Last week's "water landing" of the US Airways jet is a tribute to professionalism, experience, skill and teamwork. The pilot-in-command showed that with his calm under fire and his years of training as an Air Force, airline and glider pilot, that he had the requisite background to successfully execute such a difficult maneuver. As Barack Obama rides the train to his position as pilot-in-command of our country, let us hope that he learns from this pilot hero that one's split-second decision can mean the difference between the life and death of many people; that experience, skill and teamwork are important; that there is reward in "just doing one's job"; and in a command position, it is essential to conduct oneself with the character and humility of this US Airways pilot. ...more

January 20, 2009

Southwest Airlines will add a fifth daily round-trip flight between Tampa International Airport and Nashville effective March 8 through May 8, 2008, the airline announced today. Southwest provides the only non-stop service between the two cities. ...more

January 15, 2009

U.S. commercial aviation achieved a record second consecutive year with no fatal accidents in 2008, while last year was one of the safest years worldwide for air travel, the British aviation consulting firm Ascend said in its year-end report. ...more

January 13, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 9, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 8, 2009

that includes a 10 percent pay cut - to help the Denver-based company reorganize under bankruptcy protection. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Frontier Airlines Pilots Association has ratified an agreement -- that includes a 10 percent pay cut -- to assist the Denver-based company reorganize under bankruptcy protection. ...more

January 7, 2009

I am not and will not be in favor of a "bailout" for the three top automakers. Perhaps the only reference to "bail" should be what the CEOs and top management should be applying for because of their gross negligence. ...more

December 15, 2008

Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations - Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. - but it will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those cities in a systemwide reduction of flights. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations -- Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. -- but will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those destinations in a systemwide reduction of flights. Tampa International Airport's busiest carrier will serve Fort Lauderdale with eight daily flights, Providence with two and Hartford and Indianapolis with one each on schedules between May 9 and June 26, the airline announced today. ...more

December 9, 2008