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Spirit Airlines is ending service to and from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, effective Oct. 4. (Photo/Spirit Airlines)
Sep 8, 2025

Spirit Airlines to exit Columbia airport amid bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines will end Columbia flights Oct. 4 as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, ending routes to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Newark.

United Airlines will operate new nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) beginning Jan. 7. (Photo/Columbia Metropolitan Airport)|Mike Gula has stepped down as president/CEO of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. (Photo/Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
Sep 5, 2025

United Airlines to launch nonstop service from Columbia to metro hub

United Airlines launches a nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport starting Jan. 7.

Ruediger Franke (left), managing director and CEO of HHN, and GSP President and CEO Dave Edwards sign an agreement to collaborate on best practices for operating the two airports. (Photo/Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport)
Aug 27, 2025

GSP partners with Frankfurt-Hahn Airport on passenger, air cargo practices

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport and Germany’s Frankfurt-Hahn Airport signed a partnership to expand air cargo and share best practices in operations.

Aug 26, 2025

Korean Air orders 103 Boeing jets in record deal that includes North Charleston planes

Korean Air will buy 103 Boeing aircraft, including 787-10 Dreamliners from North Charleston, in its largest-ever order to modernize its fleet.

Aug 15, 2025

ATI opens titanium aerospace plant in Chesterfield County

ATI Inc. has opened a titanium alloy sheet plant in Pageland, creating 70 jobs and boosting South Carolina’s aerospace and defense industry.

Jul 22, 2025

Frontier adds non-stop flights from Charleston

The twice-weekly non-stop flights expand the airline's low-cost travel options in South Carolina.

Jul 21, 2025

Gulf Air orders 12 North Charleston-made Boeing 787s to expand fleet

Gulf Air is expanding its global network with an order of 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, supporting U.S. jobs and boosting Bahrain’s aviation sector.

Jul 15, 2025

Charleston airport breaks ground on $105M expansion

Charleston International Airport starts its $105M West Gates Expansion to add four new gates, international arrival space and boost capacity by 15% by 2026.

Jul 9, 2025

BermudAir adds second weekly Charleston-Bermuda flight

BermudAir is boosting summer travel options and launching new vacation packages.

Jun 23, 2025

Charleston startup sending tech to space

Charleston-based Pensievision scheduled to launch its 3D imaging tech to the ISS in August, marking a major milestone in space research and South Carolina innovation.

Once a sustainment center, the Lockheed Martin today is the only place where new F-16s are manufactured. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Jun 23, 2025

Lockheed Martin to cut jobs at Greenville F-16 site

Lockheed Martin will reduce its Greenville workforce after the Air Force chose not to extend its F-16 sustainment contract awarded in 2020.

Jun 5, 2025

STV selected to support improvement efforts at Charleston County airports

STV will lead design and engineering upgrades at three Charleston airports under a multimillion-dollar FAA-funded improvement program.