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Sun Country Posts Record First Quarter Profit Of $8.1 Million

Company To Complete Deferred Wage Repayment... Including Interest

Maybe they should call it "Lazarus" Airlines... though, admittedly, the marketing angle would likely be problematic. All-but-written off for dead less than a year ago, Sun Country Airlines announced Thursday a record first quarter net income of $8.1 million. This compares to a net loss of $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2008.

Obama Administration Launches Renewed Push For National High-Speed Rail

Would New Service Impact Airline Traffic?

This next item isn't an aviation story, per se... but it could pose significant ramifications for the nation's airline industry, and even to a much lesser-extent general aviation.

BTS Says January Airline Traffic Plummeted 10.9 Percent

Drop In Revenue Miles Outpaced Capacity Cuts Slightly

US airlines carried 51.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in January 2009, 10.9 percent less than they did in January 2008, the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Thursday. Based on to preliminary data, BTS reported the decline was the 11th consecutive monthly decrease in system passengers from the same month of the previous year.

Southwest Posts Larger-Than-Expected Q1 Loss

Streak Of Profitable Quarters Ends At 71; Workforce Reductions Coming

As if we all needed another sign how awful the economy has been of late. On Thursday, Southwest Airlines reported a first quarter 2009 net loss of $91 million... its third straight quarterly loss, and the first time in nearly 18 years the carrier wasn't able to juggle the numbers to show at least a small profit.

Brazil Awards Lockheed Martin Contract To Support Amazon Radars

Long-Range Surveillance Systems Help Improve ATC Coverage

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.6 million contract from the Brazilian Air Force to support six of its TPS-77 -- known in Brazil as the TPS-B34 -- long range air surveillance radars currently monitoring airspace in the Amazon region.

United Wants More Money From Obese Passengers

Joins Southwest In 'Pay For Two Seats' Policy

If you're among the heavier-set members of the world population, you may soon have to shell out additional cabbage to fly onboard a United Airlines plane.