Matt Dykeman had worked 10 years as an avionics inspector at the US Airways maintenance hangar at Tampa International Airport when the airline eliminated all 300 jobs at the facility two days before Thanksgiving 2002. ...more

August 2, 2008

After a contentious debate Thursday, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority selected a New York architectural firm as the top prospect to draft preliminary designs for Tampa International Airport's proposed North Terminal. ...more

July 11, 2008

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority selected a New York firm Thursday for a $15.8 million conceptual design contract for Tampa International Airport's proposed North Terminal after a contentious debate over whether the agency should favor a local company. ...more

July 10, 2008

A French judge ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on charges of manslaughter for the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008

Allegations have been leveled against the county's budget director for excessively overbilling enterprise departments and transferring the money to the general fund. ...more

June 3, 2008

Allegations of excessive overbilling of enterprise funds. ...more

June 2, 2008

The managing operators of Plant City Airport are used to challenges to their business. ...more

May 28, 2008

A preliminary report offers cold, hard facts but doesn't answer the question of why a plane carrying a Brandon pastor and his son crashed into the side of a North Carolina mountain. ...more

May 23, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, also a Tampa Port Authority board member, said Tuesday that he wants the port to consider eliminating the Hillsborough County property tax to save homeowners money and entice them to continue supporting a county property conservation program. ...more

May 21, 2008

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority has selected Reynolds, Smith & Hills Inc. as the civil engineer for Tampa International Airport's proposed $1 billion North Terminal complex. The terminal, which would add space for airlines and passengers, is projected to open in 2015. ...more

May 9, 2008