April 5 (Bloomberg) — British Airways Plc canceled seven flights today, the fewest since London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 was opened, after a new software error was discovered. More: continued here
Read More »Costco, Kinko’s Battle Trial Lawyers Over Credit-Card Receipts (Bloomberg.com)
April 5 (Bloomberg) — Costco Wholesale Corp. , FedEx Corp. ‘s Kinko’s unit and scores of other retail companies are under siege by lawyers pursuing them for billions of dollars in damages through a new federal identity-theft law. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx hands new emergency response unit to Salvation Army (Christian Today)
The Salvation Armys response to emergencies in London will be greatly enhanced by the gift of a new emergency response unit purchased with a 96000 around 48000 donation from FedEx More: continued here
Read More »FedEx ‘dispute’ may have been final straw for ATA (USA Today)
ATA said one of the key factors in its sudden shutdown Thursday was the unexpected loss of military subcontracting work for FedEx. The Indiana Business Journal (IBJ) writes “on Jan. 22, FedEx told ATA that as of October, FedEx no… More: continued here
Read More »Opening Glance: Rails and Shippers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of major railroads and package shippers mostly fell with the broader market Friday, as the price of oil rose and a Merrill Lynch downgraded railroad CSX Corp. to “Neutral” from “Buy.” More: continued here
Read More »ATA Airlines Seeks Bankruptcy and Stops Flying (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
ATA Airlines shut operations and stranded thousands of travelers Thursday when an unexpected loss of charter flights and fuel costs forced the carrier into bankruptcy. More: continued here
Read More »Book local Hotels (My Village City of London)
Think FedEx Express!… Read more Wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses, mother-of-the-bride…… Read more More: continued here
Read More »ATA Airlines grounded by bankruptcy (Chicago Tribune)
Discount carrier ATA Airlines Inc., crippled by high fuel costs and the loss of a crucial military-charter contract, shut down Thursday after filing for bankruptcy protection from creditors. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx plans Manatee distribution facility (Bradenton Herald)
An expansive Federal Express distribution center may be in north Manatee’s future. More: continued here
Read More »New York State Labor Department Latest to Find FedEx Illegally Classifies Package-Delivery Drivers as Independent … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The New York Department of Labor is the latest government agency to rule that FedEx Ground/Home Delivery package-delivery drivers are company employees — not independent contractors — who have virtually “no control over the nature of the services they provide.” More: continued here
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