Federal Aviation Administration

So We're Set For Takeoff

Sonny's Last Stand

Coming soon to a courtroom near you: dueling conspiracy theories that pit Fort Lauderdale's finest against their political bosses. One certain verdict: There's a price to pay for tangling with civic activist Sonny Irons.

The Straight Dope

Coming soon to a courtroom near you: dueling conspiracy theories that pit Fort Lauderdale's finest against their political bosses. One certain verdict: There's a price to pay for tangling with civic activist Sonny Irons.

The Straight Dope

Coming soon to a courtroom near you: dueling conspiracy theories that pit Fort Lauderdale's finest against their political bosses. One certain verdict: There's a price to pay for tangling with civic activist Sonny Irons.

Chute to Kill

In October a skydiver named Mike McDonald made a fatal leap. He was the third client of Skydive Palm Beach to die in a year.

Wings 'n' Things

In October a skydiver named Mike McDonald made a fatal leap. He was the third client of Skydive Palm Beach to die in a year.

Undercurrents

The city is worries about the image of the groovy, cosmopolitan beach area.

Ride 'Em, Cowboy

Hell for Leather on Flight 48

Watch Out, Red Baron

The 'Pipe breaks loose

More Turbulence for Lauderdale Flight School

The Federal Aviation Administration has been investigating Gulfstream International Airlines in Fort Lauderdale ever since operator error was blamed for the February 12 crash of a flight bound for Buffalo, N.Y. The regional operator has come under fire for allegedly falsifying flight logs and lettin ... More >>

When a Newspaper Shills

The Sun-Sentinel brass steps over the line on airport expansion

Death Is My Co-pilot

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

Beam Me Up

A Pembroke Pines company wants to flood the country with invisible beams from high-flying blimps. Want to invest?

You Are Now Free to Get Jiggy

Air traffic control, meet pirate hip-hop radio.

Finding Jairo

Another family has a story of loss in the Bahamas -- and it could help solve the Gary Weaver case.

Finding Gary, Part 1

After 21 years, Donna Weaver seems to finally be zeroing in on her lost husband

Curious George Sails the River of Red

Following a long tradition, new Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas tries to tame the big spenders at City Hall

Ultimate Thrill

Throw Caution to the Sky

The Doctor and the Rabbits

A Broward dentist saved hundreds of rabbits and became a national celebrity. Why do so many people fear him?

Security Collars

Be careful when you pack your carryon bag. You might end up in the calaboose.

Circular Logic

The people watching the airlines should have and could have taken action... but didn't

Acting Out

Whether or not the state helps out AIDS sufferers, last week's botched protest says much about the HIV community's problem

Admitting Terror: Part 5

When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

Red Alert

Terrorism on the East Coast: It was predicted

A Flight of Fancy

Broward commissioners are spending big bucks on an unlikely airport-growth scheme

Into Thin Air

When Gary Weaver disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the authorities eventually gave up.
His wife didn't.

It's Garry Shambling's Show

What Planet Are You From?

Picnic Paradise -- If You Own a Boat

Boaters Park

Stimulated Yet? Tiny Boca Airport Gets Millions From Feds

Flickr user: youngwarriorBoca's corporate jets will get a runway upgrade.​Millions of dollars for police officers, schools, roads, bridges -- no one's going to argue with most of these federally funded stimulus projects. In tough times, people want cops, teachers, and construction crews to stay on ... More >>

Key West Airport Gets Another Crash Landing; Investigators Already There From Last Crash

Monroe County Sheriff's OfficeThis was an inappropriate method of landing a plane.​For the second time in four days, a plane somehow managed to crash on the Key West airport's only runway.Add in a $165,000 embezzling scheme and a drunk guy making bomb threats and you've got one hell of a two-week ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale's Sky-High Runway: Looks Like They're Actually Going to Build This Thing

Welcome back to "Holy Crap, That's Big," our blog series in which we look at humongous things going up in South Florida and the people behind them. Let this blog post serve as official notice that we are going to spend a lot of time puzzling over this huge pile of dirt for planes to drive on that al ... More >>