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Neither Brunstad's work life nor his pre--Channel swimming retirement would have suited the lazy or faint of heart. In the Air Force, he flew B-52 bombers. The day he left the military, he began piloting for American Airlines, and upon his mandatory retirement at 60, he bought...
In his State of the Union address, President Bush singled out federal air marshals--undercover armed agents who fly on U.S. airlines--for helping make "our homeland safer." But he neglected to mention a flying security force that has quietly grown even larger than the marshals: the nation's pilots...
Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher spent last Christmas at his St. Petersburg, Fla., home. He wasn't happy about that. Angered because key airlines like AirAsia and Air Berlin were buying rival Airbus planes, all too aware that the European manufacturer would soon be rolling out its new 555-seat, double...
The A380 is Airbus' prized 21st century showpiece. The plane, which has a list price of $285 million (though airlines rarely pay the published rate on any plane), has been ordered by major airlines around the world, including Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qantas and Virgin. Last month UPS joined FedEx...
Boeing predicted it would have 200 orders for the $120 million 787 by the end of last year, but it was just last month that the company snagged the key order it had been waiting for: China signed up for 60 for its airline industry. The 787 has 186 orders...