SkyWest, reported that a complaint has been filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia, against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) related to a dispute under the Delta Connection Agreements entered into between Delta and SkyWest Airlines (“SkyWest Airlines”) and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (“ASA”). SkyWest Airlines and ASA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SkyWest. The dispute is related to the allocation of liability for certain irregular operations (“IROP”) expenses that are paid by SkyWest Airlines and ASA to their passengers under certain situations. As a result of the dispute, Delta unilaterally withheld a combined total of approximately $25 million (pretax) from one of the weekly scheduled wire payments to SkyWest Airlines and ASA during December 2007 and has indicated that Delta does not believe the majority of IROP expenses SkyWest Airlines and ASA have paid on behalf of customers is reimbursable under the Delta Connection Agreements.

Boeing set to manufacture 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and overseas users
Boeing has confirmed it is to build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army as well as several international customers. This will include the first Apaches for Australia. This latest award, valued at US$1.9 billion, will bring the total current funded value of the contract to US$2.1 billion. Future obligations have the potential to see