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| Latest San Francisco Airport News |
Panel: New airport needed to attract global businesses
The debate over whether or not San Diego needs a new airport has been waged time and again during the past five decades.
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President opens refurbished airport in northern Palawan
President Arroyo is looking forward to more tourism and economic activities in Palawan following the inauguration yesterday of the P150-million Francisco Reyes airport, the former Busuanga airport, on Coron Island.
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L.A. airport officials aim to spread growth beyond LAX
With United planning to drop its Palmdale flights, officials at Los Angeles World Airports say they plan to create an Office of Regionalism to promote passenger growth at Ontario, Burbank, elsewhere. Reacting to United Airlines' decision to pull out of the L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport in December, officials for Los Angeles World Airports on Monday reiterated their support for spreading some ...
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Economic meltdown raising questions about South Bay stadium plans for A's, 49ers, Earthquakes
The national economic free fall could be undercutting plans for three multimillion-dollar South Bay sports stadiums. So far, the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland A's '” all of which hope to open new homes worth a combined $1.5 billion in 2012 '” say they're forging ahead. But the economy is raising tough questions about where all that money will come from '” and when.
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United Environmental Flight Reduces Carbon Emissions by Nearly 33,000 Pounds
SAN FRANCISCO -- United Airlines charted a new path across the Pacific as the first U.S. carrier to participate in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), saving 1,564 gallons of fuel and 32,656 pounds of carbon emissions on a single flight, showcasing real savings gained from next-generation technology.
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Basketball Nanooks upbeat after suffering loss to Cal State San Bernardino
The Nanooks are feeling better — even if the final score Sunday did not reflect their competitiveness at Cal State San Bernardino.
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10 days that shook S.F.
First of Three Parts Thirty years ago, two unimaginable tragedies jolted San Francisco in less than a fortnight. On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 men, women and children - many of them poor African Americans from San Francisco - died after drinking a cyanide-...
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United makes first U.S. green flight
United Airlines has begun flying so-called green flights that save fuel and have reduced carbon emissions, officials said.A United flight from Sydney to San Francisco on Friday, for instance, saved 1,664 gallons of fuel and 32,656 pounds of carbon emissions by using new technologies and more accommodating air traffic control procedures.Flight 870 was met at San Francisco International Airport by ...
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| World News In Brief |
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World stocks fall on Citigroup cuts
Most world stock markets fell Monday after Citigroup Inc. said it would cut another 53,000 jobs around the world to deal with the fallout from the financial crisis. Asian shares were steady earlier.
Obama, Biden speaks with world leaders
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden spoke with several world leaders by phone Monday.
Biden speaks with world leaders
Vice President-elect Joe Biden spoke with several world leaders by phone Monday.
World cotton production falls as farmers turn to new crops
World cotton production is set to fall six percent to 24.7 million tons over the next year as growers turn to other crops to make money, an international trade body said Monday.
TOKYO: World's second-largest economy is in recession
Japan's economy slid into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said. The world's second-largest economy contracted at an annual pace of 0.4 percent in the July-September period after a declining an annualized 3.7 percent in the second quarter. The result was worse than expected.
World stocks slide on Citigroup jobs cull
U.S. and European stock markets fell Monday after Citigroup Inc. announced that it would cut another 53,000 jobs around the world in the coming quarters to deal with the fallout from the financial crisis. Asian shares were steady earlier.
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