JetBlue to expand routes
JetBlue to expand routes — As bigger airlines pull back on domestic flying, 5-year-old JetBlue today will announce a major service expansion. Between Nov. 8 and April 6, the New York-based carrier will add 52 weekday departures, including high-frequency service between its base at New York John F. Kennedy and Boston Logan. (USA Today)
JetBlue looks for space with Embraer 190 — Upstart discounter JetBlue is hitching its future to a new type of airplane from Embraer, the Brazilian manufacturer best known for cramped regional jets that have become anathema to many high-mileage air travelers. (USA Today)
Faulty radar serving Logan leaves thousands stranded — A malfunctioning radar system serving Logan International Airport caused flight cancellations and delays of several hours yesterday, stranding thousands of passengers on a holiday weekend and adding to the woes of an airport that has logged several runway incidents in the past few months. (The Boston Globe)
Firms rethink plans for travel — The prospect of long delays at Logan International Airport caused by a malfunctioning radar system yesterday left businesses scrambling for alternative ways to get people and products in and out of the city or rethinking their travel plans altogether. (The Boston Globe)
AAA says gasoline, diesel prices retreat — Gasoline dipped slightly Tuesday while diesel prices eased from the record high set the day before session, according to the daily report issued by the travel club AAA. (CNN/Money)
Snow storm snarls traffic in mountains, knocks out power — A powerful storm that dropped up to 20 inches of snow in parts of Colorado knocked out power Monday to thousands of people, closed a major stretch of a major highway and triggered rock slides in the foothills. (AP)
Space tourist lands in Kazakhstan — A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying U.S. millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen and a two-man, Russian-American crew hurtled through the Earth’s atmosphere and landed early Tuesday in the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan. (AP)
Storm-shuttered casino back in business — In a region where gambling is being asked to keep the economy afloat, a casino that pays $5 million a month in taxes reopened Monday to hundreds of patrons. (Washington Post)
The business class nomad — No one knows the precise number business travelers who belong to what is informally called the “300 club” (for the minimum number of nights they spend away from home in one year). But experts believe that the number of these well-traveled workers is growing significantly. (The New York Times)
Delta warns of threat to pensions — Delta Air Lines will default on its pension plan as part of its bankruptcy reorganization if it doesn’t get the relief it has been seeking from Congress this fall, according to the company’s top Washington lobbyist. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
For jokes about airport, NBC anchor offers joking apology — NBC News anchor Brian Williams is Westchester County Airport’s newest, biggest fan. Three days after making snarky jokes about the airport on Don Imus’ nationally syndicated radio talk show, Williams went back on the show yesterday and offered a tongue-in-cheek mea culpa for his earlier remarks. (The Journal News)
Newborn found dead in airport restroom — The body of a baby girl was found in a trash can in a women’s restroom at Sky Harbor International airport, authorities said. The baby’s umbilical cord was still attached but police did not believe that the child was born in the restroom, police spokesman Detective Tony Morales said. (AP)
Bird flu pandemic risk high — The likelihood of a human flu pandemic is very high, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said as he began a tour of Southeast Asia to coordinate plans to combat bird flu. (AP)
Radar problem delays Boston flights again — Flights into Logan International Airport were delayed again Tuesday as federal officials worked for a second day to fix a malfunctioning radar system. (AP)
Continental makes $84 million payment to pensions — Continental Airlines said Monday it paid $84 million into its defined-benefit pension plans, bringing this year’s contributions to $304 million. The latest payment means the Houston-based carrier has met its minimum required contribution for the year, Continental said. (AP)
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