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Southwest Airlines becomes official airline sponsor of Brewers

February 27, 2012 3:17pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Southwest Airlines announced on Monday that it has become the official airline sponsor of the Milwaukee Brewers.The sponsorship includes in-stadium signage, a field-level interactive fan experience, and a “How far did it fly?” in-game feature during Brewers home games.In a news release issued Monday afternoon, Southwest Airlines V.P. of Marketing, Sales and Distribution Kevin Krone said, ”The people of Milwaukee are passionate about their hometown Brewers, and Southwest Airlines is passionate about Milwaukee.

Pin hole in pipeline is cause of jet fuel leak at airport

February 23, 2012 3:23pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Wisconsin DNR say a pin hole in a pipeline is the cause of a jet fuel leak at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.

Concrete work begins to repair leak in jet fuel line at airport

February 14, 2012 9:49pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Engineering crews are tearing up one of Mitchell International Airport's taxiways to repair a jet fuel line that leaked 9,000 gallons of jet fuel into a creek near the airport, and while the repairs continue, fuel for the planes continues to be trucked in so flights can take off from the airport.It takes roughly 12 tankers each day to keep the airports fuel farm filled.

Frontier Airlines to lay off 446 workers in Milwaukee

February 13, 2012 9:40pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Business Journal is reporting that Frontier Airlines plans to lay off 446 workers in Milwaukee.According to a notice filed Monday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the layoffs are expected to occur in April.

Pipeline repair at Mitchell International Airport delayed

February 12, 2012 3:34pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Shell Oil is delaying the repair of a jet fuel pipeline on a Mitchell International Airport taxiway.

Shell submits plans to repair pipeline at Mitchell Intl. Airport

February 7, 2012 6:03pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Shell has submitted its plans for repair of the pipeline at Mitchell International Airport to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Dept.

Fuel pipeline closure causes delays at Mitchell International

February 6, 2012 10:05pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Airlines at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport could see more delays over the next few weeks, or possibly, months.

Jet fuel leak contained, runway being repaired

February 5, 2012 3:36pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- 9,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from a pipeline at Mitchell International Airport.

9,000 gallons of jet fuel collected from pipeline leak

February 2, 2012 9:46pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- 9,000 gallons of jet fuel that leaked out of a pipeline at Mitchell International Airport has been collected.

American Airlines aims to cut 13,000 jobs

February 1, 2012 10:07pm CST

DALLAS (AP) -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs, 15 percent of its workforce, as the nation's third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection.The company proposes to end its traditional pension plans, a move strongly opposed by the airline's unions and the U.S. pension-insurance agency, and to stop paying for retiree health benefits.AMR Corp.

Repairs begin at Mitchell International Airport after pipe leak

February 1, 2012 8:26am CST

MILWAUKEE -- Repairs begin Wednesday at Mitchell International Airport following an underground fuel spill.

DOT video released after truck rolls on I-94

January 31, 2012 10:21pm CST

MILWAUKEE --The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has released video revealing what caused a tanker truck to lose control on I-94 Monday, closing the eastbound lanes for over three hours as crews cleaned up canisters of liquid oxygen that spilled across both east and westbound lanes of the interstate.All lanes of eastbound I-94 reopened just before 3 p.m. Monday.

Repairs begin Wednesday at airport after fuel leaks from pipe

January 31, 2012 9:45pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Repairs begin at Mitchell International Airport Wednesday, following an underground fuel spill near one of the runways.

FAA faces shortage of air traffic controllers because of retirements

January 30, 2012 3:10pm CST

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Despite a five-year hiring surge, the Federal Aviation Administration is at risk of not having enough senior air traffic controllers for its busiest and most critical facilities, where they are needed to run operations and train less-experienced controllers, according to the agency's independent inspector general.Nearly one-third of the senior controllers at the nation's most critical facilities are eligible for retirement, according to a report by the FAA's office of inspector general.

Milwaukee police respond to "cutting" incident aboard bus

January 29, 2012 4:51pm CST

MCTS set to offer three new bus routes starting Sunday

January 29, 2012 2:51pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Bus riders will have three new options to help them get where they're going on Milwaukee County buses.

Business Journal (1-11-12)

January 11, 2012 7:02pm CST

In business news for Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 - two of the top three airlines at Mitchell International Airport became more punctual in 2011.

Chief Flynn, Sheriff Clarke meet publicly to discuss bus safety

January 11, 2012 6:12pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- A "frank discussion on the status of public safety" between Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Wednesday became all about the Milwaukee County Transit System buses.For the first time, at least publicly, Flynn and Clarke met to discuss the Milwaukee County Transit System and safety for bus riders. "If Ed's got some resources and he can help me out in the parks and the buses, I say 'thank you,'" Clarke said. "It's not a major resource strain because I don't have to have a dedicated unit," Flynn said.Recent fights caught on camera on Milwaukee County Transit System buses have sparked a small controversy over the safety of riders.