How could you read anything but signals of prosperity in the move of two bus giants to establish routes between Montreal and Plattsburgh International Airport? If any doubters of the potential of the local airport persist, they should take note of this encouraging development.

Greyhound and Adirondack Trailways offer trips dedicated solely to the Plattsburgh International Airport, costing $20 each way.

Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and United Airlines, and officials say they're going to keep a closer watch on how much you take on board as they begin their new baggage fees.

A bus service from Montreal to the Plattsburgh International Airport will alleviate some of the many cars parked at airport.

Franklin transit adds Malone-Placid run for $6 round trip, as well as others.

Stewart International Airport is on track to lose its second passenger carrier since April, undercutting efforts to create a bustling Hudson Valley air travel hub during a tumultuous time in the industry.

Money from Military Airport Program to go toward new hangar.

Franklin County might consider aid to its St. Lawrence County neighbor if the slot-machine deal was renegotiated, but help also depends on looming fuel prices this winter.

AirTran Airways says it will stop service at Stewart International Airport in September because of losses tied to high fuel costs.

Skyrocketing fuel prices have outpaced subsidies from the Essential Air Service program, and many carriers are either trying to re-negotiate their contracts or dropping out altogether.

First it was soaring ticket prices and vanishing bargain fares, then new baggage fees. Now air travelers are facing dwindling choices for when they can fly and where — even to such popular tourist destinations as Las Vegas and Orlando.

With fuel prices high, smaller cities could see cuts in airline service that has been subsidized by the federal government since the industry was deregulated three decades ago.

While the nation's attention is focused on air travel congestion and the high cost of fuel for highway driving, a crisis is developing under the radar for another form of transportation — the freight trains used to deliver many of the goods that keep the U.S. economy humming.

A company spokesperson said flights between Plattsburgh International Airport and two Allegiant destinations, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, are a key part of that success.

C. Randall Beach, who retired as the North Country regional director of Empire State Development Corp. in late March and was a former chairman of the PARC Board of Directors, is recognized by PARC.

The company is closing its Plattsburgh location Oct. 31. The test facility employs 22 full-time employees and provides work for a varying number of contractors.

The company is seeking the state, provincial or national government of the plant site to be a partner in the operation, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

County Legislature chairman says lots depends on future of new International Airport.

The president and CEO of the Center for Economic Growth said initiatives and recognitions, such as the Quebec-New York Corridor and acknowledgement of Plattsburgh as Montreal's U.S. suburb, will help.

A great deal has already gone into the institute's planned establishment. A delay of a year does not derail it now.

Josh Manor is thrilled that Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute is in the works. The training will help him to secure his dream job.

Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute now plans to open in the autumn of 2009 in the former CommutAir buildings at the former Clinton County Airport.

Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake carrier has been awarded a two-year contract to provide federally subsidized air service to Watertown, Massena and Ogdenbsurg.

Those involved with establishing Laurentian and the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute say plans remain in motion, but spacing needs and an array of pending approvals are delaying the process.

But it still rates highly compared with rest of state and national scene.

The company will announce whether it will launch its CSeries aircraft line later this year and is looking at U.S. locations to reduce production costs, although sites near Montreal remain preferred.

Adirondack Regional Airport hires two in top seats; Cape Air runs on time.

A meeting with Cape Air officials explaining the airline's non-stop service between Plattsburgh International and Logan International in Boston has been cancelled due to weather.

The airline started making three daily non-stop flights at Plattsburgh International Airport and Adirondack Regional Airport to and from Logan International Airport in Boston.