Air Transportation

Mile High Michy’s

The Mile-High Snub

Weekly News Wrapup - The Pope, Merging Airlines, and Canceled Concerts

The Mile-High Snub

Mile High Michy’s

Last Night: Wisin Y Yandel at the American Airlines Arena

Over the Weekend - SummerFest, Wisin & Yandel, Irie Golf Tournament and Laidback Luke

Booze Hound - San Juan and Halo

A Feast Through Eastern Europe, Part 1

Overheating Toilet Diverts Miami Jet

Exactly what happened. Not that there's ever a reason for diverting a flight that makes you feel good as a passenger. But an overheating toilet? That's just unfortunate. That's exactly what happened to 350 passengers in the wee hours this morning on a Miami to London Virgin Atlantic Flight. ... More >>

Unhappy Landings

Exactly what happened. Not that there's ever a reason for diverting a flight that makes you feel good as a passenger. But an overheating toilet? That's just unfortunate. That's exactly what happened to 350 passengers in the wee hours this morning on a Miami to London Virgin Atlantic Flight. ... More >>

Mixed Mensajes

Exactly what happened. Not that there's ever a reason for diverting a flight that makes you feel good as a passenger. But an overheating toilet? That's just unfortunate. That's exactly what happened to 350 passengers in the wee hours this morning on a Miami to London Virgin Atlantic Flight. ... More >>

Dead On Arrival, 119 Times Over

Indonesian crab-eating macaques are favored by medical researchers. But if Miami primate dealer Matthew Block's late-August shipment was bound for the lab, it never got that far.

Is This Any Way to Run an Airport?

After years of flying first class, politicos and lobbyists are now having their baggage inspected -- by federal agents

Money Well Spent

Airport parties are first-class affairs, as long as you're a political player

The Conner Conspiracy

He was an aviation classic: independent, stubborn, savvy. And he was convinced powerful forces were out to ruin him. Did that include government informants and federal agents? Gus Conner will never know.

Bids? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Bids!

A very special arrangement between a former county official and a private company has been very, very profitable

First Class All the Way

You're a very important person. Someone with influence. A big-shot bureaucrat. A friggin' Dade County Commissioner! And when you travel, you expect those airlines to understand that you want to go first class all the way.

Fanny Lu to Perform at Bongo's Cuban Cafe

Do you recognize the super-sexy blond cutie in the picture you see at left? You should. This little Colombian bombshell is Fanny Lu. Her 2006 release Lágrimas Cálidas won her all sorts of acclaim, including a nod in the Latin Grammy, six for the Billboard Awards and two in Premios Lo Nues ... More >>

Crash of an Icon

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

Ghost Repeater

Ecstasy swoons on the radio, plus pimp documentation and flag desecration

MIA: A User's Manual

Is our airport the most user-unfriendly in America? No, just one of four really unhappy landing sites.

A-Hunting They Will Go

The rabbit and vulture problem at MIA hits its Malthusian limit

Air Fare

Serving up crap at MIA - it doesn't have to be so tasteless

Of Pain and place

Documenting devastation near and far-of the body, the mind, and the soul

Bird of Paradox

José Basulto, president of Brothers to the Rescue, is a CIA-trained warrior who insists he supports nonviolent resistance. Complicated? Sí, señor.

What Spies Beneath

Okay, so they really were spying for Cuba, but not in a bad way

Vox Populi

Opposition to developing an airport in Homestead continues to grow

Dredge Dirge

Authorities are in a pickle over where to dump the toxic sludge soon to be scraped from the Miami River

DeFede

Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

Deadly Cargo

Big payoffs. Gruesome murders. Nosy feds. Life as a cargo handler at MIA just ain't what it used to be.

News of the Weird

Big payoffs. Gruesome murders. Nosy feds. Life as a cargo handler at MIA just ain't what it used to be.

Place Your Seatbacks in the Upright Position and Prepare for Meltdown

The busy new Homestead airport will be just five miles from Turkey Point

Letters

The busy new Homestead airport will be just five miles from Turkey Point

Now Departing

Two parts pragmatism and one part nostalgia keep Miami's last propeller-driven cargo planes skimming the skies

News of the Weird

Two parts pragmatism and one part nostalgia keep Miami's last propeller-driven cargo planes skimming the skies

Wings and Prayers

Most big airports come equipped with round-the-clock clerics -- but for some reason MIA has lost its religion

News of the Weird

Most big airports come equipped with round-the-clock clerics -- but for some reason MIA has lost its religion

Getting Wasted at 35,000 Feet

Airlines that service Miami International Airport throw away up to 600 uneaten meals every day

Letters

Headline:Letters

The Last Flight Plan

Aviation pioneer Jean Rich succeeded because she was smart and tough. But when she died, her family and her airline went into a tailspin.

Bad Wrap

These three companies entomb suitcases in cellophane for travel, but that's nothing compared to what they do to each other

DeFede

Friends (and Money) in High Places

Letters

Friends (and Money) in High Places

Smeared for Takeoff

American Airlines officials want to know why the Miami Herald is covering old news as if it were a breaking story

Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque's jilted ex-wife won $27 million for his deception

American Airlines officials want to know why the Miami Herald is covering old news as if it were a breaking story

MIA Loses Local Travelers, is Still the Soap Opera of The Skies

Open Air Via Flicker CC​At Miami International Airport, somehow, there is always a couple fighting in Spanish. That such a fiery passion wells up alongside colorless cargo packages and old ladies in wheelchairs seems almost magical. It's one of the reasons we recommend arriving early with a box ... More >>

Miami-Dade police buy drones

Open Air Via Flicker CC​At Miami International Airport, somehow, there is always a couple fighting in Spanish. That such a fiery passion wells up alongside colorless cargo packages and old ladies in wheelchairs seems almost magical. It's one of the reasons we recommend arriving early with a box ... More >>

MDPD is First Force to Get FAA Clearance to Fly Drones at Crime Scenes

via You TubeDon't be surprised to see this guy at crime scenes now that MDPD has FAA clearance to fly it.​Next time you barricade yourself inside a parking garage with an AK-47, keep an eye out for the flying garbage can. It weighs about 18 pounds, can hover in midair, and is loaded with video cam ... More >>

Miami-Dade police drones are ready for action

via You TubeDon't be surprised to see this guy at crime scenes now that MDPD has FAA clearance to fly it.​Next time you barricade yourself inside a parking garage with an AK-47, keep an eye out for the flying garbage can. It weighs about 18 pounds, can hover in midair, and is loaded with video cam ... More >>