On the Fly …

Vancouver Airport Authority eyes Gatwick bid …Patty Wagstaff faces criminal charges Tuesday …American pilots flew 757 on batteries alone.

Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff is scheduled to appear in court in Oshkosh Tuesday regarding charges stemming from an incident at EAA AirVenture July 31. In addition to the civil charges of drunk driving and refusal to provide a breath sample, Wagstaff has recently been criminally charged with resisting arrest ...

The Vancouver International Airport Authority, which recently won a bid to run Chicago Midway Airport for 99 years, is bidding, with financial partner CitiBank, to take over London Gatwick. That deal is worth $3.1 billion ...

The NTSB says the crew of an American Airlines Boeing 757 with 192 people on board decided to continue the flight from Seattle to New York on battery power alone after electrical problems shortly after takeoff. The plane made an emergency landing in Chicago when the batteries drained and the aircraft, minus several systems handy for landing, went off the runway.