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County Airport achieves environmental certification.

Westchester County Airport has recognized by an auditor for adhering to environmental standards, the county announced. Here’s the press release: Sept. 13, 2013 ASTORINO ANNOUNCES COUNTY AIRPORT...

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Group says waits at JFK go on and on for arrivals from other countries.

Welcome to the United States – now cool your heels for a couple of hours. An organization that tries to improve airport entry to the New York City metropolitan region reports that John F. Kennedy...

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White Plains-to-Boston flights start Oct. 1

Business travelers will be able to fly direct from Westchester County Airport to Boston on a new service starting Oct. 1. The flights, in Cirrus 3-passenger airplanes, will be run by two air taxi...

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World’s longest flight, from Singapore to Newark, is about to end

The world longest non-stop flight – a 9,500-mile trip between Singapore and Newark, N.J. – is about to be end. Singapore Airlines is dropping the flight, which takes about 18 hours and is ideal,...

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Cell phones, e-books and the like approved for most phases of flights

You’ll soon be able to read e-books and use your tablets and cell phone, in general, during all phases of a flight, the Federal Aviation Administration has ruled. But the personal electronic devices...

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FAA: Toughen airplane pilot training

The pilots who fly the jets you take on vacation or business trips will have to go through tougher training, the Federal Aviation Administration has ruled. The FAA’s new rules, issued this week,...

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Air travel was cheaper in second quarter than a year ago, DOT says

It was cheaper to fly during the second quarter of this year compared with a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation said. In fact, it was cheaper than the same period in 2011, too. Here’s...

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American, US Airways merger won’t affect Westchester service – at least not...

The planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which just got the go-ahead from the Justice Department, won’t bring change to Westchester County Airport—at least at first. That’s the word...

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Budget deal would mean $10 TSA fee on airline flights

The budget deal being hashed out in Congress, in hopes of averting another messy showdown, would cost airline passengers a few more dollars each time they fly. Among other provisions, the deal would...

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Travelers log fewer airline complaints in 2013 than the year before

Airline passengers filed fewer complaints last year with the U.S. Department of Transportation about long delays and lost baggage and other problems than in 2012, although December saw a big increase....

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