Other airlines pulled theirs in for rapid inspections.
HONG KONG — Singapore Airlines pulled three of its A380 superjumbo jetliners from service on Wednesday after tests revealed oil stains on their engines, the airline said on Wednesday.
The goal: "to grab market share" while other airlines pulled back amid consumer fears about air travel.
Ontario's experience mirrors that of other smaller airports in large markets — like Islip and Newburgh in New York — which expanded to handle added traffic only to see airlines pull back.
And so the major airlines pulled back much as they had in the last industry downturn, in the early 1990's, said Michael Kavney, an executive at the Kiehl Hendrickson Group, an aviation consulting firm in Minneapolis that analyzed the flight data for The Times.
While I like Farecast, and will use it to see if I can get a flight for less than Southwest charges, what I'd really like to see is our airlines pull their collective head out of their collective ass and adopt a pricing model that makes sense.
The United Arab Emirates' airline pulled out of a five‑month-old deal with Spyker after Vijay Mallya took over the team and renamed them Force India in October 2007.
Just when you think Air New Zealand has tired itself out with the incessantly kitschy in-flight safety videos, the airline pulls a fast one and enlists a slew of celebrities in its latest version.
But the situation could change swiftly if airlines begin pulling back, said Philip Toy, managing director with AlixPartners, a reorganization firm based in Southfield, Mich., that specializes in aerospace.
Among other reasons cited by the airline for pulling out is a new federal regulation that requires airlines to give pilots more rest time between shifts.
Mayor Bart Peterson and Ms. Kennedy had counted on United's contract with the International Association of Machinists to deter the airline from pulling out entirely.
