Things in the Sky

Sorry this is late for today!

1. The Southwest airlines pilots have voted down the tentative agreement with the company by a razor-thin margin.
2. Check out PlaneBuzz for some interesting commentary on that.
3. Oil broke $70 for the first time this year during trading on Friday.
4. US Airways estimates a 18-20% decline in PRASM and 14-16% decline in RASM for May.
5. The TSA has prevented Delta from inaugurating some African routes.
6. In a shocking move showing that the airline might actually have a fleet plan for the future, United announced that it is mulling an order to replace widebodies and 757s.