Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK

Twenty iconic Spitfire aircraft buried in Burma during the Second World War are to be repatriated to Britain after an intervention by David Cameron. “They were just buried there in transport crates,” Mr Cundall said. “They were waxed, wrapped in greased paper and their joints tarred. They will be in near perfect condition.” (www.telegraph.co.uk) More...

Continental Flight 9900 provides magical North Pole trip for hospitalized children

Just in case the special guests missed the blow-up Santa or penguins marking the ticketing counter Saturday, a flashing sign alerted them that they had indeed reached "Elf Check-in." About 50 children and their families lined up under the sign at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for the rarest of adventures -- Flight 9900 to the North Pole. Many of the children -- most patients at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital or MetroHealth Medical Center -- had never been in an… (blog.cleveland.com) More...

Pic: Ryanair Flight Departs Ahead of Tornado

A tornado followed a plane as it took off from a U.K. airport (mobile.twitter.com) More...

Sanford Airport (SFB) to opt out of TSA screening

Reporter: Ken Tyndall The backlash continues over those new TSA screening measures, and now one Central Florida airport has decided to go with a private security screening firm. Orlando Sanford International Airport has decided to opt out from TSA screening. "All of our due diligence shows it's the way to go," said Larry Dale, the director of the Sanford Airport Authority. "You're going to get better service at a better price and more accountability and better customer… (wdbo.com) More...

Tampa International Airport granted new flights to Cuba

TAMPA -- Tampa International Airport is getting the green light to accept flights to and from Cuba. The airport has received its official approval from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to operate Cuba flights. TIA becomes the next gateway to Cuba in the U.S. following Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK) and Miami (MIA). Three licensed charter operators have formally indicated their intention to provide service to Cuba from Tampa which includes Air MarBrisa, Island Travel & Tours, Ltd., and… (www.baynews9.com) More...

KLAL Adding Commercial Flights

Video & article. We're growing up! (video.tbo.com) More...

Construction workers pull two from fiery plane crash near Lakeland

This would be the South Lakeland Airport (X49) in Mulberry, FL. "POLK COUNTY -- A pilot and a co-pilot were pulled from a fiery plane crash by a group of construction workers south of Lakeland on Saturday afternoon. According to Brian Lacey with Polk County Fire Rescue, plane crashed just after 11:30 a.m. near Hwy. 60 and Coronet Road in the Willow Oaks area of Lakeland. Officials said the plane was taking off from a small south Lakeland airstrip when it went down just a quarter of a mile… (www.baynews9.com) More...

JetBlue TPA-BOS Struck By Lightning

BOSTON, Mass. -- A Jet Blue plane out of Tampa was struck by lightning while in flight Friday night around 9:30 p.m. Flight #446 was headed to Logan Airport in Boston when it was struck. There were 82 people on board the plane. The plane was able to land safely in Boston. (www.baynews9.com) More...

737 jet seized at St. Pete airport stranding 130 passengers

"Flight delays aren't unusual these days. Bad weather, maintenance problems or trouble getting a crew together routinely push back or cancel flights at airports across the country. Not so common: Having a flight canceled when a 737 jet is pulled off the runway because of a legal dispute while scores of passengers wait at the gate." Ooops! (www2.tbo.com) More...

Last CO Flight

From the United Airlines Facebook page (their websites are currently merging): "The last Continental flight to land will be Flight 6 from Narita to Houston arriving at 12:35 p.m. Central time." (www.United.com) More...