Up To The Minute News
Airlines fight FAA crew rest requirements (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Seven U.S. airlines have sued the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times last year without input from the carriers.
Year in review: Bold moves help airlines, FedEx cut costs, turn profits in 2008 (Memphis Commercial Appeal)Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merged, and overnight Memphis was a hub city for the world's largest passenger airline. The airport completed a landmark land swap giving the Tennessee Air National Guard a new base and freeing 103 acres of prime real estate for a FedEx superhub expansion. Those were some of the 2008 highlights for transportation-related engines that drive the Greater ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 19:16 Airlines fight FAA crew rest requirements (Interactive Investor)CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Seven U.S. airlines have sued the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, claiming the agency broke its own rules and may have compromised flight safety when it set new standards for pilot rest times last year without input from the carriers. The airlines, including AMR Corp's American Airlines, Continental Airlines and UAL Corp's United Airlines, filed the lawsuit on ...
Buyers See Downside Of Delta-NWA: Cite Less Competition, Service; Await More Deals (Business Travel News)APRIL 28, 2008 -- Some corporate travel buyers expect Delta Air Lines' merger agreement with Northwest Airlines to inject a bit of health into a struggling domestic industry, but many expect it to prompt more consolidation, diminish competition, reduce declining U.S. capacity and further degrade customer service.
Delta Waives Change Fees for Customers Affected by Winter Weather in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)ATLANTA, Jan. 5, 2009 -- Customers booked on flights operated by Delta Air Lines , Delta subsidiary Northwest Airlines or Delta Connection carriers to, from or through markets currently impacted by winter storms may make adjustments to their travel schedule without fee.
Airport info on accident response does not jibe (Pacific Daily News)The federal government has reported on the probable cause of the Aug. 15, 2005 Northwest Airlines accident at the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport, but the airport has refused to release an internal report on how airport workers responded to the accident.
Search & Browse
Please feel free to search and browse our article archives. Look for articles by month, category, or if you are looking for something specific, use our search.