Logan blasts carriers for canceling flights
Logan blasts carriers for canceling flights — Logan International Airport officials have a stern message for US airlines: Quit being such snow wimps. Last weekend’s blizzard led US carriers to cancel more than 90 percent of Sunday domestic flights in and out of Logan. But all Logan’s international flights that day operated without delays or diversions. (The Boston Globe)
Northwest, unions work to avoid strike — Marathon negotiations between Northwest Airlines and the unions representing its pilots and flight attendants are at the brink this week, raising the specter that a bankruptcy judge will cancel labor contracts Friday and set the stage for strikes. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Feds to crack down on laser pointers at Detroit Metro — The federal government has announced a crackdown on people who shine laser beams at planes landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration received reports of 16 pilots complaining of such beams on Monday evening, said spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory. (AP)
Airport’s business jumps after Hurricane Katrina — Hurricane Katrina, which crippled commercial air flights into New Orleans, translated into a record amount of business for the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, airport officials said. (AP)
Hawaiian Airlines sues Mesa — Hawaiian Airlines is seeking a court order to block Mesa Air Group’s entry into the island market for two years, alleging that the new airline illegally used confidential business data from Hawaiian’s bankruptcy. (AP)
Delta reports narrow 4Q loss of $1.4 billion — Delta Air Lines, the nation’s third-largest carrier, reported Tuesday a narrower fourth-quarter loss on a solid increase in revenue, but its results pushed its red ink to more than $12 billion since January 2001. The company, which is operating under bankruptcy protection, said it lost $1.24 billion in the three months ending Dec. 31. (AP)
Dust storm causes highway havoc in Arizona — A dust storm caused four separate car accidents on an interstate Wednesday, leaving two people dead and 12 injured and closing the highway for hours, authorities said. (AP)
El Al fits fleet with anti-missile system — El Al Israel Airlines has installed anti-missile systems on all its planes, becoming the first commercial carrier to field a protected fleet amid growing fears of aviation terrorism, security sources said on Wednesday. They said aircraft were equipped with the Israeli-made “Flight Guard”, which automatically releases diversionary flares if a heat-seeking missile is detected by on-board sensors. (Reuters)
Reno airport officials demand answers after equipment fails — Officials at Reno-Tahoe International Airport demanded answers Wednesday after new, high-tech equipment designed to keep the airport open in poor weather failed, causing five flight diversions and a ripple of delays. (AP)
Westminster dog goes missing at JFK — A dog that won an award at the Westminster Kennel Club show this week escaped from its cage at John F. Kennedy International Airport, setting off a search. The whippet broke free at about noon Wednesday, said Tiffany Townsend, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs area airports. (AP)
Hotel strikes loom in 2006 — Hotel companies are preparing for possible labor unrest in 2006 as contracts expire in major North American cities including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. (Reuters)
Logan to delay rental-car park — Logan International Airport officials are pushing off $1.1 billion worth of proposed projects, blaming tough airline industry economics. Directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Logan, approved plans yesterday for more than $4.4 billion in upgrades to the airport during the next five years. (The Boston Globe)
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