Denver International Airport

Over in one corner is a replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer, the world's first piloted powered aircraft. Elsewhere in the former Santa Monica Airport hangar are a 1929 Lockheed Vega and a 1939 Howard DGA-15. But the newest feature at Santa Monica's Museum of Flying takes aim at the future of airline service - what is coming in the next few months to nearby Los Angeles International Airport, and also what airports everywhere could look like 150 years from now. A detailed, 24-foot scale model of the $1.5-billion makeover of LAX's Tom Bradley International Terminal will be displayed at the museum through Aug. 25 as part of an exhibition called Now Boarding: Fentress Airports + The Architecture of Flight.

A spring storm that hit Colorado on Tuesday was not as strong as predicted but still powerful enough to bring highway-clogging snowfall to the Denver area, cause the cancellation of hundreds of flights and deliver blizzard conditions in some regions. Wyoming took the brunt of the snowstorm as the cold front dawdled over that state rather than barrel through Colorado. More than a foot of snow fell in from Laramie to Lander, more than expected. Originally, the National Weather Service was predicting a sizable snow accumulation in Denver, but predictions were revised downward in the area from more than 12 inches to about half that.

Security at Denver International Airport aims to protect cars from vandalism and theft, but there's a new threat at the its expansive parking lot. Ravenous rabbits. Officials say the animals are causing hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in damage to cars by devouring the wires under the hood. Officials with the U.S. Agriculture Department's Wildlife Services in the Denver area are removing at least 100 rabbits every month, but the problem persists. The airport is surrounded by prairie, and the rabbits are seeking warmth and food in the parked vehicles.

Over in one corner is a replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer, the world's first piloted powered aircraft. Elsewhere in the former Santa Monica Airport hangar are a 1929 Lockheed Vega and a 1939 Howard DGA-15. But the newest feature at Santa Monica's Museum of Flying takes aim at the future of airline service - what is coming in the next few months to nearby Los Angeles International Airport, and also what airports everywhere could look like 150 years from now. A detailed, 24-foot scale model of the $1.5-billion makeover of LAX's Tom Bradley International Terminal will be displayed at the museum through Aug. 25 as part of an exhibition called Now Boarding: Fentress Airports + The Architecture of Flight.

The $4.9-million, high-tech Denver International Airport, which opened in 1995 amid well-publicized glitches and fears it would fail financially, had the lowest rate of air traffic control delays among major U.S. airports, according to the FAA, and generated at least $30 million more in revenue than expenses last year, airport officials said.

Heavy turbulence injured 10 people, including two flight attendants, on a United Airlines flight bound from Los Angeles to Chicago, the airline said. Flight 1028 was diverted to Denver International Airport at about 3 a.m. and the eight passengers and two flight attendants were taken to hospitals, the airline said. Their conditions were not released.

A spring storm that hit Colorado on Tuesday was not as strong as predicted but still powerful enough to bring highway-clogging snowfall to the Denver area, cause the cancellation of hundreds of flights and deliver blizzard conditions in some regions. Wyoming took the brunt of the snowstorm as the cold front dawdled over that state rather than barrel through Colorado. More than a foot of snow fell in from Laramie to Lander, more than expected. Originally, the National Weather Service was predicting a sizable snow accumulation in Denver, but predictions were revised downward in the area from more than 12 inches to about half that.

New Delay Sought in Denver Airport Opening: United Airlines has asked that the opening of Denver International Airport, scheduled for May 15, be delayed again because its trouble-plagued baggage system will not be fully operational. The Chicago-based carrier, one of the new airport's main tenants, made the request in a letter to Mike Musgrave, Denver's public works manager.

Denver Airport to Open Without Baggage System Fixed: Officials have decided to open Denver International Airport before the problem-plagued automated baggage system is working, City Council members were told. The new plan calls for combining elements of the $193-million automated system with tags and carts like those now used at Stapleton International Airport and other air terminals.

Departing flights were grounded at Denver International Airport after the airport's main radar failed for more than an hour, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A few flights were able to land with the help of an FAA traffic control center in Longmont, about 25 miles northwest, said Mike O'Connor, an FAA regional official in Renton, Wash. Others were diverted to Colorado Springs, about 55 miles south. The cause of the problem wasn't immediately known.

Security at Denver International Airport aims to protect cars from vandalism and theft, but there's a new threat at the its expansive parking lot. Ravenous rabbits. Officials say the animals are causing hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in damage to cars by devouring the wires under the hood. Officials with the U.S. Agriculture Department's Wildlife Services in the Denver area are removing at least 100 rabbits every month, but the problem persists. The airport is surrounded by prairie, and the rabbits are seeking warmth and food in the parked vehicles.

Frontier Airlines canceled 65 flights Friday and Saturday after some of its planes were damaged by golf-ball-sized hail that swept through Denver on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement . Frontier is waiving change fees for travelers booked on flights through Tuesday. The airline said the damaged planes were on the ground at its hub in Denver International Airport (DEN) when the storm hit. It said that crews were continuing to inspect aircraft and repair any damaged ones, The airline canceled more than 60 flights on Thursday.

Heavy turbulence injured 10 people, including two flight attendants, on a United Airlines flight bound from Los Angeles to Chicago, the airline said. Flight 1028 was diverted to Denver International Airport at about 3 a.m. and the eight passengers and two flight attendants were taken to hospitals, the airline said. Their conditions were not released.

They told Michelle Sadesky on Friday that she could leave, but she was skeptical. It was the third day she'd been assured she was about to escape snowbound Denver International Airport. "Every day we sleep on the marble floor until 4 in the morning," said Sadesky, a 34-year-old West Los Angeles resident trapped during a Wednesday plane change en route to New York. "Then they put us on standby and say we can get out of here -- but then they say the airport's closing.

The Mile High City began digging out from more than 2 feet of snow Thursday, as the region struggled to recover from a brutal blizzard that snarled travel nationwide. Denver International Airport, the nation's sixth-busiest, remained closed even after the storm tailed off in the early afternoon. Howling winds had created towering snowdrifts on the runways, and airport officials said they did not expect to have those cleared and the airport reopened until noon today.

They wear white cowboy hats, rescue the innocent and round up the strays. They're volunteer "ambassadors" who roam cavernous Denver International Airport, looking for lost and confused travelers. They can speed your way to baggage claim, help you negotiate security and keep you from missing your flight. There are similar cadres of volunteers at many airports, although no one seems to know exactly how many.

Regarding traveler taxes at the new Denver International Airport: My costs for a six-day car rental at Denver's new airport were as follows: $154.49 (car), plus $17.88 (airport facility fee at $2.08 per day), plus $19.48 (11.3%). The fees and taxes were 24% of the rental, and the tax was computed on the facility fee (a tax) and car. These fees and taxes were in force well before the new airport opened. This trip again reminded me why I avoid using Denver International. ROGER NEWELL La Jolla

Colorado was struggling to return to normal Monday after a spring storm dumped nearly 2 feet of wet, heavy snow, closing highways and schools, and stranding thousands of air travelers. Denver International Airport had long lines of frustrated passengers trying to get out of town. Hundreds of flights were canceled Sunday, stranding about 2,000 passengers overnight in the terminal. A 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 was closed from Aurora to the Kansas border for 27 hours, reopening Monday.

Hundreds of travelers were stranded at the Denver airport and along highways Sunday as a blizzard blew across eastern Colorado with wet, heavy snow. Almost a foot of snow fell in Denver and 2 feet in Greenland, about 20 miles north of Colorado Springs, the National Weather Service said. Heavy snow was still coming down Sunday evening but was expected to fade overnight.