Chief Executive Jeffrey Smisek apologized for widespread problems when the company moved United's passenger records onto Continental's computer system, and for unreliability in the busy summer season.
The incident, the worst ever that the industry has seen, occurred in the busy winter season when factories are working round the clock to meet springtime orders.
But this year the fire zone has been so big he's been kept busy all season in his home base in northern Minnesota, a region that usually doesn't have much in the way of summer forest fires.
The objective for all candidates at this point, he says, is to have as much cash on hand as possible in order to withstand the busy fall campaign season and to recover if something goes awry (such as an attack ad campaign) in early 2008.
Forbes checked with automotive researcher Edmunds.com to find out which cars are the most scarce in this busy year-end selling season.
The shortage of available homes for sale has become a major trend in advance of the busy spring home shopping season.
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There's also news for the approximately 4, 000 families in Florida who are still living in rent-free in FEMA trailers after the busy 2004 hurricane season.
Despite recent quivers in world financial markets, most travel industry executives I interviewed for this video produced at the recent Global Business Travel Association Conference in Denver expect a very busy business travel season.
Think about the cashier area in a boutique, especially during the busy holiday shopping season.
As we remarked in a late December 2011 post, federal judges have no qualms with keeping lawyers, reporters, legal commentators, and other interested parties busy during the holiday season by releasing decisions in high-profile cases.
"After a busy start to the Formula One season with four flyaway races in succession, it will be nice to come back to Germany, " said Schumacher, whose younger brother Ralf -- a former F1 competitor -- drives in the DTM series.
He's been busy tuning up for the start of the regular season, a season in which he could very well become baseball's all-time homerun leader.
"The American people should be assured that we are doing everything in our power to keep you and your family safe and secure during this busy holiday season, " the president said.
"We appreciate our associates for everything they do to serve our customers during this busy shopping season and every day throughout the year, " spokesman Steve Restivo said in an e-mail.
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