Airports sign co-op accord

GULFPORT, Miss. - Officials from the airports in Gulfport and Panama signed a cooperation agreement Thursday to promote cargo trade in both countries. Bruce Frallic, director of Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, said several initiatives already are being implemented. Rafael Flores, general manager of the Tocumen International Airport in Panama, said his country is a transfer point of goods and the Coast also can become a hub for this trade. (Source: Sun Herald, 04/15/10)