Follows Delta's Announcement Of 13 Percent Cut In Capacity
Another day, another airline announcing layoffs. On Tuesday,
Delta Air Lines regional subsidiary Comair announced plans to cut
its flight schedule back drastically in September, with
commensurate cuts to its pilot and flight attendant workforces.
With oil prices hovering just south of $150 per barrel, it
doesn't make financial sense to operate small commercial jets on
short routes. The operating costs can't be recouped on a per-seat
basis, unless air fares are sky-high to the point passengers
wouldn't pay them, anyway. Following in the footsteps of
Independance Air, this week ExpressJet Airlines announced it will
suspend flying under several lines of its at-risk flying operations
in September 2008.
Boy, does this story seem awfully familiar. On Tuesday, the FAA
issued a new airworthiness directive ordering operators of older
Boeing 737 aircraft to check for new evidence of fuselage fatigue
cracking.
Things got ugly at Miami International Airport Sunday night,
when passengers confronted the pilots of an American Airlines
flight to New York when they showed up late for the flight.
Service Between US And Canada Scheduled For Late 2009
Southwest Airlines announced this week its intention to build a
codeshare partnership with Canadian carrier WestJet. The two
airlines have completed the first step in creating a relationship
that will eventually allow both carriers to offer travel to a
number of destinations.
The Challenges Facing Female Pilots, With Airline Veteran Karen
Kahn
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"Jetiquette" Aims To Train Workers To Handle Angry
Customers Better
If you think it's confusing to figure out what an airline trip
will cost you after all the added fees, imagine what it's like to
be an airline reservation agent. How would you like to spend your
day facing a seemingly endless line of people, all waiting to get
told by you that they need another $25 for that checked bag, or
another $100 to change their flights?
AD NUMBER: 2008-13-25
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-25
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-300 and -400 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2008-13-24
MANUFACTURER: ATR
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-24
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an
aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an
unsafe condition on an aviation product.
AD NUMBER: 2008-13-26
MANUFACTURER: Lockheed
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-26
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Lockheed Model 1329 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2008-13-12
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-12
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-100, -200,-200C, -300, -400, and
-500 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2008-13-13
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-13-13
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Airbus Model A330 airplanes and Model A340-200 and
-300 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2008-14-11
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-14-11
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, and -300ER
series airplanes.
AD Calls For Checks Of Overwing Frames For Cracking
Chalk up another black mark for the stalwart MD-80. On Tuesday,
the FAA ordered a new round of inspections for all MD-80-series
airliners, to check for fuselage fatigue cracking.
Frontier, United Announce Plans To Slash Colorado Ranks
Among the areas to be hit by unemployment in airline downsizing
is Colorado. The Rocky Mountain News reports Denver's two largest
airlines will cut more than 600 Colorado-based positions between
them.