In an innovative partnership, the Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal has partnered with The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to celebrate the history of aviation during National Aviation Week August 18 - 22. In conjunction with its grand re-opening activities, the Intrepid Museum and the Food & Shops held a special historical exhibit unveiling on August 20. The exhibit will feature replicas of fighter planes that have launched from the Intrepid and other memorabilia that will be on display at the Central Terminal's Food & Shops departures level through November 10, 2008. Visitors will be able to experience interactive educational displays and exhibits that will highlight the history of the famed aircraft carrier. Consumers also will have the opportunity to participate in the Intrepid Museum's "Art in Motion" program where they will be able to paint a specialty crafted large model airplane. Other Aviation Week activities include a weeklong sidewalk sale, food tastings, and free airplane-themed balloons and stickers

The Port Authority filed a motion with the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C., Circuit requesting to join a suit that seeks to invalidate a plan by the federal government to auction flight slots at the New York metropolitan region's airports. The Air Transport Association filed the original suit in the same court. The move comes as the Federal Aviation Administration announced an attempt today to stop the Port Authority from receiving Airport Improvement Program funds used to enhance safety and security, and increase capacity for more than 100 million

passengers, so that the administration can pursue an auction plan opposed by the Port Authority, elected officials, airlines and passenger advocacy groups. Today's court action by the Port...

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) signaled their opposition to the U.S. Transportation Dept.'s proposal to auction slots at the New York-area airports in a letter to Transportation Secretary Mary Peters. In writing Peters, the two governors are throwing their support behind the opposition to auctions loudly voiced by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is run by two state governments. The port authority earlier this month said it...

Like the mythical hydra, the energy crisis is a many headed problem, and also like the hydra, the solutions require action at each of the sources of the problem. If we simply cut demand by conservation, we are not going to get there. If we just utilize what environmentalists call "renewable" energy, we are still moving only part of the way. The solution needs to be comprehensive and cover a broad spectrum of energy fronts as well as taking steps to cut our energy use. While most

of us are willing to at least try many of these solutions, there are those who want to restrict our efforts and adopt only those methods that do not require fossil fuels. This will not solve our problem; in fact what it may do is depress the economy and have a direct effect on our standard of living and way of life.

I own a Toyota Avalon and my wife owns a Toyota Prius. To travel 1,000 miles, I have to pay nearly $200.00 for gas and wife only needs to expend $75.00. Both cars get to us where we have to go but I have to pay a $125.00 premium every 1,000 miles just to ride in a bigger car. Is this smart on my part? We Americans really need to look at our priorities. It is not just an issue of energy independence. What about our budgets? The next time you park your car, take a look at the SUV's and other large vehicles. And the next time you pay a toll or are delayed in a traffic jam, notice how many people drive alone. Conservation is not something we like to be lectured on but I think Americans as a whole do a poor job of conserving, and really do not pay attention to it unless we are really hurting.

American Airlines will unveil two planes featuring a pink ribbon running the length of the fuselage in honor of its partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which includes a $7.5 million pledge from the airline to research a rare form of breast cancer. The two planes will be the first of eight featuring the pink ribbon. In press releases Friday, both groups announced American's pledge will fund research of inflammatory breast

cancer, an aggressive and frequently fatal form of the disease, at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Komen said that kind of breast cancer represents 2 to 5% of all breast cancer cases. Dallas-based Komen said the grant will fund a team of patient advocates, oncologists, pathologists and scientists working to improve the ability to diagnose and treat the disease.