US Airways Media Day-Part 3

Bev Goulet, SVP and Chief Integration Officer, American Airlines Robert Isom, EVP-Chief Operations Officer, US Airways Elise Eberwein, EVP People, Communications and Public Affairs BG: Merger benefits flow to shareholders and stakeholders, employees, customers, and communities. This will… Read More

Reader confidence rising about Boeing battery fix for 787

Reader confidence has risen over the battery fixes designed by Boeing and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for the 787 in our unscientific poll. In the third of three polls we’ve conducted–one before details of a fix… Read More

USAirways Media Day-Part 2

Robert Isom, EVP-COO 2012 had more zero flight cancellation days than  the prior seven years combined. Best operational performance metrics since the US-HP merger. 2012 topped on-time performance of legacy carriers (Hawaiian tends to be better-Editor). US Airways… Read More

US Airways Media Day-Part 1

We’re at the US Airways Media Day and we’ll provide updates throughout the day. First up is Doug Parker, CEO of US Airways and the new CEO of American Airlines when the merger is consummated. Doug Parker: This… Read More

Odds and Ends: Boeing helps create new competitor; Home for the 777X; CSeries backlog

Mitsubishi MRJ: The Seattle Times has this profile of the Mitsubishi MRJ and Japan’s emerging role in global aerospace. What particularly struck us was the narration about the benefits Mitsubishi gained from Boeing in designing and building airplanes…. Read More