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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not eliminate midnight shifts at Syracuse Hancock International Airport’s air traffic control tower in the 2013 fiscal year.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Mayor Miner writes a letter to FAA asking them to reconsider eliminating the overnight shifts for air traffic controllers at Hancock International Airport, citing safety concerns.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Mayor Stephanie Miner is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep the overnight shift at Hancock Airport, citing extreme weather conditions as one of the reasons to keep the shift.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Airline passengers will be allowed to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment on planes beginning next month.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  An aluminum casting foundry that's one of the Syracuse area's oldest manufacturers has notified New York state that it plans to shut down, putting nearly 90 people out of work.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Authorities say a Delta passenger airplane has made an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport after one of its engines failed.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  After American Airlines announces it will lay-off 843 workers at JFK Airport by Christmas, CNY Central's Dora Scheidell finds out how it will impact Central New Yorkers and their holiday plans.

Thursday, September 13, 2012 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Authorities say one person has been killed and another injured when their single-engine airplane crashed in an Albany suburb.

Saturday, August 11, 2012  Emergency preparedness drill to make sure it will all work when it's real

Friday, July 27, 2012  Officials responded to a report of an incident on an airplane at Syracuse Hancock International Airport just before 8:00 a.m. Friday.

Friday, November 18, 2011  This Thanksgiving, 42.5 million people in the United States are expected to hit the road to visit family and friends - the highest number of holiday travelers since the start of the recession.

Saturday, September 03, 2011  The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Monday, June 06, 2011  A Syracuse airport authority is closer to getting off the ground and could bring cheaper fares to Central New York.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Prices may be soaring at the pump, but AAA doesn't expect that to impact travel for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.