Dead dog creates airline security scare * January 9th, 2011 3:03 pm MT This week a man flying from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles created a stink when he informed airport security that he was bringing a dead dog in a cardboard box on his flight. At first this raised no red flags, but …
Monthly Archive: January 2011
Boeing Reports Order Rebound | AVIATION WEEK
Boeing Reports Order Rebound Jan 7, 2011 Thanks to a strong 737 performance, Boeing hit its 2010 delivery target and ended the year with 530 net orders. The company took in 625 gross orders but had 95 cancellations, mostly in its widebody programs and mostly early in the year. The 747-8 gained one order but …
Southwest Airlines fills record percentage of seats in December – Dallas Morning News
Southwest Airlines Co. filled a record percentage of its seats in December and for all of 2010, joining the roster of U.S. carriers reporting record load factors. Southwest said Friday that its December load factor reached 80.4 percent, up 4.2 percentage points from the old record set the previous December. For the full year, the …
Spilled Cup of Coffee Causes Terror Fear, Grounds United Airlines Flight – WSJ.com
Spilled Cup of Joe Causes Terror Fear Few people are fans of airplane coffee, but one particular cup caused heartburn for hundreds of travelers. A spilled cup of java left 241 passengers grounded on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt when it created communications and navigation problems on a Boeing 777. Flight 940 …