Continental to Layoff 500 Administrative Employees in Houston
The Texas Workforce Commission on Monday informed that the newly merged Continental/United will cut around 500 jobs at two Houston facilities.
Merger Mania!
Skyrocketing fuel costs will likely lead to several airline mergers this year. Unfortunately for fliers and shareholders, the history of airline mergers contains few positive notes.
Video: Stephen Colbert Pleads for NASA Funding
A new tongue-in-cheek public service announcement from Stephen Colbert reminds us of the practical research astronauts perform on the International Space Station.
Airbus Rolls Out First New A320 With Sharklets
Airbus has completed its first A320 aircraft built with Sharklet wing-tips, a design improvement expected to save operators large amounts of fuel.
Boeing 707 Prototype Makes First Test Flight, First USSR-US Service Takes Off: July 15 in Aviation History
1916: A timber merchant named William E. Boeing and a US Navy engineer named George Conrad Westervelt form a new aircraft company called the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later it would be renamed Boeing Airplane Compan...