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March 06, 2009

Major US Carriers Feel Effects Of Recession

Airlines Post Dismal February Traffic Numbers

If you flew onboard a commercial airliner in February, the US airline industry would like to thank you; they also really wish you'd brought along a few more of your friends.

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Wichita Workers Reject Boeing Contract, But Fall Short Of Strike

Back To The Bargaining Table...

It's not what Boeing engineers in Wichita wanted, and they let the company know Thursday... but the workers, represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, perhaps also realized this economy is no time to try to strike a company that's already laid off workers this year.

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South Korea Reroutes Airliners Away From Adversary's Airspace

Comes After North Says It Can't Guarantee Safety

Responding to a veiled threat from its hostile neighbor, this week South Korea urged airlines serving the country to reroute flights that take them within sight of North Korea.

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US Airways 1549 Copilot Returning To The Cockpit

Jeffrey Skiles Plans To Resume Flying This Month

One of the two men who managed to ditch a stricken Airbus A320 in New York's Hudson River in January plans to return to the cockpit this month. First Officer Jeffrey Skiles said he plans to get some sim time under his belt, before resuming his flightline duties with US Airways.

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Report: Investor 'Exploring The Rebirth Of Eastern Airlines'

Wegel Hopes To Resurrect Once-Legendary Airline

Given the current state of the US economy, now may seem a most unusual (okay, we'll say it, flat-out awful) time to talk about the resurrection of a storied US carrier... but that hasn't stopped growing speculation a group of investors may soon attempt to bring back Eastern Airlines.

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US Airways Says It's Not Scared Of Southwest

Employee Asks If WN Debut At Logan Will Mean US Reductions

When Southwest Airlines expands into a new market, the economics of the business change. When the low-cost carrier initiated new service into Las Vegas and Pittsburgh, US Airways cut service. Now that airlines are already dropping flights to battle declining passenger traffic, will Southwest's debut at Boston's Logan International Airport this fall drive US Airways from that market, too?

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