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Wed., May 8, 2013 10:00am
Southwest Airlines will soon cut more AirTran routes this fall as it transforms AirTran's hub into a Southwest operation. Southwest, which bought Orlando-based AirTran and its Atlanta hub in 2011, started its own Atlanta flights last year and has been gradually expanding them as it absorbs AirTran operations and planes.
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Fri., April 26, 2013 11:00am
Southwest Airlines is cutting about 300 employees from AirTran Airways' workforce at Atlanta's airport. The 300 ground workers — baggage handlers, ticket counter and gate agents — would end up with jobs in other cities where Southwest operates if they are willing relocate. If not, they will get severance packages and leave the company.
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Fri., January 25, 2013 8:12pm
A former speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives is accused of having a gun at a security checkpoint in Atlanta's airport. Authorities say former Rep. Terry Coleman of Eastman was apprehended by police after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted what appeared to be a pistol inside his briefcase. Police found a .22-caliber handgun.
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Tue., December 11, 2012 1:00pm
The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been designated a LEED gold certified facility. The designation means the 1.2 million square foot facility complies with standards aimed at environmental stewardship and sustainability.
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Sun., October 7, 2012 10:00am
A former security worker has pleaded guilty in a plot to smuggle drugs through the Atlanta airport.
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Sat., October 6, 2012 12:09pm
A former security worker has pleaded guilty in a plot to smuggle drugs through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
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Wed., August 15, 2012 7:38am
Delta Air Lines is relocating a subsidiary from Minneapolis to Atlanta in a move that's expected to bring work done by 160 employees to the airline's headquarters near Atlanta's airport.
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Wed., May 16, 2012 6:37am
The new $1.4 billion international terminal at the world's busiest airport is set to open Wednesday. The sleek launching pad for millions of passengers is designed to help Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport grab a growing share of the lucrative market for global travelers.
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Tue., May 8, 2012 12:00pm
The Georgia Supreme Court will consider a long-running feud over millions of dollars in taxes generated by Atlanta's busy airport. The court on Monday said it would review whether Atlanta had to repay occupational taxes it collected from businesses at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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Tue., March 13, 2012 10:28am
A jet sustained significant damage when it rolled off a taxiway at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta Tuesday morning. Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson told The Associated Press mechanics were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system around 5 a.m.
