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Springfield Airport leaders make plans for expansion
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- The Springfield-Branson National Airport is bucking the national trend with a three percent increase in passengers for 2012, and in the next year, the airport director said leaders are planning to start on a multi-million-dollar...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Lobbying, Politics, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Southwest Airlines officially lands in Branson
creplogle@schurz.comBRANSON, Mo. -- Wanna get away? Southwest Airlines officially landed at the Branson Airport Saturday. It follows the lead of its subsidiary AirTran Airways. That airline served the Branson Airport for nearly four years. "Our arrival in Branson...Tags: Boeing Co., Midway, Southwest Airlines Co., AirTran
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Springfield-Branson National Airport passenger, freight numbers grew in 2012 over 2011
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Passenger numbers were up at the Springfield airport in 2012. That increase bucks national and regional trends. “Our total passenger numbers were up 2.8 percent in 2012,” said Brian Weiler, airport director of aviation. ...
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It's official - Southwest Airlines coming to Branson in 2013
jscherder@ky3.comBRANSON, Mo -- An exciting announcement for the Branson Airport Tuesday, as Southwest Airlines and its subsidiary AirTran Airways confirmed the airline will officially arrive in the Ozarks in in 2013. A transition from AirTran Airways to Southwest...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., AirTran
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Southwest Airlines will serve Branson Airport starting in 2013
ewood@ky3.comHHOLLISTER, Mo. -- Flying in and out the Ozarks should become easier and a little cheaper next year. Southwest Airlines signed a multi-year commitment with Branson Airport on Tuesday. Southwest says it will begin operating flights to and from Branson in...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co.
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Web Extra: Drones could soon be used for tornado tracking
Email padler@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Federal Aviation Administration requires anyone flying a drone to go through an approval process. For public agencies, it’s something called a “Certificate of Waiver of Authorization to operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems...Tags: Tornadoes, Meteorological Disasters, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters
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'It can bring the aircraft down,' local chopper pilot on a dangerous new trend
sforhetz@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Pilots of helicopter ambulances in the Ozarks are facing a potentially deadly distraction. This, while carrying a patient who is headed for the local hospital. There’s a disturbing trend of people shining laser beams at the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, National Security, Terrorism, Defense
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Springfield-Branson National Airport sees another airline file for bankruptcy
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Since 2001 United, U.S. Airways, and Continental Airlines have filed for bankruptcy. Now American Airlines joins that list. All of the so-called legacy airlines have fallen over the last decade and American was the only one to hold...Tags: Air Transportation, Holiday Vacations, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Financially Distressed Companies
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Small plane crash kills one, injures two at Downtown Airport in Springfield MO
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman died and two others -- a man and a woman -- are hospitalized after a small plane crashed about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday while it was trying to land at the private Downtown Airport. The crash was at the west end of the runway. The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Air Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents
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