American Airlines Survey Shows Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Increasing Air Travel

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American Airlines published the results of a new survey that indicates small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) see the economy improving over the next 12-18 months and many intend to use air travel to help spur growth.  The report was compiled from surveys of over 2,600 SMB employees.  Results were released in conjunction with the beginning of...

Boeing 747-8 Passes Rejected Takeoff Brake Test With Flying Colors

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Boeing today released a video of the 747-8 Freighter's RTO (Rejected Takeoff) test, which shows the plane successfully stopping nearly a million pounds of weight rolling down the runway using nothing but worn-out brakes. The RTO test involves the aircraft being taken up to full runway speed before aborting liftoff and instead applying the brakes (but...

Delta Announces Expanded Codeshare With Virgin Blue Airlines Group

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Delta Airlines announced today that beginning May 21st it will add five new destinations in Australia and New Zealand by expanding its codesharing agreement with Virgin Blue. Delta currently offers service direct between Los Angeles and Sydney, which serves as the jumping off point for current and future Virgin Blue connections.  The existing codeshares...

AA Set to Celebrate Start of Summer Travel With 5@5 Happy Hour

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American Airlines announced plans today to bring back its 5@5 Happy Hour promotion for the month of May.  AA hopes the specials, originally introduced in December of 2010, will add a little fun to the beginning of the summer travel season. Drink specials will include beer, wine and Margaritaville® branded margaritas for $5 on selected flights. ...

Southwest announces plan to close AirTran deal May 2; Names new AirTran president

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Southwest Airlines announced today that it intends to complete its acquisition of AirTran Airways on May 2, 2011.  Following AirTran's board approval in March, Southwest's Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly has been looking forward to closing the deal. "We anticipate that all necessary regulatory approvals will be obtained by that date. We look forward...

Unified Supply launches new website!

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Welcome to the all-new unifiedsupply.com!  The new website was designed with the end-user in mind.  Our goal was to create a website that allowed users to learn as much or as little as they desire about Unified Supply, our products and the baggage conveyor industry.  To accomplish this, replacement parts are broken down into categories and...

Industry Analyst Maintains Buy Ratings for Airlines

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The Dallas Morning New's Airline Biz Blog is reporting that airline analyst Michael Linenberg of Deutsche Bank is holding strong on his "Buy" recommendations for airlines despite the rough current nature of the industry.  In his strongest statement of support for the industry, Linenberg offered airline management as the key to his positive outlook. "Our...

JFK Two-Plane Taxiway Collision Highlights Ground Support Safety Concerns

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An Air France Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane in the industry, violently struck a much smaller regional plane Monday night at Kennedy International Airport (JFK).  The collision occurred as the Air France flight was passing behind the Comair regional plane.  The Airbus A380's wing struck the tail of the smaller jet spinning it around...