This week was great for aviation news. There are quite a few topics / news headlines that have been covered in the past week and I think you should read some of these stories: – CrankyFlier’s Brett Snyder talks about the TSA and how they may be ditching the liquid ban in the near future. [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 23, 2008
Boeing: 2008 Third Quarter Report.
Yesterday, Boeing reported their third-quarter information. According to their website, “Third-quarter revenues declined to $15.3 billion from $16.5 billion as labor strike and supplier production problems pushed airplane deliveries out of the quarter. EPS declined to $0.96 per share, reduced by an estimated $0.60 on the lower deliveries and by $0.08 due to tax adjustments. Backlog grew [...]
October 22, 2008
This Week in Airlines: Cheap Seats, Stock Gains, Enerjet.
This week, there have been a good number of articles written about airlines and their schedules, specifically how airlines are adapting them to make higher profits. WSJ’s The Middle Seat profiles Southwest Airlines, and their new scheduling system that adapts to customer demand. I don’t want to steal their thunder, but I do want to affirm that [...]
October 21, 2008
Pilot Arrested at London-Heathrow.
A United Airlines pilot was arrested yesterday, following a breathalyzer test. The 44 year old first officer was over the legal alcohol level. London police said that the pilot was arrested inside the aircraft, as he prepared for a flight to San Francisco from London’s Terminal 1. A United Airlines spokesperson said that the pilot has been [...]
