I should have known this was coming. Last night, I had just finished up my post for today when the news broke that Delta and Northwest had finally agreed to merge after months of painful speculation. Now, the management nightmare begins. There are so many issues here,...
Delta put out a release yesterday saying that the airline had reached an agreement on a joint contract between the Delta and Northwest pilots to take effect once the merger is complete. Sounds great, of course, but it's a little premature to get excited about this being a done...
This week, I saw a news release come across the wire entitled, "US Airways Pilots Allege That Management, Ignoring Past Safety Practices, Resorts To Pilot Intimidation in an Effort to Reduce Fuel Cost." Now, I'm not going to lie. When I see sensational headlines like these, I usually...
This isn't as big a deal as Ford postponing the all-new F-Series pickup (which I characterized earlier as "hell freezing over"), or Chrysler cutting back its new minivans, but Honda confirmed this week it's cutting back slightly on production of its all-new 2009 Honda Pilot SUV, and the Honda Odyssey...
Caesars tries to bridge old and new with Octavius -- Caesars Palace will open its sixth hotel tower, a modern, 665-room luxury hotel expansion called Octavius, next summer. The middle-aged property added various segments and towers throughout the years, but the $1 billion Octavius is an attempt to attract those wanting...
OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY -- California Highway Patrol helicopter pilot Pete Gavitte is hovering the polished blue and gold chopper near the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday afternoon while his flight officer, Mark Mitchell, explains how the rig is used when there is someone contemplating jumping from the bridge or...
Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., aprivately held medical technology company that develops and marketsadvanced energy devices for use in surgical procedures, today announced thecompletion of its new corporate headquarters in Portsmouth, New Hampshireat the Pease International Tradeport. The 56,658 square foot facility wasbuilt to suit by Two International Group. "This new...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Singapore Airlines revealed on Tuesday (30 December) that its new Airbus A330-300 regional aircraft will be launched into commercial service on routes to cities in Australia and Japan. The first of 19 new A330-300s ordered by Singapore Airlines will be...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland. More than a dozen key performance tests were undertaken in the two hour test flight which took-off at 11:30am NZ time from Auckland International...
Labor & Employment Sarbanes-Oxley BOTTOM LINE: Administrative Review Board properly denied plaintiff whistleblower protection where plaintiff did not sufficiently articulate her fraud theory. CASE: Platone v. United States Department of Labor, No. 07-1635 (decided Dec. 3, 2008) (Judges Williams, Traxler &...
LIMA, Pa. -- Pilot Freight Services, a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, today announced that Abe Achackzad has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations and Transportation. Effective Jan. 1, 2009, Achackzad will be responsible for Pilot's global operations. A 22-year industry veteran, Achackzad has...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Recently approved as new partners of the Pittsburgh Steelers is the Paul family, who are also partners with Urban Active's CEO Royce Pulliam. Last week, The NFL approved an ownership restructuring plan that permits Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney to buy out his brothers while still...
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, today announced three new measures that will improve access to commercial financing for Aboriginal entrepreneurs and communities. Two pilot initiatives were launched: the first, to create new sources for business loans;...
- Top Directory on Internet - ANTHEM, Ariz., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prime Companies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PCIR) today announced launch of its new web site at http://www.mychoicedentist.com/ and said an active telemarketing program to dentists in the Phoenix, Arizona, area is proceeding successfully. "Arizona is...
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Robin Smeulders scored on a three-point play with 33.1 seconds remaining and Portland rallied to beat Air Force 43-42 in the first round of the Golden Bear Classic on Saturday. Smeulders missed his first seven shot attempts before scoring inside against the Falcons and...
A MAJOR scheme to upgrade double glazing in council homes is being rolled out. Over the next five years, South Tyneside Homes will be installing double glazing in properties as part of the Decent Homes programme of improvements. A pilot scheme has previously been carried out...
Midway through a one-year pilot program, the four-day workweek ordered by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is gaining support among state workers. A state survey last month found that the number of workers who said they're excited about the shorter workweek had climbed 10 percent since July, from...
Byline: By SOPHIE DOUGHTY A YEAR after cheating death in a plane crash, hero pilot Jim Martin is looking forward to returning to the job he loves. It is 12 months since the air ambulance chopper pilot was horrifically injured when he lost control of the...
BERKELEY -- If Cal's basketball players want an example of the kind of toughness coach Mike Montgomery is trying to coax out of them, they need look no further than the coach of the Portland team that will face Air Force in today's second game of the Golden Bear Classic....
LOS ANGELES -- A celebrity disc jockey who survived a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina has sued several companies and the estates of the plane's pilots. Adam Goldstein, known as DJ AM, filed his complaint for negligence and breach of contract Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior...
Articles 2008-12-26
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