Turns out a fairway makes a pretty decent landing strip. A two-passenger plane crashed on a fairway in Lakewood Estates in south St. Petersburg shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. The plane lost part of a wing, but the pilot was able to walk away without injuries. ...more

December 25, 2009

Homes were flooded and drivers were stranded in parts of South Florida as a wet storm system headed north bearing heavy snow for the mid-Atlantic region, prompting winter storm warnings Friday from the Carolinas to New Jersey. ...more

December 18, 2009

Boeing's new 787 jetliner finally got airborne today, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the world's first commercial plane constructed with half its components made from lightweight composite materials. ...more

December 15, 2009

Trouble with landing gear led to a plane mishap today at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. ...more

December 12, 2009

A small plane crashed in eastern Hillsborough County on Sunday, killing two people. ...more

November 30, 2009

U.S. airports were not expected to see flight delays today after a computer problem Thursday that began at one of two national centers that handle flight plans. ...more

November 20, 2009

Airports nationwide including Tampa International will continue to experience flight delays today although the Federal Aviation Administration corrected a technical problem that began at one of two national centers that handle flight plans. The failure was attributed to a software configuration problem at an FAA telecommunications center in Salt Lake City that lasted from 5 to 9 a.m. ...more

November 19, 2009

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — An airline is pitching in with a new discount offer to help lure more passengers to a western Kentucky airport striving to qualify for extra funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. ...more

November 18, 2009

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said today. ...more

November 16, 2009

Two men whose plane crashed in rural Pasco County on Sunday are in critical condition, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

October 27, 2009