Word: newark
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Newark-based Prudential's endeavor, which could have a wide-ranging impact on affirmative-action programs in many industries, followed a five-year Labor Department investigation of the company's hiring practices. Prudential, wary of a potential Government suit and mindful of its $50 million worth of business with federal agencies and their employees, agreed to the compromise settlement...
...spur faster action, the Federal Aviation Administration said last week it was preparing to dictate takeoff and landing schedules on a minute-by-minute basis at the airports that account for 76% of the delays-New York City's Kennedy and La Guardia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and Newark. In Denver, for example, there are 58 scheduled landings between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., although the airport's maximum is 30. The Government threat infuriated some carriers, which place much of the blame on shortages of fully qualified air-traffic controllers. One FAA official likened the airlines...
...British Rock Music Entrepreneur Richard Branson, 33, succeed where Freddie Laker failed? The answer began unfolding last week as Branson's new airline, Virgin Atlantic, made its maiden flight from Gatwick Airport near London to Newark Airport near New York City. It carried 465 passengers, most paying a cut-rate $138, about $230 less than current standard transatlantic fares. The price will rise to $167 on July 1. An ultra-plush first-class service is also available at $1,400, about the same that other carriers charge for first class...
...broke out. Regular coach fares between the East and West Coasts have been averaging $367 each way on United, American and Trans World Airlines. People Express, the three-year-old upstart discounter, set off the latest round of cuts by having a limited number of Boeing 747 flights between Newark and Los Angeles for $149 during the day and $119 at night. Said Larry Martin, a general manager at People: "We don't come in to start price wars. We simply come in at our price...
...final burst of masochism this week, Mondale planned a "fly around" finale: a red-eye commercial flight from Los Angeles to Newark (E.T.A. 3:30 a.m.), a frantic last flurry of speechifying in New Jersey (107 delegates), followed by a flight back across the country to California (306 delegates)-via campaign stops in West Virginia (35 delegates) and New Mexico (23)-all in less than 24 hours...