Story Archives of 'Airline Industry'

The New Concorde

By Jacob Eaton on Friday, October 24, 2008.

In its prime, the famed supersonic Concorde jet could get you from New York to London in less than half the time it took regular air carriers to travel the same distance. However, as a result of the plane’s only crash in July of 2000, as well as difficult mechanical upkeep, the airline shut down in 2003.

Airplane De-Icing Agents Challenge Merrimack River

By Jon Greenberg on Monday, September 22, 2008.

The air transportation industry and environmental agencies face a difficult challenge over deicing. From late fall to early spring, the only way to make planes safe to fly is to spray them with chemicals to remove frost and ice. The problem is, those chemicals can suck the oxygen out of the rivers and streams they run into.

At Manchester Boston Regional Airport, deicing agents run into the Merrimack River. According to the latest test results, the chemical load can be more than thirty times what it ought to be.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more.

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Here's What's Awesome: Desert Energy Hubs, Cutting Airline Delays

By Brady Carlson on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

Shadow of a camel in Tunisia

Word of Mouth's weekly compendium of links is back! Here is, as we say, what's awesome:

I will turn your desert green

Economic Turbulence in the Friendly Skies!

By Laura Knoy on Friday, June 20, 2008.

With the price of jet fuel soaring, the world’s airlines are struggling to stay competitive. They’re raising fares, cutting service, reducing speed, and even charging for that soft drink, bag of peanuts, and checked-in luggage. We’ll look at the state of the airline industry and how much you may shell out the next time you fly.

Guests

  • Tom Malafronte, Assistant Airport Director for Air Service Development and Marketing at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
  • David Field , Americas Editor of the London-based magazine Airline Business
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Braking In Mid-Flight

By Avishay Artsy on Friday, May 2, 2008.

The airline industry has been going through hard times, the worst since the 9/11 attacks. United Airlines, US Airways, Delta and Northwest have all reorganized under Chapter 11 filings in the past decade. But with default and bankruptcy risk on the rise, and jet fuel prices at over $3.50 a gallon this week, airlines are still scrambling to cut costs.

An Airport Update with Kevin Dillon

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.

Security changes, Name changes, and other changes – at New Hampshire’s only major airport. Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Director Kevin Dillon joins us, to talk about what’s going on at his facility, its response to the London terror plot...also, “what’s in a name” and how troubles in the aviation industry affect small and medium airports like his. Laura's guest is Kevin Dillon, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Director.

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Flying High in the Granite State

By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, April 26, 2006.

Last week, aldermen in Manchester approved a controversial decision to change the airport's name to include the city of "Boston" in the title. The effort was made in part to help stem the reduction in passengers flying out of Manchester. We'll talk about the significance of such a name change and how the trend is playing out nationally. Our guests are David Field, the Americas Editor for Airline Business Magazine, and Kevin Dillon, the director of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

And we'll hear producer Liz Bulkley's true story about her flight from Boston to Washington, DC where she was the only passenger.

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New Commercial Airline Comes to Pease

By Roger Wood on Thursday, August 25, 2005.

The Pease Development Authority is taking a chance on another airline to provide passenger service at the under-utilized Seacoast airport.

NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood has a report.

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An Airline Update

By Kevin Gardner on Wednesday, May 25, 2005.

The sky is buzzing with news of the airline industry lately. Some airlines are flying by the seat of their pants, flirting with bankruptcy and heading for disaster while others are doing better, some even announcing mergers. We'll look at all that's going on in the world of the airline industry, including how it effects us here in New Hampshire and why two airlines are battling over a piece of legislation more than twenty five years old. Kevin Gardner hosts. His guest is David Field, Americas Editor for Airline Business Magazine. We'll also hear from Kevin Dillon, Director of the Manchester Airport.

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New Airline Promises Low Fares, Frequent Service

By David Darman on Thursday, June 17, 2004.

A new discount airline promises low fares and frequent flights out of Manchester Airport.

But the service won't start in the Granite State until late July.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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