This one hits the ANN staff where we live... onboard commercial
airliners, traipsing from one corner of the country to another,
often with heavy camera equipment stowed in the cargo hold safely
below (or, alas, misrouted onto a different flight entirely.) Delta
Air Lines announced this week it will double its charge for a
second checked bag to $50 on domestic flights.
It's a show of solidarity that will never, ever be termed 'Tilton-esque.' JetBlue
Airways CEO Dave Barger announced this week he has given himself a
pay cut, shaving 50 percent from his $500,000 annual base salary
days after his airline posted a $7 million loss in the second
quarter.
We Admit It... We Get a Lump In Our Throats Over This Stuff
There can't be a patriotic aviator anywhere in America immune to the "Lump In Your Throat" sensation created by the extraordinary sights, sounds and aura of a USAF Heritage Flight.
What's good for Tulsa is bad for Fort Worth... and may not prove
to be so great for Tulsa, either, in the long run. American
Airlines said Monday it will relocate maintenance operations for
its fleet of Boeing 777s from its Texas headquarters, as part of a
long-term plan to trim its operations in a desperate attempt
to save cash.
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