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February 2006 ArchivesNorthwest NewsChannel 8 first reported that an Alaska Airlines jet was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Portland when oxygen masks deployed shortly atfer takeoff. It happened on Tuesday, February 21st. Now we know it's one series of incidents ... The unusually cold weather we dealt with for the last four or five days didn't just affect us on the ground. It's caused havoc in the skies. The jetstream has been unusually strong. It moves from west to east across North America. It's the engine that guides storms around the world... and divides cold air from warm. When planes fly from t... US Airlines, in 2005, lost more bags than in any previous years since 1990. The US Department of Transportation reports a little more than 3.5 million bags misplaced by the airlines... which works out to about 10,000 a day in the US. That's a 23% jump in lost bags from 2004 to 2005. Airlines blame an increased number of passengers, checking an increased number of bags... Pilots and management at Northwest Airlines, the nation's fourth-largest airline, are still a long way apart on a new contract. This week, pilots are beginning to vote on whether or not to authorize a strike. If pilots vote yes, which it appears they will, they could strike as early as next month... right in the heart of the Spring Break travel season. Pilots are upset at the airline's attempt to have... It took a little more than three years, but today United Airlines, the nation's #2 carrier in terms of daily miles flown, emerged from bankruptcy protection. It's been quite a ride for the airline, which at one time was Portland's biggest carrier. Through voiding of contracts, and help from creditors, United was able to lower its operating costs by 20%. The airline also laid-off 30% of its employees, and turned over ... |
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