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  • April 2008

    • 1,000 American Flights Now Grounded Amid Inspections

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 9, 08 12:34 PM CDT

      1,000 American Flights Now Grounded Amid Inspections

      (Newser) - American Airlines has now canceled more than 1,000 flights as it inspects wires in its 300 MD-80 aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Federal Aviation Administration raised concerns about recent inspections of the wiring, the same issue that grounded more than 400 flights last month. The process, which began yesterday, could stretch past tomorrow and affect half of American's schedule. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • American Airlines  • FAA  • flight cancellation  • Boeing MD-80

    • Thousands Stuck as Asian Budget Airline Folds

      New York Times  |  Apr 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Thousands Stuck as Asian Budget Airline Folds

      (Newser) - Thousands of passengers have been stranded in Hong Kong, London, and Vancouver with the collapse of Asian budget airline Oasis, the New York Times reports. In a sign that the industry's woes are spreading rapidly, the Hong Kong-based airline joins three US budget carriers to have gone under this month in the face of soaring fuel prices and economic jitters. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • bankruptcy  • Hong Kong  • airline passengers  • Aloha Airlines  • ATA  • Skybus  • stranded passengers  • budget airlines  • Oasis

    • Cheap Flights, Passenger Perks Lost in Transit

      MarketWatch  |  Apr 8, 08 6:03 AM CDT

      Cheap Flights, Passenger Perks Lost in Transit

      (Newser) - The days of discounts and perks on major US airlines have disappeared from the horizon, possibly forever, Marketwatch writes. The stratospheric fuel prices that caused three airlines to shut down last week alone are forcing airlines to boost their bottom lines any way they can. Capacity is being cut back and charges for things like second bags are spreading through the industry. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • United Airlines  • Northwest Airlines  • ATA  • surcharge

    • Skybus Airlines Goes Bust

      Columbus Dispatch  |  Apr 5, 08 5:37 AM CDT

      Skybus Airlines Goes Bust

      (Newser) - Anybody who wondered how Skybus could make money with its famous $10 airfares can stop: they didn't. The Ohio-based airline has become the latest US carrier to go bankrupt in the face of soaring fuel costs and a sluggish economy, the Columbus Dispatch reports. It made its last flight yesterday and passengers boarding planes were warned their return tickets had suddenly become one-way. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • bankruptcy  • Aloha Airlines  • ATA  • Columbus  • Skybus

    • FAA Too Cozy With Airlines, Whistle-Blowers Say

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 4, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      FAA Too Cozy With Airlines, Whistle-Blowers Say

      (Newser) - An overly cozy relationship between airlines and the federal agency tasked with inspecting them has lawmakers worried in the wake of hearings yesterday on Capitol Hill, the Chicago Tribune reports. Federal Aviation Administration officials let serious safety issues fly, ignoring maintenance and inspection regulations, safety specialists, government overseers and whistle-blowers testified.  More »

    • Northwest Hikes Fares, Cuts Flights

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 4, 08 2:38 AM CDT

      Northwest Hikes Fares, Cuts Flights

      (Newser) - Northwest Airlines is jacking up fares and fees and scaling back domestic operations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline, trying to deal with soaring fuel costs and a slowing economy without instituting pay cuts, also plans to freeze hiring. Northwest will keep adding international flights, but will add fuel surcharges as high as $160. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • Northwest Airlines  • Delta Airlines  • Aloha Airlines  • surcharge

    • Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      CNN  |  Apr 3, 08 9:53 AM CDT

      Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines tried to cover up maintenance problems, and the FAA almost let them, according to two inspectors who will testify before Congress today that the agency is too cozy with airlines. When the inspectors realized Southwest was flying dozens of jets without required inspections, their superiors did nothing, they say. And Southwest was asking those superiors to remove one troublesome inspector from the case, CNN reports. More »

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      airline industry  • FAA  • airline safety  • Southwest Airlines  • inspection

    • ATA Goes Bankrupt, Cancels All Flights

      WTHR Eye Witness News Indianapolis  |  Apr 3, 08 7:57 AM CDT

      ATA Goes Bankrupt, Cancels All Flights

      (Newser) - Passengers booked on ATA Airlines flights got a rude awakening this morning: The low-cost carrier declared bankruptcy in the middle of the night, shut down operations, and canceled all further flights, Eyewitness News reports. “Unfortunately, we were not in a position to provide our customers or others with advance notice,” the company said in a statement. More »

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      airline industry  • airline  • bankruptcy  • flight cancellation  • ATA

  • March 2008

    • Aloha Airlines Shuts Down

      Honolulu Advertiser  |  Mar 31, 08 7:11 AM CDT

      Aloha Airlines Shuts Down

      (Newser) - Unable to find a buyer and running out of cash, Hawaii’s ubiquitous Aloha Airlines is shutting down operations after today, idling 1,900 workers and ending more than six decades of island-hopping and transpacific flights, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The airline filed for bankruptcy March 20 because of rising fuel prices and fierce competition from startup go! airlines. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • bankruptcy  • United Airlines  • Aloha Airlines

    • Boeing Moves to Speed 787 Production

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 29, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Boeing Moves to Speed 787 Production

      (Newser) - Seeking to stem mounting delays in the production of its breakthrough 787 jetliner, Boeing is getting more involved in the early steps of the assembly process, the Chicago Tribune reports. Boeing said yesterday it will buy out a partner's share of a South Carolina plant that assembles two rear sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage, allowing them to get the company's assembly line and 300 workers back on track. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • airplane  • manufacturing  • 787 Dreamliner  • delay  • jet

    • Delta Latest to Cancel Flights

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Mar 27, 08 9:52 AM CDT

      Delta Latest to Cancel Flights

      (Newser) - Delta Airlines canceled dozens of flights today and tomorrow after voluntarily grounding 133 of its older jets for inspections, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. As with American Airlines, Delta is checking wiring on some McDonnell-Douglas jets to ensure compliance with FAA directives. "It's an inconvenience," one traveler said, "but I'd rather be on a safe airplane." More »