Archive for December, 2011
 

 

Delta’s Hub-Busting LaGuardia Hub

The reality of the slot swap, and US airline consolidation in general, is that major airline services are becoming more homogenous from the largest markets.
by Edward Russell
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Final Call: Virgin America Flight Attendants Remain Union-Free, Dirtiest Parts of the Plane Revealed

Virgin America's flight attendants vote against unionization, two Muslim men are suing Delta for kicking them off a plane, AirTran will soon dump its XM satellite radio systems, and more...
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The first South Carolina-built 787 moves to Final Assembly Position 3 early in the morning of Dec. 18, shortly after achieving weight on wheels for the first time

That Was Fast: Boeing’s First South Carolina-Built 787 Rolls Down Assembly Line

Barely two years after construction began on a second Boeing 787 production facility in South Carolina, the first Dreamliner to be built there has reached its "weight on wheels" milestone.
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Delta and US Airways Officially Close Deal to Exchange Slots at LaGuardia and Reagan Airports

Delta Air Lines and US Airways today announced that they have officially closed their deal to exchange slots and cash at New York's LaGuardia Airport and Washington's Reagan National Airport.
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Air New Zealand's new all-black, All Blacks Boeing 777-300ER

Christmas Catch-Up: A Rundown of December’s Aviation News

December has been a busy month, from Air New Zealand's new black 777 to ANA's new 787 routes to Delta adding new BusinessElite seats on its Brazil routes.
by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
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