AB Industry News Nov12

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — will fly to Baltimore-Washington Int'l Airport when it begins service in spring 2013 out of Portland. The airline will initially offer nonstop flights each day between Portland Int'l Jetport and Baltimore-Washington when it starts flying out of Portland on April 14.

TAC AIR — announces the addition of Bob Schick as director of safety and risk management, Tristiene Pickett as director of administrative services, and Joel Miller as director of properties.

TSA — replaces old X-ray body scanner machines at check points of large airports with millimeter wave scanners. The new machines that have been installed at John F. Kennedy Airport, Boston Logan Int'l Airport, Los Angeles Int'l Airport, Chicago O'Hare Airport, and Orlando Airport use radio waves instead of radiation, and display a cartoon image of a passenger's body to protect privacy.

UNITED AIRLINES — broke ground on its first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles Int'l Airport, a major United hub and the airline's principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013.