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America's first green airport opens in Florida Panhandle The Gov. Monitor Share     Continuing his focus on strengthening Florida's economy, Gov. Charlie Crist attended the opening ceremonies of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport to praise the economic impact on the Florida Panhandle and the state. The Governor also emphasized that Florida's beaches are clean, the fish are biting, and the Sunshine State is open for business. More Expeditors sees airfreight tonnage rising The Associated Press via Bloomberg Businessweek Share
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said that airfreight tonnage has risen sharply from last year, and it noted a rise in ocean tonnage as well. The company addressed 38 investor questions in a wide-ranging filing on that also quoted the Greek philosopher Epictetus and the Kenny Rogers song "The Gambler." More Delta faces union contests The Wall Street Journal Share
Delta Air Lines Inc., on the heels of last month's federal rule change making it easier for aviation workers to organize, is facing a stepped-up recruitment campaign by labor organizers. While votes haven't yet been scheduled, unions have set to work putting up information desks at airline-staff lounges and visiting employees at their homes to prepare for elections that could be held this summer. At stake are tens of thousands of flight attendants, ticket agents and baggage handlers at the world's largest airline by traffic—and the last major U.S. carrier with less than half its staff covered by union contracts. More More consumers pack lighter, smarter to save when flying USA Today Share
Frequent traveler Rich Truesdell has experienced firsthand how serious airlines are about collecting their bag-check fees. On a recent flight from San Francisco International, an agent affiliated with United Airlines stopped him at a security checkpoint and sent him back to the ticket counter. His duffel roll-aboard, which he'd used as a carry-on for years, was slightly larger than the limit of 45 inches in combined width, length and height. He paid the required $25 fee to check it. "She was there to monitor carry-on luggage," says Truesdell, editorial director of AutomotiveTraveler.com. "I still made the flight, but not by much." More Pilots warn of guns going off in the cockpit WPTV-5 Share
28,000 commercial flights are in the skies over the U.S. every day. And in the aftermath of 911, the need for security is greater than ever. Capt. Steve Sevier is a pilot for a major U.S. airline. "This is for when all else has failed and they are now in the cockpit," says Sevier. He's talking about handguns with special holsters and locks. But pilots and weapons experts like Paul Huebl have been complaining about the holster and lock for years. More Boeing gets plane order from Russia state firm ABC News Share
U.S. aircraft maker Boeing has won an order from a Russian state company for up to 65 planes, nearly half its net order for 2009, beating European rival Airbus and a Russian manufacturer. Buyer Russian Technologies, which operates carrier Rosavia and has a deal with Aeroflot to buy aircraft on behalf of the flag carrier and lease them, said it would announce details of the order soon. More Florida charter service makes flying easy, affordable The Jackson Sun Share
Get closer to your destination and business meeting, faster, and when you want, not when someone else's schedule dictates. That's the business strategy of one local pilot and a Brownsville physician who have formed Charter Solutions, an on-demand flight company that flies business people, vacationers and travelers to their destinations when they choose. More Porter Aviation puts IPO on hold The Associated Press via Google News Share
A popular Canadian-based regional airline that flies to New York City, Boston and Chicago, put its initial public offering on hold due to unfavorable market conditions caused by volatility in the equity markets. The company said it will wait for equity markets to stabilize before deciding to proceed with a new public offering. More Feds want airlines to pay more for bumping passengers USA Today Share
It will soon become costlier for airlines to involuntarily bump passengers from oversold flights. That's according to The Associated Press, which writes "federal officials are expected to announce this week a plan to raise the maximum amount that airlines must pay passengers who get bumped off an oversold flight, currently at $400 or $800 depending on how long a trip is delayed." Passenger rights groups want those new compensation levels to rise to $800 and $1,200. More |
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