Southwest Airlines, the nation’s biggest low-cost carrier, said in a surprise announcement on Monday that it had agreed to buy its smaller rival AirTran Airways for $1.4 billion. The planned merger would be the third in the last two years in the battered airline industry, after Delta Air Lines bought Northwest in 2008, and the tie-up between United Airlines and Continental, due to be completed on Friday.
Month: September 2010
America’s Newest Heroes: Capt. Jack Conroyd and First Officer Larkin Newby
With all of the negative press at times about Airlines and pilot’s training it is great to see a Crew respond to their training and save the day. The Flight Crew who safely guided their stricken airliner to a safe landing at New York’s JFK Airport were Captain Jack Conroyd and ATP Graduate and ATP Regional Jet Program Instructor First Officer Larkin Newby.
American Eagle to Hire 200 Pilots in 2010 – 300 Pilots in 2011
American Airlines Parent AMR Says 3Q Revenue Will Rise
SkyWest August Traffic Rises 4.6 Percent
Airlines Could Find Experienced Pilots in Short Supply
US Passenger Traffic and Profit Up in June From a Year Earlier
New Airline Pilot Rest Rules Could Require More Pilots Be Hired
In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that reflects the universal nature of
pilot fatigue, the FAA on Friday announced a plan to fight crew fatigue at Part 121 carriers by setting new flight time, duty and rest requirements. The proposed rules would
be the same for all types of Part 121 flights (passenger and cargo airlines):
domestic, flag (international) or supplemental (unscheduled).