American Airlines Group Inc. (Nasdaq:AAL) today announced that Chief Operating Officer Robert Isom will become president, effective immediately. In his new role, Isom, 52, will report to Chairman and CEO Doug Parker, 54. Source:-Travelandtourworld.com
via American Airlines Group Names Robert Isom As President — Travel And Tour World
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) today announced that Scott Kirby has been named president of United Airlines. In this newly created role, Kirby will assume responsibility for United’s operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning and revenue management. Kirby’s appointment is effective immediately and he will report to Oscar Munoz, United’s CEO. Kirby joins United from […]
via Scott Kirby Named President of United Airlines — Travel And Tour World
OMAHA, Neb. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Authorities say a man wearing only boxer shorts stole a pickup and drove it into a Southwest Airlines plane at an airport in Omaha, Nebraska, causing minor injuries to three people on board. Eppley Airfield Police Chief Tim Conahan says an officer spotted the man outside the terminal Thursday evening, screaming…
via Man In Boxer Shorts Drives Pickup Into Southwest Plane At Nebraska Airport — CBS New York
In my trip report last week, I mentioned that Southwest had brought me up to Seattle so I could go crawl around its newest 737-800, the 7th with its newly-designed cabin. This so-called “Heart” interior is going to be the standard going forward, and I was happy to have some time to poke around. Let’s…
via Southwest Has Redesigned The Interiors of Its New 737s, Let’s Take a Look Inside — Cranky Flier
Flat beds in business class? That’s so 2016. Delta has decided to kick off the 2017 season with the newest, coolest trend in the pointy-end of the airplane: a door. The airline will now be installing suites on its longest-haul aircraft in Delta One business class. Each seat, er, suite, will have that uber-cool door…
via Delta Adds a Door to Business Class, Calls It a Suite — Cranky Flier
A baby girl is having an exciting first week on the planet. After being born on an airplane during a flight from Dubai to Manila on Sunday, Philippine airline Cebu Pacific gave the baby one million air miles, the Guardian reports. The mother, who was not due for another five weeks, went into labor about…
via Baby Born on an Airplane Given 1 Million Miles as a Birthday Present — TIME
DENVER (CBS4) – Teams hit the tarmac Saturday at Denver International Airport for the fourth annual Plane Pull fundraiser. The event benefits Special Olympics Colorado. Competitors raced to be the fastest to pull a plane 12 feet. The aircraft weighs 164,000 pounds. Money raised in entry fees helps Special Olympians train year-round in Colorado, which…
via ‘Plane Pull’ Helps Colorado Special Olympians Train Year-Round — CBS Denver
Any regular flyer will have experienced turbulence and probably dismissed it as nothing more than a few minutes of stomach-lurching discomfort. Spare a thought then for the 24 people hospitalized following a JetBlue flight affected by poor weather, an incident that proves turbulence has the capacity to be far more serious than just a few…
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – As flight cancelations and delays move into their fourth day, Delta Air Lines isn’t providing details on a “small fire” Monday at its data center and whether that fire — or attempts to extinguish it — compounded the airline’s problems. Delta’s problems started early Monday morning when a piece of…
via Delta Outage Included “Small Fire” At Data Center — CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
(LONDON) — Delta Air Lines says limited flights have begun several hours after a computer outage grounded its flights around the world and stranded thousands of people. The Atlanta airline said Monday that delays and cancelations are ongoing. The airline says that a power outage at a facility in Atlanta at around 2:30 a.m. Eastern…
via Delta Begins Limited Flights After Global Power Outage — TIME
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