. Tight end Jimmy Graham, linebacker Will Herring and quarterback Chase Daniel tweeted about the incident Wednesday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Saints (5-6) face the... more »

• Three dead after fiery plane crash

  November 13, 2012 9:44 PM

  JACKSON, Miss- Three people are dead after a plane crashed into a neighborhood Tuesday evening. The Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down on top of a house near Hawkins Field Airport and ignited a fireball. Dental records or DNA would be needed to confirm the identities of the... more »

• Plane crashes in Jackson, Miss., neighborhood

  November 13, 2012 6:35 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. - Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed into a neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, near an airport. A Jackson deputy fire chief told WJTV-TV that one person escaped a burning home Tuesday evening with minor injuries. It was not immediately clear if anyone else... more »

• Airport taxis have to meet new NO standards

  November 2, 2012 9:13 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans City Council has extended the city's new requirements for cabs to those vehicles that collect passengers at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner. New regulations for New Orleans taxis now extend to those cabs picking up passengers at the airport. ... more »

• Government replaces body scanners at some airports

  October 25, 2012 4:26 PM

  CHICAGO - The federal government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a different type of machine that produces a cartoon-like outline instead of the naked images that have been compared to a virtual strip search. The Transportation Security Administration says it is... more »

• FAA backs plan for small airport in Livingston

  October 18, 2012 9:37 PM

  LIVINGSTON- Livingston Parish is another step closer to getting a smaller airport. Parish President Layton Ricks said in an interview with ActionNews17.com, the FAA approved plans for an airport south of I-12. Ricks would not elaborate on an exact location; only saying it would be in the Satsuma... more »

• Reports of people ill with typhoid fever on plane at New Orleans airport

  October 15, 2012 8:55 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A flight at New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport was quarantined after a medical emergency on board Monday evening. Multiple media outlets have reported at least one passenger thought they might have typhoid fever. WVUE FOX 8 reported two people were transport to a nearby hospital. There... more »

• Endeavour lands at Los Angeles Airport

  September 21, 2012 3:03 PM

  LOS ANGELES - Space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely at the Los Angeles International Airport after a whirlwind aerial tour around California landmarks. Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, Endeavour touched down Friday afternoon after a nearly 5-hour flyover. Endeavour will retire at the California Science Center.... more »

• No bomb found after threat forced airport evacuation

  September 20, 2012 9:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities are hopeful, the person who threatened Baton Rouge Metro Airport Thursday will be arrested. At 4:30 p.m., a phone call was made to the airport. The caller stated there was a bomb in a black SUV in a parking garage. Ten minutes later, the airport was... more »

• Airport returns to normal operations after bomb scare

  September 20, 2012 7:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Metro Airport has re-opened and is operating on its normal Thursday night schedule after a bomb threat scrambled passengers, staff, and flight crews. No explosives were found. Airport managers said around 4:45 p.m. someone called a threat in to the airport and claimed a vehicle... more »

• Baton Rouge airport evacuated after bomb threat Play Video

  September 20, 2012 5:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities evacuated the Baton Rouge Metro Airport this afternoon after a bomb threat was called in. Airport managers said around 4:45 p.m. someone called a threat in to the airport and claimed a vehicle in the parking lot had a bomb inside. They evacuated the parking... more »

• Officials hope to build Livingston Parish airport

  August 20, 2012 10:12 AM

  WALKER - Livingston Parish has contacted state and federal aviation authorities about building an airport. A study by LJC Poole LLC finds a general aviation airport is deemed highly feasible. Parish President Layton Ricks has written to the state requesting inclusion of the proposed airport in the Louisiana... more »

• Swarm of thousands of bees delay Pittsburgh flight

  August 3, 2012 12:22 PM

  IMPERIAL, Pa. - A beekeeper says he had to be called into gather up a swarm of thousands of bees that delayed a Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh International Airport to New York. Master beekeeper Stephen Repasky tells KDKA-TV he was called out on Wednesday when the bees gathered... more »

• Man arrested after trying to hide gun in planter

  July 10, 2012 12:29 PM

  PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon man has been arrested after airport authorities saw him trying to hide his gun in a planter box so he could retrieve it upon his return. The Oregonian reports that 69-year-old Soren Muir Johnson of Eagle Point was arrested for investigation of reckless endangering. Transportation... more »

• Agitated man at Baton Rouge airport arrested

  May 7, 2012 8:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested and taken to the hospital after he walked into the Baton Rouge airport with a child, got loud and acted belligerent, forcing airport police to subdue him. Tony Williams, chief of police at Baton Rouge Metro Airport, tells The Advocate the man was... more »

• Man arrested at Baton Rouge Airport

  May 6, 2012 11:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 38-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning at Baton Rouge Airport. Baton Rouge Police Officers aided TSA agents and Airport Police with taking the man into custody. Police said Jonathan Bonner of 10905 Kingfisher Avenue entered the airport with a baby in his arms. ... more »

• Junk planes abandoned at Baton Rouge Airport Play Video

  April 25, 2012 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Sitting next to multi-million dollar jets and private aircraft at the Baton Rouge airport, you'll find planes that look like they haven't flown in years. Cracked windshields, flat tires, missing gas caps and rusted rivets are just some of the problems found on planes considered abandoned. Even... more »

• Abandoned planes cluttering BR airport

  April 25, 2012 12:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Sitting next multi-million dollar jets and private aircraft at the Baton Rouge airport you'll find planes that look like they haven't flown in years. Cracked windshields, flat tires, missing gas caps, rusted rivets, just some of the problems found on planes considered abandoned. Even worse, the tie... more »

• NO airport wants renovations done by Super Bowl

  April 23, 2012 7:03 AM

  KENNER - Louisiana's major airport is trying to finish several renovation projects before the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong International Airport is planning for 42,000 visitors leaving the city the day after the game. Airport spokeswoman Michelle Wilcut says a new parking garage is about 65 percent... more »

• Man tries to board plane with fireworks

  March 29, 2012 11:48 AM

  PHILADELPHIA - Police at Philadelpha International Airport are holding a man who tried to board a plane with fireworks in his backpack. Police say a suspicious item was spotted in his carry-on luggage early this morning. One officer said the items appeared to be fireworks and may have been accidentally... more »

• News 2 investigates Airport Commission travel

  March 15, 2012 10:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Some Airport Commissioners are calling for limits on their own travel after a News 2 investigation. We looked at four years worth of conference trips, from Boston to San Diego, and found thousands were spent to learn about airports across the country. The Airport Commission spent... more »

• EBR Sheriff's Office moving to airport

  March 15, 2012 11:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has unanimously approved a deal that will move the Sheriff's Office headquarters from its downtown location to a larger facility at Metro Airport. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux called it a win-win for everyone. Gautreaux said his staff will immediately begin making preparation for... more »

• Monroe council accepts DOTD grants for airport

  March 14, 2012 11:04 AM

  MONROE- Monroe Regional Airport is moving forward on rehabilitating runways with the help of grants from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The News-Star reports the Monroe City Council on Tuesday accepted $1.5 million in grants to rehabilitate six taxiways. The council then voted to enter into an agreement... more »

• Driver arrested after crashing onto airport runway

  March 1, 2012 4:15 PM

  PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia International Airport was closed after a driver crashed his SUV through a fence and drove up and down a runway. 24-year-old Kenneth Richard Mazik was immediately arrested. He is charged with DWI, reckless endangerment, and other counts. The airport was closed for 30 minutes,... more »

• Police: TSA agent at JFK stole $5K from passenger

  February 2, 2012 12:42 PM

  NEW YORK - Police say a Transportation Security Administration agent stole $5,000 in cash from a passenger's jacket as he was going through security at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the latest in a string of thefts that has embarrassed the agency. Alexandra Schmid took the cash from the jacket... more »

• Metro Airport traffic hits three-year high

  January 25, 2012 7:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - More passengers flew in and out of the Baton Rouge Metro Airport last year than in any of the past three years, with over 809,000 total passengers using the airport. The airport says it had 404,735 passengers boarding flights and 405,116 disembarking flights in 2011. The total... more »

• 84-year-old angry over strip search at NY airport

  December 3, 2011 12:03 PM

  NEW YORK - An 84-year-old New York grandmother says she was injured and humiliated during a strip search at a New York City airport. Lenore Zimmerman says she was on her way to a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She says she was searched after she asked to forgo... more »

• Police investigating fake bomb at BTR airport Play Video

  December 1, 2011 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A fake bomb inside a vehicle at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport delayed some travelers this morning, but didn't shut the airport down. Airport police found a car on the second floor of the parking garage around 7:30 this morning. The windshield was smashed and there... more »

• New body scanners online at BR airport

  October 14, 2011 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Airport officials unveiled new body scanners with enhanced privacy software today at Baton Rouge Metro Airport. The Transportation and Safety Administration invited media out for a demonstration of the new scanners, which they say have an increased ability to automatically detect threats on passengers. The... more »

• NO airport approved for Cuba air service

  October 12, 2011 11:45 AM

  KENNER - Officials at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport say the airport has received approval for direct flight service to Cuba. Travel to Cuba will still be highly restricted. Passengers must have close relatives in Cuba or must be involved in the medical or agricultural business sectors.... more »

• Monroe Regional Airport will rehab runway

  August 28, 2011 4:21 PM

  MONROE, La.- Monroe Regional Airport will soon have a resurfaced runway and taxiway to complement its new terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $4.2 million to rehabilitate the airport's secondary runway and primary taxiway. The state will provide a 5 percent match to the grant. Mayor Jamie... more »

• 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Virginia

  August 23, 2011 1:50 PM

  At 12:51 CDT a 5.9 Magnitude earthquake rattled parts of the Middle Atlantic and Northeast States according to the USGS. The White House, U.S. Capitol, and other National Landmarks in Washington D.C. have been evacuated. Reports say it was felt as far north as Pittsburgh, PA to Martha's Vineyard. ... more »

• BR Airport changes lease policy following News 2 Investigation

  August 2, 2011 10:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A private plane, discovered by News 2, being stored in a publicly-paid for airport hangar, has forced changes at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. The plane, registered to State Senator Rob Marionneaux and Baton Rouge Attorney Chuck Ward, was parked in the hangar leased by Baton Rouge... more »

• Airport employee shot by passenger's rifle

  July 25, 2011 4:14 PM

  KENNER - An airport employee was accidentally shot when a hunting rifle discharged a round as it was being checked as baggage at the United Airline ticket counter at Louis Armstrong International Airport. Sgt. Larry Dyess of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says it happened about 10:30 a.m. Monday... more »

• News 2 Investigation into private plane continues

  July 5, 2011 10:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Metro Council wants a state senator and local attorney to pay-up for using a city-owned airplane hangar. A paper-trail shows their plane parked in the hangar at Metro Airport multiple times even though the owners were told they could only use it temporarily. ... more »

• BTR airport holding disaster drill Saturday

  June 3, 2011 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - People who hear sirens and explosions near the Baton Rouge Metro Airport on Satudray morning shouldn't be too concerned: it's only a drill. Jim Caldwell with BTR said they'll be doing their FAA-required disaster drill from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday to evaluate the response time... more »

• Denver Airport Rape

  April 13, 2011 7:40 PM

  A woman says she was raped at Denver International Airport while two janitors walked by and did nothing. Noel Bertrand of Portland, Oregon was arrested for the the attack and his bail was set at $50,000. A family member of the woman making the allegation says she missed a connecting... more »

• Obama condemns Russia airport blast as terrorism

  January 24, 2011 1:08 PM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is condemning an explosion that killed at least 35 people at Moscow's busiest airport, calling it "an outrageous act of terrorism against the Russian people." Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, said it looked like a terror attack. A state news agency says the blast... more »

• Explosion kills 31 at Moscow airport

  January 24, 2011 10:16 AM

  MOSCOW - Russian authorities say 31 people are dead and about 130 wounded after an explosion ripped through the arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport. The state news agency, RIA Novosti, says the explosion at Domodedovo airport may have been caused by a suicide bomber. The airport is generally regarded... more »

• Airport numbers up ten percent in 2010

  January 7, 2011 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The number of people taking to the skies has increased at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. More than 64,000 passengers passed through the airport last month, surpassing the December 2009 total by 15 percent. For all of 2010 the airport hosted nearly 800,000 travelers, representing a... more »

• Homeowners near BR Airport file suit over soundproofing

  December 15, 2010 11:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Homeowners living near the Baton Rouge Metro Airport are suing over a program they believe has caused tens of thousands of dollars to their homes. Neighborhoods took part in a soundproofing program to keep the noise from airplanes out. However, some with raised homes says... more »

• TSA: Pilots to be exempt from some airport checks

  November 19, 2010 4:00 PM

  WASHINGTON - Airline pilots apparently won't have to go through the same type of screening that faces passengers at airports. Pilot groups say the Transportation Security Administration has agreed to let pilots skip the scanning and pat-downs. They say pilots in uniform will just have to present photo IDs. Amid... more »

• FEMA forgives NO airport's $10.8M disaster loan

  November 11, 2010 5:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is forgiving $10.8 million in community disaster loans to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. New Orleans CityBusiness reports that the airport used the money for repairs after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Aviation director Iftikhar Ahmad says reducing the airport's debts... more »

• Ex-airport director, wife indicted in Katrina case

  September 18, 2010 9:52 AM

  After backing out of a plea deal, the former director of aviation at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport and his wife have been indicted on charges they tried to profit from a bogus insurance claim after Hurricane Katrina. Friday's nine-count indictment against 44-year-old Sean Hunter and his 31-year-old wife,... more »

• Feds: Ex-airport director, wife back out of plea deal

  September 13, 2010 5:27 PM

  The former director of aviation at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport and his wife have backed out of a plea agreement to resolve charges they tried to profit from a bogus insurance claim after Hurricane Katrina. Sean Hunter and his wife, Shauna, were expected to enter guilty pleas Wednesday,... more »

• Movie shoot to close road near Metro Airport

  August 25, 2010 2:51 PM

  A portion of Veteran's Memorial Boulevard near Metro Airport in Baton Rouge will be closed Thursday August 26, due to a movie shoot. Veterans between Progress Road and Blount Road will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m., so producers can film the independent movie, "Transit",... more »

• Mother says she slapped baby on flight after baby kicked her

  August 18, 2010 12:48 PM

  Albuquerque airport aviation police say a mother told them she slapped her crying 13-month-old daughter on a flight between Dallas and Albuquerque because the child kicked her. The officer says the mother demonstrated how she hit the girl on the face by lightly slapping the officer's arm with an... more »

• Wind damage near N.O. lakefront airport

  July 6, 2010 1:35 PM

  The National Weather Service is investigating damage near the Lakefront Airport of New Orleans that may have been caused by a tornado. Luckily, no one was hurt. The weather service had issued a tornado warning for Jefferson and Orleans parishes at about the same time after radar indicated... more »

• Cabbie accused of extorting 10 percent tip

  June 16, 2010 7:27 AM

  A Kenner cab driver is accused of locking a Texas tourist in his cab and demanding a 10 percent tip on a $33 airport fare. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says Sohail Kahn was booked with extortion and false imprisonment, and the New Orleans Taxicab Regulation Bureau also seized his... more »

• Local airport goes green with solar panels

  May 19, 2010 6:33 PM

  The False River Regional Air Park the first airport in the world to use a solar panel to power lights along its runway, according to leaders with The Department of Transportation and Development. DOTD replaced old lamps parallel to the runway with 164 new LED lights that they believe... more »

• Iceland's main airport reopening after ash closure

  April 26, 2010 9:11 AM

  Travel agents and tour operators in Britain believe 100,000 British travelers stranded by the recent volcano eruption in Iceland are now home, but another 35,000 won't get back until Friday. Most flights are back to normal, but there's still a lot of disruption at some destinations. Meanwhile, Iceland's main international... more »

• Women arrested for trying to take corpse onto plane

  April 7, 2010 12:39 PM

  Police have arrested two women at a British airport after they reportedly tried to smuggle a corpse onto a flight. Police said Tuesday the women were detained at Liverpool's John Lennon airport "on suspicion of failing to give notification of death" of a 91-year-old man. The BBC and... more »

• F-15s to fly out of New Orleans from April-August

  April 6, 2010 3:10 PM

  F-15s will be flying out of New Orleans' international airport for much of the spring and summer. The airport and Signature Aviation will be hosting the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing while the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans runway in Belle Chasse gets a $14.9... more »

• Police arrest airport bomb threat suspect in Oklahoma

  April 5, 2010 11:28 AM

  Police in Tulsa have the man accused of making a bomb threat at the Tulsa International Airport in custody. They say 42-year-old Timothy Harlow Hathaway was arrested after making the threat to detonate a bomb to a Transportation Security Administration employee. A police bomb squad searched for explosives,... more »

• Lafayette looking to annex land

  April 5, 2010 6:43 AM

  The city of Lafayette could increase in land size in the coming weeks if the city-parish council approves several annexations. The council will take introductory votes Tuesday on whether to annex four separate pieces of property into the city limits. The largest proposed annexation is the 735 acres that houses... more »

• NO airport traffic down in January

  March 12, 2010 5:15 AM

  Despite the Sugar Bowl game and the NFC championship game in New Orleans, traffic at the region's international airport posted a 2.7 percent drop in passenger numbers in January, compared with January 2009. That's according to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The airport saw 579,554 passengers in January,... more »

• Tapes indicate child directed planes at NY airport

  March 3, 2010 12:09 PM

  An air traffic controller at New York's Kennedy Airport is in hot water after he allowed his young son to radio instructions to several pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has placed the controller and a supervisor on administrative leave as it investigates. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called the... more »

• Saints arrive back in New Orleans

  February 8, 2010 5:24 PM

  The New Orleans Saints arrived back in New Orleans Monday afternoon following a big Super Bowl win in Miami Sunday night. The team touched down at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport around 3 p.m. Thousands of fans lined the streets both on and off airport grounds, greeting the... more »

• Aeroframe to add 300 jobs to La. airport

  February 5, 2010 2:28 PM

  An aircraft maintenance company is adding at least 300 jobs at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles. Aeroframe Services said the planned hirings announced Friday will bring its total work force at the airport to 550 employees. The Lake Charles-based company says the new jobs will pay an average... more »

• Bottles of honey cause airport shutdown

  January 5, 2010 3:27 PM

  UPDATE: Authorities say the suspicious material inside luggage that prompted the shutdown of a California airport turned out to be five soft drink bottles filled with honey. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the bottles, found inside a checked bag at Bakersfield's Meadows Field, had tested positive for traces of... more »

• Airport shut down after hazardous material found

  January 5, 2010 11:49 AM

  Federal officials have suspended flights going to and from the Bakersfield airport in California after hazardous material was found in luggage there. Suzanne Trevino, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, says the material was found in a checked bag. The discovery closed down the airport around 8:20 a.m. PST... more »

• Terminal closed at Newark airport

  January 3, 2010 9:24 PM

  Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, is closed while authorities search for a man who walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal Sunday night. Flights are grounded and passengers are being re-screened. A man was seen walking... more »

• New Orleans airport plans upgrades

  November 30, 2009 7:56 AM

  A $755-million overhaul is planned for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Louisiana's largest commercial airport. The upgrades include new signs, brighter lighting and a new concourse. Design or construction has already begin on 10 of the 16 projects identified for the suburban New Orleans airport. Airport... more »

• Movie filming at Metro Airport

  October 26, 2009 2:26 PM

  Producers of the movie "Battle: Los Angeles" will be filming several scenes tomorrow at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport. The filming will take place in the evenings on the General Aviation side of the airfield, near the southern part of Harding Boulevard. Smoke and flames may be visible... more »

• 1 dead after plane crashes near Houma

  September 24, 2009 2:44 PM

  A single-engine plane crashed around 1 p.m. just south of the Houma-Terrebonne airport. The Courier in Houma reported that authorities have confirmed at least one death in the crash. Coast Guard Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon quotes Terrebonne Parish 911 as saying there was only one person on board the plane.... more »

• 2 Your Health for Sept. 16

  September 16, 2009 5:56 PM

  A new blood test may detect lung cancer, what to eat when you have a cold, and flu shots at the airport are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• American Airline employees arrested in drug ring

  September 15, 2009 8:36 AM

  Twenty people were arrested including employees of American Airlines in a U.S. raid targeting a drug-smuggling ring based out of Puerto Rico's largest airport. Authorities say they have a total of 23 arrest warrants for people in cities across the U.S. Caribbean territory as well as Miami. The exact number... more »