August 2006 Archives

That's the motto of the new, Portland-based website, Flightstats.com. It takes the departure and arrival information for every single flight, every single day, and builds a comprehensive database showing which airlines, airports, and specific flights are most pro...

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We're still keeping an eye on the situation at Northwest Airlines. Last week, a judge called off a possible strike by flight attendants just a few hours before the deadline. But it was only a temporary move. As soon as the judge issues his ruling... flight attendants have vowed t...

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At noon Pacific time, a federal judge blocked the right of Northwest Airlines flight attendants to strike. They had been planning to walk-off targeted flights at 7:01pm tonight, Pacific time. It means a strike is postponed, but we don't know for how long. We also don't know if the flight attendants' union will abide by the judge's ruling.

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>> Continue reading: Judge Temporarily Halts Northwest Strike

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Northwest Airlines A330 Tail (Photo Courtesy Northwest Airlines)

We're keeping a close eye on the situation at Northwest Airlines. Flight attendants could strike toni...

>> Continue reading: Monitoring Possible Northwest Strike

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It took an extra six hours... but PDX is now operating under the same security level as the rest of the country's airports: Orange. Liquids and gels are no longer allowed through security checkpoints... and there's an extra agent at each gate... to make sure they don't get on-board.

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