Vern Raburn On Flying, Innovation, And Absent Friends
We've already done an in-depth interview with Cessna's Jack
Pelton, asking him questions nobody ever asked him before. In
Florida this Spring, we got a hold of some other fascinating
executives and, once again, went beyond their boardroom lives right
into the cockpit with them. One of our interviewees was Vern Raburn
of Eclipse Aviation.
Airlines Struggle For Answers Amid Rising Costs, Low Fares
Prompted by the surge in Jet-A prices following Katrina, the
major domestic air carriers have asked the Department of
Transportation for some temporary relief: an exemption from the 7.5
percent excise tax imposed on each leg of a flight on a domestic
airline.
DOT Reopens Gulfport-Biloxi And Lafayette Regional
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Thursday announced
what he said was continued progress in rebuilding the
hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast's transportation system, including the
return of passenger flights to the area and the arrival of the
first Department of Transportation ship to aid recovery
efforts.
They weren't really naughty photos. At worst, her flight
attendant uniform shirt was open an extra button or two, exposing
just a hint of her bra. But that was enough for Delta Airlines. The
company fired her because it said she posed for "inappropriate
photos."
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