Monthly Archive for February, 2009Page 2 of 44

Virgin America hangs as its hedge fund owners get antsy – USA Today

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-02-25-virgin-america_N.htmcid=1309217254ei=HNCoSffqLYTFmQechsnrAwusg=AFQjCNHikD2BoFGr5Zmf-qSdQmQTYHoXewVirgin America hangs as its hedge fund owners get antsy/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fUSA Today/font/fontbrfont size=-1Still, 19-month-old Virgin America might be the most endangered bairline/b in the USA. Virgin America lost $227 million in its first 12 months of operation, far more than expected, thanks largely to last year#39;s historic run-up in fuel prices. b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Virgin America hangs as its hedge fund owners get antsy – USA Today

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-02-25-virgin-america_N.htmcid=1309217254ei=HNCoSffqLYTFmQechsnrAwusg=AFQjCNHikD2BoFGr5Zmf-qSdQmQTYHoXewVirgin America hangs as its hedge fund owners get antsy/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fUSA Today/font/fontbrfont size=-1Still, 19-month-old Virgin America might be the most endangered bairline/b in the USA. Virgin America lost $227 million in its first 12 months of operation, far more than expected, thanks largely to last year#39;s historic run-up in fuel prices. b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

HTA search committee recommends Mike McCartney for top post – Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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HTA search committee recommends Mike McCartney for top post – Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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Preparing pilots for emergencies – WWMT

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wwmt.com/articles/preparing_1359584___article.html/emergencies_flight.htmlcid=1307161036ei=HNCoSffqLYTFmQechsnrAwusg=AFQjCNEDCckOq5qEtGxHe-3YK8jU84ddxQPreparing pilots for emergencies/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWWMT,nbsp;MI/font/fontbrfont size=-1Major bairlines/b are bhiring/b fresh graduates with the minimum 180 hours of flight training, but WMU makes them do more, and the faculty stresses safety. quot;The repetitiveness is what makes these pilots really good or maybe not so good,quot; said Dean Powell. b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Preparing pilots for emergencies – WWMT

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wwmt.com/articles/preparing_1359584___article.html/emergencies_flight.htmlcid=1307161036ei=HNCoSffqLYTFmQechsnrAwusg=AFQjCNEDCckOq5qEtGxHe-3YK8jU84ddxQPreparing pilots for emergencies/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWWMT,nbsp;MI/font/fontbrfont size=-1Major bairlines/b are bhiring/b fresh graduates with the minimum 180 hours of flight training, but WMU makes them do more, and the faculty stresses safety. quot;The repetitiveness is what makes these pilots really good or maybe not so good,quot; said Dean Powell. b…/b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

AIR, Inc. shuts down – AOPA Pilot

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AIR, Inc. shuts down – AOPA Pilot

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Local Leads: Slave Labor, Paying to Pee – MSNBC

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Every Vote Counts in Crowded Primary for Emanuel’s House Seat – CQPolitics.com

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