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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The results of the 23rd annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) will be announced at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 8, at a news conference at the National Press Club, Murrow Room, in Washington, D.C. The AQR is the most comprehensive study of the performance and quality of the 14 largest airlines in the United States. The study helps sort out the difference in airline performance for the business community, the media...
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The results of the 22nd annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) will be announced at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 2, at a news conference at the National Press Club, Murrow Room, in Washington, D.C. The AQR is the most comprehensive study of the performance and quality of the 15 largest airlines in the United States. The study helps sort out the difference in airline performance for the business community, the media and...
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The results of the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) will be announced at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 4, at a news conference at the National Press Club, Murrow Room, in Washington, D.C. The AQR is the most comprehensive study of the performance and quality of the 16 largest airlines in the United States. The study helps sort out the difference in airline performance for the business community, the media and the general...
WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlines and airline passengers are discovering that less can be better. Fewer flights and fewer fliers have translated into better performance. For the second consecutive year, the performance of the nation's leading carriers improved, according to the 20th annual national Airline Quality Rating ( http://aqr.aero ). It was the third best overall score in the 19( )years researchers have tracked the performance of airlines. Released during a...
WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The airline industry had one of its best years ever in 2009, according to the 20th annual national Airline Quality Rating. ( http://AQR.aero ) The complete results of the latest quality ratings for the nation's 18 largest airlines will be revealed at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 12, during a news conference at the National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, in Washington, D.C. Based on arrival times, denied boardings, mishandled baggage and customer...
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR), announced today that Philip Anderson has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Jeff Turner, President and CEO. Anderson has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since October of 2009. Anderson had previously served as Spirit's Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations, and has more than 20 years of experience in aerospace and finance for companies...
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) and Wichita State University (WSU) today announced the opening of the Center for Storage Networking Research (CSNR) at the WSU campus. The CSNR represents a collaboration between industry and academia to facilitate state-of-the-art theoretical and experimental research in storage networking. The research will focus on storage system advancements in areas such as performance, scalability, energy efficiency and...
GENEVA, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is taking the lead in sustainability among aircraft manufacturing companies. HBC organized the formation of the Wichita Sustainability Coalition, implemented a sustainability program throughout all areas of its business and expanded its company recycling program. In addition, the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 was the first to fly on Swift Sustainable Fuel and among the first to fly on unleaded fuel. (Logo:...
By Jerry Siebenmark, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Aug. 7--A group of 50 business, government and civic leaders will be learning next week how two regional cities improved their downtowns and have benefited economically from it. The three-day trip sponsored by Visioneering Wichita and the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce will take them to Oklahoma City and Fort Worth beginning Wednesday. Suzie Ahlstrand, the chamber's vice president of community advancement who will be leading the group, said...
By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Aug. 5--The strike at Hawker Beechcraft could remove $10 million to $12 million a month in take-home pay from the Wichita economy, a Wichita State University economist said Monday. About 4,700 Machinists in Wichita -- more than half of the company's work force of 9,000 -- went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday as the current contract expired. The union also represents 500 members in Salina. Job security, health care, earned time off for new hires,...
