By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jul. 17--This summer is not, by anyone's estimate, an ideal time to launch a major airport expansion. Rocked by spiraling fuel costs, airlines are raising fares, canceling flights and even charging for luggage.

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jul. 16--This summer is not, by anyone's estimate, an ideal time to launch a major airport expansion. Rocked by spiraling fuel costs, airlines are raising fares, canceling flights and even charging for luggage.

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. May 17--Sacramento's Hardy Acree is, this week at least, the man the airlines really resent. But the blunt-talking airport director doesn't have time or inclination to care.

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Feb. 5--With the calendar speeding toward groundbreaking, Sacramento International Airport officials have reluctantly sliced off part of a major upcoming expansion -- a last-minute effort to keep the project from faltering.

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Dec. 2--In just months, bulldozers are scheduled to move dirt for the biggest expansion in Sacramento International Airport history. But the project's hefty $1.3 billion price tag remains a subject of debate.