http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 7:12:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29427/fake-airline-has-philly-giggling.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAn ad for "Derrie-Air" airlines made Philadelphia readers the butt of a publicity joke today, the AP reports. The owner of two newspapers and an ad agency revealed that the airline—which claimed to charge passengers by weight, and be carbon-neutral—was cooked up to prove the power of advertising. And it's generating online buzz aplenty, a media company says.http://www.newser.com/story/29427/fake-airline-has-philly-giggling.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 06 Jun 2008 18:46:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29121/airlines-mull-weighing-passengers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDesperate airliners are doing everything to cut fuel costs, scaling back on water and snacks—and adding a fee for overweight passengers could be next, analysts tell Bloomberg. "Nothing is beyond their imagination," one says of CEOs. "They have already begun to think exotically." Fuel costs, nearly triple since 2000, account for as much as 40% of operating expenses.http://www.newser.com/story/29121/airlines-mull-weighing-passengers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 03 Jun 2008 14:02:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29007/boeing-airbus-delays-aid-battered-carriers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAirlines battling rising fuel costs and weakening demand have become unexpected beneficiaries of production delays on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 jumbo jets, reports the Wall Street Journal . "For the industry, it's great,” says the chair of Air Canada’s parent company, "because it means less capacity." The carrier has 37 Dreamliners on order.http://www.newser.com/story/29007/boeing-airbus-delays-aid-battered-carriers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 02 Jun 2008 7:35:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27051/boeing-787s-scheduled-to-land-2-years-late.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBoeing's new 787 Dreamliner is already 15 months late, but delivery delays will back up the fuel-efficient jets by about another year, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Lease Financial Corp., the main buyer of 787s, will take delivery of its 74 planes 27 months late, and observers expect Boeing to pay up to $4 billion in penalties to compensate irate buyers.http://www.newser.com/story/27051/boeing-787s-scheduled-to-land-2-years-late.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 09 May 2008 17:32:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24205/american-gets-half-of-md-80s-flying.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAmerican Airlines flew about half of its MD-80s on schedule today but will ground another 200 for inspections tomorrow morning, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Execs said that all planes should be back on track by tomorrow night. CEO Gerard Arpey accepted blame for the groundings that have canceled 3,000 flights, saying, "We were not in technical compliance, and that is our failure.”http://www.newser.com/story/24205/american-gets-half-of-md-80s-flying.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 18:13:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24039/flight-chaos-to-continue-as-faa-gets-tough.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAir travelers should brace themselves for several more months of chaos: the wave of FAA audits that began March 30, producing more than 2,000 canceled flights this week, will continue through June 30. In an effort to toughen enforcement of safety standards, the agency has moved to relying less on data provided by the airline themselves and more on on-site inspections, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/24039/flight-chaos-to-continue-as-faa-gets-tough.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Apr 2008 6:45:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23950/boeing-delays-dreamliner-rollout-6-more-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBoeing's new 787 Dreamliner has been delayed for a third time—now it won't be delivered until the third quarter of 2009 due to parts shortages and manufacturing partners who've fallen behind schedule. The innovative, fuel-efficient plane was originally scheduled to be available next month, reports Bloomberg.http://www.newser.com/story/23950/boeing-delays-dreamliner-rollout-6-more-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 09 Apr 2008 9:43:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23776/boeing-expected-to-delay-dreamliner-6-more-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBoeing is expected to delay delivery of its 787 Dreamliner for a third time, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, as the company continues to struggle with parts shortages, redesigns, and manufacturing partners falling behind schedule. Analysts expect at least another 6-month delay to be announced tomorrow, pushing back the new fuel-efficient airliner a total of 14 months from its original delivery date.http://www.newser.com/story/23776/boeing-expected-to-delay-dreamliner-6-more-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Apr 2008 5:56:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23723/for-boeing-warplanes-are-becoming-history.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs Boeing makes fewer military aircraft and more hardware systems, its commercial and defense arms look increasingly like separate companies, the Seattle Times reports. "These are two legs walking in opposite directions," one analyst says. While airplanes continue to dominate its commercial side, the company, once a military-aircraft mainstay, now lacks a single prime contract for future warplanes.http://www.newser.com/story/23723/for-boeing-warplanes-are-becoming-history.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Apr 2008 12:23:11 CDT