AVIATION MEGAFORCE

  Share on Google + Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Email this article   Enlarge Photo A new Southwest Airlines TV commercial breaking Sunday takes viewers to four very different wedding receptions. Lewis Lazare Reporter- Chicago Business Journal Email   |   Twitter Did you ever think  Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) would totally abandon its wildly unconventional way of doing advertisin For four decades Southwest was synonymous with outlandish TV spots. The airline only got a little more buttoned down, so to speak, when 18 months or so ago it turned to  TBWA/Chiat/Day  in Los Angeles to do a brand campaign intended to suggest Southwest had grown up after more than 40 years in the skies. But not so fast. Grown up it may be, but starting Sunday, during  National Football League  game telecasts, Southwest is going to get a little (well a lot really) youthfully corny aga...

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) for the third time in a row, has come tops in an independent survey carried out by the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG), for its outstanding performance in service delivery.  The Independent Survey Monitoring Group, a non-governmental organization which canvasses transparency  in public institutions, at a dinner at the International Conference Center Abuja, conferred three different awards on NAMA for what it described as ‘’sterling performance of the agency.’’  This year’s award was particularly instructive as the agency was voted for "Effective and Efficient Service Delivery; Most Outstanding Public Institution in the Transport Sector; and Most Outstanding Public Institution in Nigeria".  The award and certificate were received by the Company Secretary of NAMA, Barr. Paul Oki who represented the Managing Director ,Engr.Ibrahim Abdulsalam at the award ceremony.   A tr...

AVIATION MEGAFORCE: EU calls for better Ebola exit screening as US dev... : Ken Chotiner, Lead Homeland Security Analyst, IHS Jane's DS Forecast; additional reporting by Meabh McMahon - IHS Jane's Airport Rev...

Ken Chotiner, Lead Homeland Security Analyst, IHS Jane's DS Forecast; additional reporting by Meabh McMahon - IHS Jane's Airport Review   A US Customs and Border Protection Officer conducts enhanced screening at JFK International Airport. Health screenings to help prevent the spread of Ebola began on 11 October for some arrivals at the New York hub. Source: PA/CBP Key Points Brussels wishes to reinforce exit screening at West African airports - it will not demand that all EU airports screen arrivals from Ebola-affected African countries Screening procedures in the US focus on interviewing arriving passengers from affected countries Mandatory Ebola screening for passengers arriving from West Africa is not necessary at all EU airports, a Council of Ministers meeting decided on 16 October 2014. Instead, an agreement was reached to reinforce screenings at exit points in affected West African countries. With the help of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Commission (E...

  SYDNEY — Oct 22, 2014, 7:09 AM ET A second ship was preparing to join the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in a remote patch of the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, as Malaysia's defense minister expressed confidence the plane will be found. The Discovery, provided by Dutch contractor Fugro, was scheduled to arrive in the search zone about 1,800 kilometers (1,100) miles west of Australia on Wednesday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement. The GO Phoenix, a Malaysian ship that has been combing the area since early October, is in the Western Australian city of Fremantle getting fresh supplies. Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who was in Australia to greet the GO Phoenix during its return to port, said everything possible was being done to find the Boeing 777, which inexplicably disappeared on March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. "We must continue to hope because sometim...

  Core EPS (non-GAAP)* rose 19 percent to $2.14 on strong operating performance; GAAP EPS of $1.86 Revenue increased 7 percent to $23.8 billion reflecting higher deliveries Backlog grew to a record $490 billion with over 5,500 commercial airplane orders Solid operating cash flow before pension contributions* of $1.7 billion Repurchased 8 million shares for $1 billion 2014 Core EPS guidance increased $0.20 to between $8.10 and $8.30 CHICAGO ,   Oct. 22, 2014   /PRNewswire/ -- Table 1. Summary Financial Results Third Quarter Nine months (Dollars in Millions, except per share data) 2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change Revenues $23,784 $22,130 7% $66,294 $62,838 5% Non-GAAP* Core Operating Earnings $2,430 $2,143 13% $6,516 $6,038 8% Core Operating Margin 10.2% 9.7% 0.5 Pts 9.8% 9.6% 0.2 Pts Core Earnings Per Share $2.14 $1.80 19% $6.30 $5.20 21% Operating Cash Flow Before Pension Contributions $1,689 $4,308 (61)% $4,610 $8,312 (45)% GAAP Earnings F...