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Airline Offers Introductory Fares of $149 One-Way to Celebrate Nonstop Route DALLAS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced introductory $149 one-way fares between Houston and Washington, DC...
Reports Indicate TSA Knives and Slow Security Will Kick Off Summer Travel Season WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants including United, American, Southwest and US Airways, are conducting a press conference and rally Monday, May 20, 2013 at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to continue engaging the traveling public in efforts to keep the aircraft cabin free of knives. According to a...
MAIDEN, N.C., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air T, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRT) today announced Board of Director approval for payment of a $0.30 per share fiscal 2013 annual cash dividend, to be paid on June 28, 2013 to shareholders of record June 7, 2013. Air T through its subsidiaries, provides overnight air freight service to the express delivery industry, and manufactures, sells and services aircraft ground support and special purpose industrial equipment. Air T is one of the largest,...
Media Advisory for May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Alaska Air Group holds its annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday, award-winning Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, will rally outside as they continue to press management for a fair contract. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC58223LOGO) "Distinguished by numerous awards for our hard work, sacrifices and dedication, the...
SAO PAULO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: GOLL4 e NYSE: GOL), (S&P: B, Fitch: B-, Moody's: B3), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, hereby announces its preliminary air traffic figures for April 2013. PRASK, Yield and Fuel Prices Net PRASK was 8% up year over year*. PRASK grew by 11% year-to-date (YTD). This is the 13(th) consecutive increase of PRASK. Net yield was 13% up in April year-on-year*,...
Mobile "air traffic control in a box" designed for global military operations, including emergency and humanitarian missions TEWSKBURY, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to build rapidly deployable air traffic control (ATC) systems that can be delivered anywhere in the world and then be fully operational controlling flights within six hours. The contract, with a potential full value of $260 million, calls for...
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced it has appointed Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the company's aircraft integration centers of excellence in St. Augustine, Fla., and Palmdale, Calif., respectively. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at...
HTF7000 series surpasses 1.5 million flight hours with better than 99 percent dispatch reliability after a decade of service; GENEVA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EBACE -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has announced that its HTF7350, the latest engine to join its successful HTF7000 series, will power Bombardier's new Challenger 350* super midsize business jet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO) In addition to the HTF7350, Honeywell will supply Bombardier with...
Domestic airlines are expected to expand capacity as demand for air travel returns. For this reason, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated its report on the Domestic Airlines industry in Australia. Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 The past five years started with buoyant demand for air travel and high fuel prices boosted ticket prices. However, domestic airlines faced major hurdles as global economic conditions plummeted. Falling consumer confidence and the constant threat...
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 24 visit to Harrison Elementary School, 6809 McCullom Lake Road, Wonder Lake, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 24 visit to Harrison Elementary School, 6809 McCullom Lake Road, Wonder Lake, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive...
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Duane Carey Duane Carey is an engineer, former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, and former NASA Astronaut. He was born Duane Gene "Digger" Carey on April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1975 and went on to continue his education at the University of Minnesota. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics in 1981 and his Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from in 1982....
Charles Duke was a United States astronaut and engineer for NASA, as well as a retired USAF Brigadier General. He is also the youngest of twelve people who have walked on the moon. He was born Charles Moss Duke, Jr. on October 3, 1935 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Lancaster High School and graduated as valedictorian from the Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1953. He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Sciences from the United States...
