SoCal-to-Vegas route wins federal designation
Everyone who has traveled the I-15 corridor between Southern California and Las Vegas knows how busy it can get, especially during the holiday weekends. The federal government hopes to ease that crunch by giving it a “federal high-speed rail corridor” designation.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday that the route is now considered part of the federally designated California high-speed rail corridor.
[Senator Harry] Reid and [California Department of Transportation Director Will] Kempton used the announcement to promise high-speed rail between Southern California and Nevada was on a fast track.
Report: Boeing may buy 787 fuselage factory
Boeing is in talks with Vought Aircraft Industries to purchase its factory in South Carolina. They are hoping to “improve supplies of parts for its 787 Dreamliner.”
If Boeing bought the South Carolina factory, it would be able to set up a second assembly line for the 787 more quickly.
The company has some 850 orders for the plane to be filled over the next decade.
JetAmerica delays launch date until August 14th
JetAmerica planned to start flying July 14th. However, a Jaunted reader sent an e-mail that he got from JetAmerica saying that the airline had to delay launch service until August 14th.
Here’s part of the letter that the passenger got:
First, we thank you for your support in purchasing a ticket on Sun America d/b/a JetAmerica (“JetAmerica”). Unfortunately, however, you are receiving this notice to inform you that due to landing slot issues in Newark, that we are going to have to delay our first flights 30 days until August 14th.
