Northwest, pilots talk; deal elusive
Northwest, pilots talk; deal elusive — Northwest Airlines and its pilots union today were continuing negotiations on a potential pay-cut deal. Although Northwest has the power to impose a cost-cutting contract, the pilots have threatened to strike if that happens. (AP)
United adds a ‘hublet’ in San Antonio — You’ve heard of an airline hub, but how about a hublet? As of today, there’s at least one. It’s in San Antonio, where United Airlines dramatically beefs up service today by starting non-stop service on six new routes: Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Kansas City (Mo.), Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Omaha. (USA Today)
Car rentals go the kiosk route — Alamo Rent a Car has installed touch-screen kiosks, similar to check-in units used by airlines, at the Las Vegas and Dallas/Fort Worth airports. The kiosks, the industry’s first, enable customers to do the rental transaction with a swipe of a credit card and driver’s license. (USA Today)
The Palms courts players to hoop it up in Las Vegas — March Madness, that annual orgy of college basketball league championships and the NCAA tournament, is underway. But hoop dreams can be fulfilled year-round in the new Hardwood Suite at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The centerpiece of the two-level, 10,000-square-foot suite is a half basketball court with scoreboard. (USA Today)
Woman drives car onto Dulles airport — A woman drove her car onto private airport property at Washington Dulles International Airport Wednesday afternoon, passing through two manned checkpoints before she was stopped, authorities said. (AP)
Man who ran from Long Beach airport faces drug charges — A Minnesota man who ran away from a security screening at Long Beach Airport, prompting authorities to shut down one of the airport’s terminals, was charged Wednesday with cocaine possession, authorities said. (AP)
In Atlantic City these days, playing 21 will cost you — Though it saddens the heart (and wallet) to say so, the low-limit table might just be a dying breed on weekends in the new Atlantic City, where the minimum limit often starts at $15 in the early evening and climbs to $25 in a number of hours. (The New York Times)
The Real Laguna Beach disdains its MTV image — Thanks to MTV’s popular reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, the Mediterranean-like enclave midway between Los Angeles and San Diego is being painted with a different brush. And many of its 25,000 residents don’t like what they see. (USA Today)