Ready to Land in Hawaiian Paradise (iWitness Contributor manvog) Business Travel Facts & Figures: Air traffic controllers in the U.S. handle around 44-million flights each year. The agency first began controlling the nation's airspace in 1958. Airport Conditions for: Atlanta | O'Hare (iWitness Contributor qkbbem) Above Orlando, FL Business Travel Facts & Figures: The FAA reports that airliners carried approximately 776-million passengers in 2008! There are currently around 4,000 jet airliners flying in the U.S. to handle that load. Airport...

From New York’s JFK to Amsterdam’s Schiphol, airports that offer the best odds for snagging a date—or staying terminally single. (Encounter Restaurant) Annie Balart was flying home to New Orleans when a fellow traveler caught her eye at the airport’s baggage claim area. “We did an equal amount of checking each other out from across the carousel,” she admits. The guy, Wes Michaels, decided that if their bags came out at the exact same time, he would work up the...

(Cultura | Getty Images) America’s ‘Nanny State’ Laws A recent proposal by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks to ban the sale of sodas and other sugary drinks over 16 ounces at city food establishments. The proposal has many questioning whether New York has gone too far with so-called ‘Nanny State’ laws that are thought by some to be overprotective or interfere too much with individual choice. “Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health...