US Airways, the nation's seventh-biggest airline, says it's not
bleeding red ink as bad as it was before entering Chapter 11
bankruptcy, but is behind on its plans for economic recovery.
"Throughout the year, we made progress in reducing our losses, but
regrettably, we are behind in our plan for achieving sustained
profitability," said US Airways CEO David Siegel.
For the second time in three weeks, an American has been
arrested in Brazil for flying the fickle finger of... well, you
know... in the face of officials who were photographing and
fingerprinting him.
New Jersey resident Douglas Skolnik, 55, didn't get to see the
sights with the rest of his tour group in Foz de Iguacu last week.
Instead, he was languishing in a Brazilian jail after being
arrested for "showing disrespect" to authorities. Skolnik was
jailed, then released, but ordered not to leave his hotel. He can't
leave Brazil until he pays a $17,200 fine.
For the fourth time this winter, an aircraft partially skidded
off the pavement at Kansas City International Friday, leading
officials at the airport to wonder just what's going on.
"We normally have zero," spokesman Joe McBride said. None of the
151 people on board the Delta 737 involved in Friday's incident was
hurt, he said.
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