Of all the bad lists Las Vegas is on top of and good lists of which it's left off, this one has to be the worst. Southwest Airlines announced it is transporting Santa Claus for visits to 21 airports and three other locations — but not Las Vegas.
12 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
The “international” part of McCarran International Airport has received a lot of attention lately. Now, a website offering analysis of airline routes and airport traffic has determined that McCarran had the biggest increase in new international routes in 2011 of any U.S. airport.
12 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
New evidence concerning the engine and the erratic flight pattern of the tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday has emerged from the National Transportation Safety Board’s first day of investigation — the engine had been replaced and the helicopter made a sudden climb and sharp left turn before crashing near Lake Mead and killing all five people aboard.
9 December 2011
By Gregan Wingert
A federal crash investigator said Friday in Henderson that a Las Vegas tour helicopter that crashed, killing all five people aboard, made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments before plunging into a canyon near Lake Mead.
9 December 2011
By Ken Ritter
A 65-year-old Las Vegas man trying to cross Las Vegas Boulevard North outside of a crosswalk Wednesday was struck and killled by an SUV, according to Metro Police.
9 December 2011
By Dave Toplikar
The Regional Transportation Commission formally approved a settlement to end the nine-month stalemate and legal wrangling over its bus system and took the first steps to restart the bidding for operation of the buses.
8 December 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
The fastest growing commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport in 2011 will have a head start toward keeping that status next year with the announcement of two new flights beginning in February.
6 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Two airlines with a significant presence at McCarran International Airport reported flying more passengers in November than they did a year ago.
6 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
The “international” part of McCarran International Airport has received a lot of attention lately. Now, a group has determined that McCarran had the biggest increase in new international routes in 2011 of any U.S. airport.
5 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Two years ago, the county abandoned its first-aid clinic at the airport and turned over that responsibility to a private company, AirportMD Las Vegas.
4 December 2011
By Joe Schoenmann
Motorists will want to avoid using the northbound airport connector tunnel at night for the next five weeks, McCarran International Airport officials said.
3 December 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
A diesel spill on Cheyenne Avenue near Interstate 15 caused road closures for three hours on Friday evening.
2 December 2011
By Gregan Wingert
Runners in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon this weekend shouldn’t have to worry about being hit by cars, but that means motorists will have to worry about avoiding road closures.
2 December 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
McCarran International Airport posted its best monthly passenger counts of the year in October and is on a pace to break the 40 million passenger barrier in 2011, said a report released today.
1 December 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
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A group of NASCAR cars will parade down Las Vegas Boulevard Thursday, briefly closing part of the Strip to regular traffic.
30 November 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
_r100x100.jpg?b3c07ccb2170322b6086abdb714037205a461b06 "The Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway featured a victory by Carl Edwards on March 6, 2011.")