Virgin America, the new domestic airline that is reinventing travel, today launches its low-fare, upscale service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), with daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). With legacy airlines representing 98 percent of domestic departures at ORD, the airline hopes to inject some [...]
Courtesy Evergreen International Aviation www.evergreenaviation.com The Evergreen Supertanker showed impressive results during the US Forest Service administered grid tests earlier this year. From high, medium and low coverage levels, the Supertanker showed it provides quality, consistent retardant line construction. The cutting-edge aircraft proved it belongs on the front line, from the onset, to fight wildfire [...]
www.pbs.org In this revealing sneak peek from “Flying Cheap,” FRONTLINE provides glimpse into the lives of regional airline pilots—from low pay and long hours to nights in cramped “crash pads.” “Flying Cheap” airs Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings). One year after the deadliest domestic airline accident in seven years, FRONTLINE [...]
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JetBlue Airways (JBLU) is down after warning that ticket sales for the holiday season could be weaker than expected. It lowered its outlook for Q4 revenue measures because average fares and close-in bookings trailed its projections, media reports said. It cut its Q4 forecasts for two performance measures: passenger revenue per available seat mile and [...]
