Accusations fly between American Airlines, pilots; no talks on tap
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-american-airlines-pilots-20120928,0,6549048.story
A heated labor dispute between American Airlines and its pilots got uglier this week, possibly setting the stage for more flight delays and cancellations over the weekend. American, whose parent company AMR Corp.filed for bankruptcy protection last ...
United Airlines gets 1st 787
http://www.news-record.com/blog/84900/entry/153817
United this week became the first U.S. airline to get the newest Boeing plane. Flights between United hubs, including Houston and Chicago, begin Nov. 4. United joins All Nippon Airways, which starts U.S. flights on Monday, and Japan Airlines, which ...
United Airlines CEO Smisek talks 787s and mojo
http://www.boston.com/business/news/2012/09/27/united-airlines-ceo-smisek-talks-and-mojo/ElPDDktFr8xOeRN7crtQMO/story.html
For years, airline executives were criticized for falling in love with shiny new airplanes, to the detriment of their shareholders. United Continental Holdings Inc. CEO Jeff Smisek makes the hard-headed business case for the new Boeing 787 his company ...
LUV Lands In Iowa! Southwest Airlines Launches Service At Des Moines ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/29/4865808/luv-lands-in-iowa-southwest-airlines.html
DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is excited to announce that LUV has officially landed in Iowa with service at Des Moines International Airport (DSM). Dozens of Southwest Employees are on hand to celebrate the ...
United Airlines pilot returns to airport because of flight-attendant squabble
http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/united-airlines-pilot-returns-airport-because-flight-attendant-squabble-6124820
Shortly after United Airlines Flight 1214 took off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday morning, the pilot called the control tower and suggested there had been an assault onboard, airport spokesperson Mindy Hamlin told The Associated ...
Kingfisher Airlines' lenders appoint SBI Capital for restructuring plan
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-27/news/34127833_1_kfa-kingfisher-airlines-infuses-equity
MUMBAI: Lenders to Kingfisher Airlines appointed SBI Capital Markets for the third time in as many years to work out a restructuring plan as promoter Vijay Mallya failed to come up with equity investment details yet again, two bankers present at the ...
Airlines Entertain Tablet Ideas
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443916104578020601759253578.html
When French airline OpenSkies wanted to upgrade entertainment options on the small fleet of Boeing 757s it flies between Paris and New York, it decided against wiring its aircraft with a traditional seat-back video system. A growing number of air ...
Routes 2012: LOT Polish Airlines outlines ambitious Dreamliner plans
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/routes-2012-lot-polish-airlines-outlines-ambitious-dreamliner-plans/
Routes 2012: LOT Polish Airlines outlines ambitious Dreamliner plans. LOT Polish Airlines will become the first European operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it welcomes the delivery of the first of eight aircraft it has on order in November this ...