November 18, 2012

Mice, Roaches Seen by FDA Inspecting Airline Food
http://abcnews.go.com/US/mice-roaches-fda-inspecting-airline-food/story?id=17739284
You're accustomed to airline food that's bland, tepid or otherwise unappetizing. You're probably not accustomed to hearing that it was prepared or stored in areas crawling with mice, ants and roaches. But that's what the Food and Drug Administration ...


American Airlines pilots to hold 2nd ratification vote on potential new labor ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/american-airlines-pilots-to-hold-second-ratification-vote-on-potential-new-labor-contract/2012/11/16/755aa21a-301e-11e2-af17-67abba0676e2_story.html
DALLAS ? Pilots at American Airlines will vote again on whether to approve a contract offer from the company, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly a year. The Allied Pilots Association board on Friday accepted a tentative ...


Qatar Airlines to sell Cargolux stake after strategy differences
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-cargolux-qatarbre8ag0au-20121117,0,941740.story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is to sell its stake in Luxembourg's all-cargo airline Cargolux after a disagreement over the future direction of the airline, a Cargolux spokeswoman said on Saturday. Qatar Airways bought a 35 percent stake from the ...


United Airlines experiences yet another major computer glitch
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-15/business/ct-biz-1116-united-outage-20121116_1_jeff-smisek-charlie-hobart-reservation-system
United Airlines, just a week before the year's busiest travel period, experienced yet another major computer problem Thursday morning that delayed hundreds of flights across the country, mostly on the East Coast. Some airline industry observers called ...


Frontier Airlines expands services at Trenton-Mercer Airport (with video)
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/11/frontier_airlines_expands_serv.html
Enlarge Martin Griff / The Times Officials and guests tour a Frontier Airlines airplane before an announcement event at the airport in Ewing on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Frontier Airlines announced plans to expand its flights at Trenton-Mercer ...


United Airlines New 787 Dreamliner
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=103777
I got a good price out of SBA, picked my seats, paid for my tickets, and didn't think about it until about 30 days ago, when I started reading about United Airlines introducing their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner into their fleet. The aircraft is slated to ...


Airbus: Latin American airlines will require over 2100 new aircraft in next 20 ...
http://www.eturbonews.com/32316/airbus-latin-american-airlines-will-require-over-2100-new-aircra
According to the recently released Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin American airlines will require 2,120 new aircraft between today and 2031, including 1,660 single-aisle, 420 twin-aisle and 40 very large aircraft estimated at $242 billion ...


Latam Airlines Slumps in Chile on New Stock Sale Concern
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-16/latam-airlines-slumps-in-chile-on-new-stock-sale-concern
Latam Airlines SA (LFL) posted its longest streak of losses in six months after the airline's chief executive officer said it is considering selling new stock to help reduce debt and regain an investment-grade credit rating. Latam, which became the ...