Asia airlines stem decline, says aviation body
News | fe5.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com | 1 hour ago
Asia's airline industry is pulling out of a slump sparked by the global recession with signs passenger numbers are rising, a regional body said on Friday, but there were warnings a rebound will be slow.
http://fe5.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com/news/story/maple/en-US/afp/20091120/bs_afp/asiaaviation
Southwest Airlines changes board election rules
News | fe12.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com | 1 hour ago
Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a plurality.
Japan Airlines posts $1.5 billion first-half loss
News | fe30.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com | 1 hour 1 minute ago
Japan Airlines said Friday it racked up a $1.5 billion loss and was seeking government help to fend off creditors as the beleaguered carrier struggles to recover from the travel industry's deepest slump in years.
Boeing begins work on new 787 plant (Everett Herald)
News | www.heraldnet.com | 1 hour 4 minutes ago
Work has started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina — the largest industrial investment in state history. Multiple media outlets reported that ceremonial shovels full of dirt were scooped Friday at the
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091121/BIZ/711219954/0/COMM0615
U.S. airline industry once again goes under scrutiny (USA Today)
News | www.usatoday.com | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
For the third time in 16 years the federal government is forming a blue-ribbon panel to try to save the USA's perpetually troubled airline industry, which has racked up $58.5 billion in losses and shed 158,000 jobs this decade.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-23-airpanels23_ST_N.htm?csp=34
Terror raid protest at police HQ
News | news.bbc.co.uk | 5 hours 9 minutes ago
About 120 people protest outside Greater Manchester Police headquarters in support of those arrested in terror raids.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8373040.stm
Saudia, Gulf Air jets avert midair collision
Blog | avindia.blogspot.com | 7 hours 21 minutes ago
Mumbai: Alert Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) at the Mumbai airport averted a major mid-air collision between two aircraft that came within a vertical separation height of 800 feet, 200 feet less than what it should have been.An ATC official told Arab News that the incident occurred on Thursday night
http://avindia.blogspot.com/2009/11/saudia-gulf-air-jets-avert-midair.html
Redbird Flight Simulations Expands
News | www.aero-news.net | 8 hours 24 minutes ago
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Perkins: Taxi-sharing, chip-enabled cards are good airline ideas (San Jose Mercury News)
News | www.mercurynews.com | 10 hours 14 minutes ago
Not all airline ideas are bad — every once in a while, a big line comes up with something that actually helps consumers. On the other hand, the bad ones keep coming, as well, and, as I've noted before about the airline business, nothing gets copied faster than a bad idea.
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_13807788?source=rss&nclick_check=1
No major delays in A380 deliveries to Emirates: Airbus (Zawya)
News | www.zawya.com | 11 hours 37 minutes ago
A few days after Emirates' President Tim Clark said its Airbus A380 deliveries next year are due to be hit by another round of delays, Airbus' top executive said the delays will not be major.
