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Friday, April 05, 2013  The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges.

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.

Monday, February 25, 2013  If automatic spending cuts go into effect on Friday, your next flight out of Hancock Airport could be delayed.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Airports, including Syracuse Hancock International Airport, are cancelling flights ahead of a major storm that's expected to dump a foot or more of snow in some parts of the state.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Travelers can expect airports to be busier and planes to be fuller than ever this Thanksgiving. And flights will be costlier.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the first plane landing at LaGuardia was a Delta Air Lines flight out of Syracuse.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Some progress being made in New York City in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy while President Obama tours damage in New Jersey.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  New York's senators are hailing the re-admittance of Griffiss International Airport in Central New York to a federal program that qualifies it for improvement grants.

Sunday, December 11, 2011  Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings.

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, August 27, 2011  The approach of Hurricane Irene is causing flights and trains to be cancelled, and some travelers in Central New York are being affected.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  New York City plans to send geese captured around its airports to a Pennsylvania slaughterhouse and then distribute them to food banks there.

Saturday, June 11, 2011  A power outage near one of US Airways' data centers in Phoenix has grounded or delayed numerous flights nationwide.

Monday, May 02, 2011  The Port Authority says that "out of an abundance of caution," it will add more police at its facilities including the New York area's airports, the George Washington bridge and the World Trade Center site.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Those tasked with keeping airport runways clear when it snows are gathering in Buffalo to swap strategies.