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Passengers heard window popping on Southwest plane

A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines plane heading from Chicago to New Jersey to land in Cleveland on Wednesday, just two weeks after a jet engine blew apart and broke a window in a deadly accident aboard another Southwest flight. There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 landed safely after making an abrupt turn toward Cleveland while over Lake Erie, according to tracking data from FlightAware.com. Dallas-based Southwest said that the plane was diverted to examine damage to one of the three layers in the window, but didn’t immediately release details on how it was …read more […]

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Exclusive: Apollo Global approaches Xerox about possible acquisition – sources

(Reuters) – Buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC has approached Xerox Corp to express interest in a possible acquisition, casting new uncertainty over the U.S. printer company’s $6.1 billion sale to Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings , people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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Another window on a Southwest plane has failed, but airplane windows are stronger than you think (LUV)

The incident occurred just weeks after Southwest Flight 1380 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia when an engine failure blew out one of its windows, nearly sucking a passenger out of the cabin. Airplane windows are rather durable and are made up of multiple layers. On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines Flight 957 was forced to divert to Cleveland after the outside pane on one of its windows failed. …read more […]

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Exclusive: Bombardier and Airbus unveil leaders of new CSeries partnership – memo

MONTREAL, PARIS (Reuters) – Bombardier and Airbus unveiled to employees the top leaders for the CSeries program, in a further step towards finalizing a deal that will see the European planemaker taking control of the Canadian jetliner, according to a memo to staff on Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

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McDermott, Chicago Bridge & Iron shareholders approve merger

McDermott International shareholders on Tuesday approved a merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co that creates a vertically integrated onshore and offshore engineering and construction company, thwarting an attempt by offshore drilling contractor Subsea 7 to block the deal. More than 50 percent of McDermott shareholders supported the merger and approved a 3-to-1 reverse stock split, according to a spokesman. CB&I shareholders also voted in favor the deal, the companies said, and the combination is expected to close on May 10. …read more […]