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March 18, 2008

DFW Airport Assists Passengers Stranded Due To Vicious Spring Storm

Airport Says Steps Underway To Monitor Tarmac Time

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 03.18.08 1730 EDT: Things are a mess in north Texas right now, as the area continues to be pounded by a strong springtime thunderstorm that's dumped as much as four inches of rain on the DFW metroplex, and produced a funnel cloud over DFW International Airport.

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FAA Calls For Inspection Of Airline Maintenance Records

Spot-Checks Follow In Wake Of Southwest Fine

You knew this was coming. On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration called for a systemwide audit of its inspection processes, to confirm commercial carriers operating within the United States are complying with airworthiness directives for older Boeing 737 airliners.

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Delta Pilots Say Northwest Merger Deal Is Off

ALPA Chapter President Says Agreement Couldn't Be Reached

This may be the final nail in the coffin over the oft-speculated merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. Following several weeks of intense negotiations, pilots at Delta say both sides have failed to come to terms over integration of seniority lists for a merged airline.

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Drastic Measures: Delta Offers Half Its Workforce Buyouts

May Include Job Cuts, Capacity Reductions

Delta Air Lines says its biggest expense, fuel, has risen 85 percent in cost in the past year... far higher than the airline projected when it exited from Chapter 11 protection last year. Faced with a gloomy economic forecast and stalled merger talks with Northwest Airlines, Delta will reportedly announce some big changes to its business plan this week.

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DOT, EU To Meet Over Airline Alliances

Will Consider Competitive Implications

In what could be the first, tentative step towards the loosening of current restrictions on cross-border airline alliances -- or, even greater government involvement in such actions -- on Tuesday the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the European Commission launched a new joint research project aimed at "deepening their understanding of how alliances have affected competition in transatlantic markets."

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Southwest Considers Early Retirement For Some Classics

Also Shelves Plan To Send Work To El Salvador

The Southwest Airlines maintenance and inspection saga will never be confused with a soap opera. No soap opera moves this fast.

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Aero-TV: FAA Forecast Conference -- SecTrans' Mary Peter's Address (#1 of 2)

DoT's Peters Tries To Drum Up Support (Part One)

The 33rd Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference finished up a few days ago... and provided "an opportunity for senior leaders from across the aviation community to look forward and share their views on the future of the aviation industry."

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