In the heyday of PEOPLExpress in the mid-1980s, the airline counted Pittsburgh as one of 18 cities along the East Coast that it served with its discounts and no-frills service.PEOPLExpress linked Pittsburgh with its home base in Newark, N.J., where it was headquartered until it was absorbed into Continental Airlines in 1987. Now, a startup …
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Youngstown-Warren Airport contemplating name change – Tribune Chronicle
VIENNA – Northeast Ohio Regional Airport is favored by 36 percent of people responding to a survey about changing the name of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.Noting that 63 percent overall favored a name change, YNGAir Partners President Doug Kibby said Monday the results “speak for themselves. This area believes a name change will help put …
OPShots Photographer Spotlight – George Mihalek (nwFedEx757)
Back in 1977 when many of us were still in school or not even born yet, OPShots contributor George Mihalek was out there with his trusty camera snapping photos of the planes that marked that period of time at Hopkins. Although he has plenty of shots from elsewhere and is still photographing today, it’s the …
Delta announces massive LaGuardia expansion with 29 new destinations – ajc.com
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans a massive flight expansion out of New York’s LaGuardia airport, hoping to improve its competitive edge against its two biggest rivals in one of the nation’s most important air travel markets. Delta said Friday that the additions make it the biggest airline between the New York area and other cities …