Obituaries in the newsSeattle Post Intelligencer - BALTIMORE -- Thomas J. Abercrombie, a National Geographic magazine photographer who survived a variety of near-death experiences in 38 years of world travel, died of complications from open-heart surgery. He was 75. Ellen Siskind, a spokeswoman with
Physics class gets fun Arizona Daily Star - Eighth-graders in a Physical Sciences class at St. Gregory College Preparatory School worked for three weeks to build model rockets. The project was part of a unit on force and Newton's laws in teacher Amber Franklin's physics class. Tuesday, the
Suspicious Bag Delays Flights after MastersFirst Coast News - AUGUSTA, GA (AP) -- Part of the terminal at the airport here was evacuated Monday and some commercial flights were delayed for more than two hours because of an unattended piece of baggage as fans and players at the Masters golf tournament were
Mesa airport begins flights to Las Vegas AZCentral.com - In the grand tradition of aviation, Williams Gateway Airport will take a gamble today on commercial air travel, an industry that is no sure bet as the price of oil increases and major carriers raise ticket prices. The first scheduled passenger flight
NASA, Zero-G agree to regular shuttle runway useSouth Florida Business Journal - A pilot program designed to expand runway access for non- NASA activities may allow a Dania Beach-based company permission to use Kennedy Space Center facilities. Zero Gravity Corp. , also known as Zero-G, said it has gained permission to regularly
Spaceflight Now +Spaceflight Now - Columbia's STS-3 mission is best remembered in the history books for its conclusion -- the first and so far only landing at the picturesque Northrup Strip at White Sands, New Mexico. In this post-flight presentation film, the crew describes the
Republic Air March Traffic JumpsMSN MoneyCentral - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republic Airways Holdings Inc., the operator of Chautauqua Airlines and Republic Airlines, said Monday March traffic rose 45.3 percent and capacity jumped 38.9 percent, enabling the company to push past 1 million customers in a
We're No. 1 in national travel pollPacific Business News - Hawaii captured two of the top three spots in this year's National Leisure Travel Monitor survey of Americans' favorite travel destinations. The annual survey by Yesawich Pepperdine Brown and Russell put "Hawaiian Neighbor Islands" first and
Cincinnati.Com The Enquirer Business Comair, union in neutral Cincinnati Enquirer - NEW YORK - Comair and its flight attendants' union square off again today in federal bankruptcy court here over a key issue that could determine whether the company can reject its existing contract with the union and impose its own terms. If the
WestJet, Air Canada enjoy record passenger levelsGlobe and Mail - Record levels of passengers flew with WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Air Canada last month in what could be a good omen for their first-quarter financial results. Both carriers thrived on March holiday charter flights and business customers. And Montreal
