Court won't block airport

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A court denied a bid to block a new airport from being built. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied a pending petition for review of the Federal Aviation Administration's Record of Decision approving relocation of the Panama City - Bay County International Airport to a new site. The National Resources Defense Council, Defenders of Wildlife and Friends of PFN argued against the FAA and airport on Jan. 23, 2008. The new airport is under construction with an expected opening of May 2010. It’s being built on 4,000 acres donated by The St. Joe Company. (Source: Business Wire, 05/05/09)