Archive for April, 2009
Twin sisters say diverted Southwest Airlines flight sickened them
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Twin 45-year-old sisters say they got on a Southwest Airlines Co. airplane in Los Angeles in the best of health, and got off the airplane with a long list of medical problems.
Business quick hits: Delta chief took home $2.5 million in 2008
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest carrier, said CEO Richard Anderson’s ‘take-home pay’ last year was $2.5 million, as the company prepares to disclose full compensation today.
Delta execs outline pay in memo before proxy filing
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Delta Air Lines Inc. ’s two top executives, in an unusual move Wednesday, released a memo to employees outlining what they say was their 2008 compensation on the eve of the company’s annual proxy statement.
Airline seats to Mexico easy to come by
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Flu concerns are apparently keeping U.S. tourists out of Mexico. A check by The Associated Press finds that some planes were nearly empty today on U.S.-to-Mexico routes.
New United routes to offset more US Air contraction in Pittsburgh
Thursday, April 30th, 2009JetBlue plans St. Lucia service
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Cape Air adds flights from White Plains/Westchester
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Airline passengers file petition over mysterious illness
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Twin sisters Victoria and Valerie Vaughn boarded a plane in good health, but ended up in the hospital after a mysterious mist filled the passenger cabin.
Delta execs prepare employees for proxy
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Delta Air Lines Inc.’s top two executives sought to prepare employees and investors Wednesday for what they will see when the world’s largest airline operator files its proxy: large total compensation figures for the leaders in 2008, a year in which the company posted a net loss of $8.9 billion.