Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

In business news for Tuesday, June 12th -- Frontier Airlines disappointed travelers earlier this year when it scrapped the baked-on-board chocolate chip cookies.

MILWAUKEE – Delta Air Lines has announced new daily nonstop service between Milwaukee and New York as it continues to build a new domestic hub in New York.

In business news for Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 -- The Wisconsin Humane Society could be branching out to Racine County.

In business news for Thursday, May 31st, 2012 -- Froedtert Hospital is expanding its cancer center.

MILWAUKEE -- Memorial Day travelers will take to the roads and the skies over the long holiday weekend that unofficially marks the beginning of summer for many.

MILWAUKEE -- A mega project designed to ease congestion at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport is set for takeoff.

MILWAUKEE -- Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday, May 1st they are filing formal layoff notices for 129 employees.

MILWAUKEE -- Frontier Airlines may be slashing service at Mitchell International Airport, but another carrier is picking up the pace.

MILWAUKEE -- Those flying out of Mitchell International Airport through the end of March/beginning of April may want to think about being dropped off at the airport, versus trying to park.Airport officials say their parking lots are nearing capacity.

MILWAUKEE -- Two people charged with possession of narcotic drugs after an incident at Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport were in court for their preliminary hearing Tuesday.

MILWAUKEE -- The Lake Parkway Extension Study Advisory Committee unanimously okayed a proposal Tuesday to extend the Lake Parkway (I-794) to Highway 100 in Oak Creek.Right now, the Lake Parkway ends just south of Layton Ave.

MILWAUKEE -- Ever wonder what goes on behind-the-scenes at an airport?

MILWAUKEE -- All lanes of the airport spur near Mitchell International Airport are once again open after a light pole was knocked down early Wednesday afternoon.A We Energies spokesperson says a back hoe struck a light pole just before noon on Wednesday, and the light pole fell into We Energies power lines that cross over the airport spur.We Energies reports 2,000 customers lost service for 75 minutes in an area from Waterford Avenue on the north, the Lake Parkway on the east, Anderson Ct.

MILWAUKEE -- Two people have been charged with possession of narcotic drugs after an incident at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.

In business news for Monday, March 5th, 2012 -- Southwest Airlines officially has the highest market share at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport, now that the FAA recognizes Southwest and AirTran as one airline.Also, the Ronald McDonald House of Milwaukee is planning a $5 million expansion.

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County Board committee is considering a plan to add an iconic feature to Mitchell International Airport.

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.

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.

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.