Qantas commenced its latest route on Sunday, connecting Sydney to Dallas Ft. Worth. At nearly 7500 nautical miles, it is the longest regularly scheduled 747 route ever operated.
The folks at Taiwan's NextMedia, who have previously given Tiger Woods and Lindsay Lohan the cartoon treatment, today animated America's newest hero, Steven Slater.
The FAA on Friday announced more than $9 million in upgrades at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer announced that the US Department of Transportation has allocated over $16 million for upgrades at Kennedy and LaGuardia airports.