BWI has received one of the largest Recovery Act grants awarded by the FAA for reconstruction of an aircraft parking apron, a new deicing fluid collection system, and new communications systems.
It looks as though the efforts to get commercial space taxis off the ground is succeeding. Sierra Nevada Corporation's "Dream Chaser" space plane is slated to conduct its first test flight as early as next summer.
Delta Air Lines introduces their newly acquired (via their merger with Northwest) Airbus A330 aircraft on June 1st, serving Athens, Greece (ATH) and Venice, Italy (VCE) from JFK.