National Airports System

Air Canada Employee Arrested For $15 Million Airport Gold Heist

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A press conference with the truck allegedly used to move the stolen gold Photo: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star (Getty Images) Exactly a year after 6,600 bars of 99.99-percent pure gold were reported missing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Peel Regional Police has announced multiple arrests in connection with the brazen heist seemingly ripped straight from the … Read more

World’s Abandoned Airports Offer An Eerie Journey Through Bad Decisions And Worse Wars

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A tiny airstrip on an atoll over 700 miles away from Hawaii doesn’t seem like it belongs with the city-wide international airports we’ve discussed so far, but the Johnston Atoll Airport was home to some fascinating U.S. history. The atoll is part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The island, for years, was used … Read more