United Continental Posts 3rd Quarter Profit, Announces Plans to Limit Capacity in 2011
United Continental Holdings on Thursday announced that both companies posted profits in the third quarter of 2010 and that they will lift capacity just 1% to 2% in 2011.
Open for Business: Delta Officially Opens JFK T4 Extension
With all the pomp and circumstance, Delta Air Lines opened and welcomed guests and passengers to the new Delta Terminal 4 Extension at New York’s JFK International Airport. Richard Anderson CEO of Delta, Sir Richard Brans...
Southwest Jet Skids Into Mud At Long Island Airport [With ATC Audio]
Nobody was hurt early Thursday morning when a Southwest Airlines plane taxiing for departure wound up landing gear-deep in mud at ISP.
The Logbook: Second 787 Flies While Two 737’s Crash
The 2nd Boeing 787 flies, this time in ANA colors! American Airlines 737 crashes in Kingston, Jamaica, and a Ryanair copycat does the same in Prestwick. The FAA gives St. Nick the thumbs up for Thursday night’s operations and...
Windshear – Lessons Learned
31 years ago Delta Flight 191 encountered a microburst on approach to DFW and crashed. Thanks to the lessons learned from that tragedy, windshear warning and avoidance has become an integral part of aviation safety management.