Word: 737s
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...aftermath of the tragedy, several passengers complained that cramped leg space had made it difficult to escape. Most of the 1,125 Boeing 737s now used by 133 airlines worldwide on scheduled flights with first-class sections seat only 115 passengers. But the first-class section in this four-year-old jet had been removed to accommodate 15 more...
...Express, who has done both. Four years ago, when People Express became one of the first new carriers to go into business after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, Burr's fledgling venture consisted of little more than one abandoned, rat- infested terminal in Newark and three used Boeing 737s purchased from Lufthansa. Today, People Express is the tenth busiest airline in the U.S., carrying nearly 1 million passengers a month. Some of its fares are one- fourth those of its competitors, but its profits for 1984 will total $23.5 million...
...Born in 1944, he was Indira's first son. After attending the well-known Doon School in the hills to the north of New Delhi, Rajiv studied mechanical engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge. Back in India, he became a commercial pilot and joined Indian Airlines, where he flew Boeing 737s and other aircraft for 14 years...
Twelve of the planes ordered by Pan Am are wide-body Airbus A310s, which rival Boeing's new fuel-efficient 767s. The other 16 jets are Airbus A320s, the 150-passenger competitors to Boeing's updated 737s. In addition, Pan Am will immediately begin leasing 16 Airbus planes from the manufacturer to use until it takes delivery on its own aircraft starting...
...carrier into a profitable, regional airline was just what Pan Am needed. Acker swiftly integrated the staffs of Pan Am and National and restructured the airline's routes, dropping some cities but adding 24 more. He got rid of money-losing air freighters and put fuel-efficient Boeing 737s on flights in Europe. Pan Am's remaining 28,000 employees (vs. 36,000 in 1980) were persuaded to take a 10% pay cut. Meanwhile, the airline poured $25 million into upgrading its fleet of 747s and adding other goodies to lure paying passengers: fancy wines and champagne (including...