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07.09.2009 3:37 pm

Airlines improve on-time performance in May

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

By now, we all know that soft demand for airline tickets and a global recession have hit major airlines hard. But new figures released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation provided one piece of good news: the percentage of flights arriving on…

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07.06.2009 10:01 am

Name that runway

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In Sunday’s Along for the Ride, we suggested a few names to help Lambert get going on issuing naming rights. Have any ideas? Go ahead and post them here.

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06.25.2009 10:09 am

AAA: Fewer traveling for the Fourth

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Financial jitters are leaving many people at home this Fourth of July holiday.

In its latest national survey, AAA found that 32.6 million people will travel more than 50 miles by car this holiday period, compared to 33.4 million last year. And that’s…

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06.15.2009 11:37 am

Recession continues to hurt flying

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Millions of last year’s air travelers are no longer boarding airplanes. The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that air travel dropped for a 13th straight month in March, echoing similar reductions in driving. The number of scheduled domestic and international…

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06.09.2009 5:00 pm

Mayor: next Lambert chief may be a local

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said the city’s search for the next Lambert-St. Louis airport director will begin locally.

Richard Hrabko, the current director at Lambert, announced last month that he intends to retire once a replacement is found. Before he was…

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06.03.2009 10:53 am

Renovated USO opens at Lambert

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The USO at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport received a face lift, and today the renovations were unveiled to the public. The USO, near baggage claim in the Main Terminal,  is a stop over point for members of the military and their families.…

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05.21.2009 1:47 pm

Airport mural covered up - for the summer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Work began this week on a new summer display in the same case that houses a prominent aviation history mural at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

The encased mural is located on the lower level of the airport’s main terminal between the baggage carousels and the…

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04.13.2009 5:17 pm

Filming “Up in the Air” starts at Lambert

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It was business as usual at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport today - the first day the airport served as a backdrop for the latest George Clooney flick, “Up in the Air.”

“That’s how we want it,” said Lambert spokesman Jeff Lea.

Lea said filming took place at…

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03.19.2009 2:29 pm

Airport police uncover theft ring

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Police at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport have uncovered a theft ring involving baggage handlers who believed to have been stealing from Delta Airlines passengers, the airport announced today. Eight have been arrested in the investigation, according to the airport. Six…

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11.17.2008 3:38 pm

Lambert Airport’s high-flying carpet

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the first time since it opened, the East Terminal at Lambert St. Louis International Airport is getting new carpet. All 9,000 square feet of that old, stained stuff is getting ripped up and replacing it with a view from 35,000 feet. …

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