Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines Enter Into Slot Lease at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) – Yahoo! Finance
Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines confirmed today that they entered into a lease providing Southwest Airlines access to 36 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) slots which are currently held by Continental. The lease deal, contingent upon the closing of the Continental and United airlines’ merger by Nov. 30, 2010, and certain governmental approvals, would give [...]
Itineraries – Start-Ups Airlines Try to Find Room at Airports – NYTimes.com
Virgin America has managed to survive skyrocketing oil prices and an economic crisis since it started in mid-2007 and even hopes to achieve an operating profit this year. Passenger planes at Newark Airport in 2007. Start-up airlines have trouble getting access to scarce runway slots and terminal gates at some of the nation’s biggest and [...]
McDonald’s to offer free wireless Internet access
McDonald’s Corp. said Monday that it will soon offer free wireless Internet access at most of its U.S. fast-food restaurants as it tries to broaden its appeal still further. “We're not just about hamburgers,” said Dave Grooms, chief information officer for McDonald’s USA. “We are about convenience and all kinds of value.” The company, the [...]
