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...Government sources would not describe in detail the nature of the weapons found on the Delta flights last week, but one official disclosed that another weapon was discovered on at least on other aircraft, owned by a fourth airline. The government official refused to name that carrier...
...Ornstein made airline history this week when he announced Mesa would be the first carrier in the U.S. to put its own security guards on its flights. "The airline industry is undergoing a fundamental shift and we have to consider making innovative changes," said Ornstein, who oversees an operation of 126 aircraft with 1,100 daily flights and flies flights for America West Express, US Airways Express and Midwest Express. "The industry should keep in tune with what is important to our customers and right now passengers are less concerned about traditional in-flight amenities and more concerned about safety...
...simple as money, Ornstein and his small-airline colleagues are also embarrassing the major carriers in another area: their paychecks. Given the huge economic hit the industry has taken in the last week, Ornstein and Mesa?s president will take huge pay cuts of 50 per cent, and the rest of the carrier's management will see their salaries cut by 20 per cent. Likewise, executives at Atlantic Coast Airlines, AirTran and Frontier Airlines also announced pay cuts for its top officials...
...industry today is at risk, and that’s a critical national issue because of the role the airlines play in the overall economy,” said David J. Messing, a spokesperson for Continental Airlines, the country’s fifth largest carrier...
...other airlines are already following suit. Yesterday, US Airways said it plans to fire 11,000 employees, or 24 percent of its workforce. A company official at American Airlines, the nation’s largest airline, said the carrier will announce layoffs later this week...