This might just be the break those wanting to see Delta Air
Lines merge with Northwest Airlines have been waiting for. On
Friday, management at the Atlanta-based carrier agreed in principle
with pilots on a contract that would allow an oft-speculated merger
with Northwest to proceed.
The San Francisco Aeronautical Society, in conjunction with the
Pan Am Historical Foundation, told ANN recently of a major event
commemorating what is generally regarded as the greatest milestone
in commercial aviation history.
"April is the cruelest month." That line comes from T.S.
Eliot... who, to our knowledge, never worked for a US commercial
airline, but with that mindset he certainly could have. On Friday,
Frontier Airlines shocked the industry with the sudden announcement
it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization... the fourth
US airline to do so in the past three weeks.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.11.08 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.11.08
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- "Secrets From The
Tower": 04.11.08 (ANN Special Report, with retired air
traffic controller Bob Richards.)
Though overshadowed by the news of a third delay to its 787
Dreamliner program, Boeing would like everyone to know something
GOOD happened this week, too. Mechanics at the American planemaker
began final assembly work on the first 777 Freighter at the
company's Everett, WA facility this week.
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