delay
| 4:08PM 7/15/2010
It has been just over three years since the media first saw the shell of the 787 Dreamliner, and since then, Boeing has missed deadline after deadline with plane. Now looks poised to miss another. But will this be the aircraft's last delay?
| 7:00PM 6/11/2010
Predicting flight delays during the busy summer travel season -- when inclement weather can throw airline schedules off for days -- is difficult at best.
But there are several factors to take into consideration if you have some flexibility in your travel schedule. Crowded flight schedules, as...
| 11:30AM 11/19/2009
The Federal Aviation Administration suffered a "widespread" computer malfunction Thursday morning, sending key parts of the national air traffic control system haywire and affecting Logan International in Boston, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, and all three major airports in New York. Authorities...
| 11:20AM 11/09/2009
As I posted, Boeing (BA) is opening a plant in South Carolina to help build its 787 Dreamliner -- the up to 330-passenger aircraft whose scheduled delivery date has been delayed six times. BusinessWeek reports that Boeing is investing $750 million in that plant and expects to pay the workers there...
| 11:00AM 2/20/2009
As mentioned in yesterday's story about R. Allen Stanford, someone told the SEC to "call off its dogs." A report from the Center for Responsive Politics may explain who put that pressure on the SEC. Since 2000, the Stanford Financial Group has given more than $2.4 million to federal candidates and...
| 10:30AM 5/13/2008
As millions of Americans are waiting to see that sweet sweet stimulus rebate appear in their bank accounts, many banks are feeling the pressure. My boss reported that as he was trying to manage his parent's finances last week he couldn't get into the local bank's online service. A phone call later...