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Dallas government officials routinely boast of their airport as "a major
international hub" and "the world's third-busiest" as they travel this week
through China. Superlatives don't change the fact, however, that Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport lacks a direct flight to any Chinese city. And it
sorely complicates Dallas officials' efforts to woo business, even tourism, when
travelers face nearly 24-hour journeys instead of ones lasting 13 hours. |
JetBlue Airways launched daily nonstop service from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
today.
The airline also will add a second flight from Salt Lake to San Diego on May 2 |
 EVERETT,
Wash.: Final assembly began today on the third flight-test airplane for the
all-new Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner. This is the fifth Dreamliner to be
loaded into the first position of the 787 production system. The static test
airframe moved April 25 from the Final Assembly to its test rig in another bay
of the Everett, Wash.-based factory. Both the fatigue test airframe and the
second flight-test airplane have advanced to the next position in production,
where assembly and systems installation work continues |
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 Cherries
from CJ Olson. Books from Hicklebee's. Chocolates from Schurra's. And assorted
art, pharmaceuticals or Spanish-language reading material from Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce Silicon Valley members. All that and Starbucks to boot.
Those are some of the businesses travelers can expect starting as early as late
2009 at Mineta San Jose International Airport, officials revealed today. |
State and local governments will give more than $67 million in incentives for an
expansion of private air charter service NetJets Inc.
In exchange, NetJets will invest more than $200 million in its campus at Port
Columbus International Airport, where its sister company, FlightSafety, will
more than double the size of its training operation, NetJets announced
Wednesday. |
 Wichita
Area Technical College has taken over from Cowley College as the providing
institution for aircraft maintenance technology in Wichita. The change in
Federal Aviation Administration certification for the programs is effective
today.
The move is part of the overall transition of aviation technical training to
WATC in advance of the opening of the National Center for Aviation Training at
Jabara Airport. |
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