Passengers stranded after Zoom planes grounded
August 28, 2008 ·
Hundreds of Zoom Airline passengers were stranded Thursday in Canada and the UK after the cash-strapped Canadian airline suddenly canceled all of its flights after creditors took action to get money owed them. Zoom said the economic downturn and the unprecedented rise in the price of aviation fuel made it impossible for the privately owned [...]
FAA warns NY airports about blocking some flights
August 26, 2008 ·
The Federal Aviation Administration warned on Tuesday that New York’s three big airports may violate federal regulations if they block flights from landing slots newly auctioned by the FAA. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports. Earlier this month it threatened to block flights resulting from [...]
Fewer flights mean cuts in airport projects
August 11, 2008 ·
From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation’s busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall. Airlines are cutting flights under the pressure of rising fuel costs, and that means fewer passengers and less money from parking and food concessions at DFW. For the [...]
