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Airways cutting 10 more aircraft; first-quarter loss
rises
May 5, 2005 -- US Airways yesterday said it will reduce
its mainline fleet by a further 10 aircraft this summer.
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Continental
Applies for Nonstop Flights Between Houston and Buenos
Aires, Argentina; Proposed Flight to Provide Convenient
Through Service to New York
April 26, 2005 -- Continental ahas submitted an application
to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for
approval to operate daily nonstop flights from its
Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport to Buenos
Aires, Argentina. If approved, Continental will introduce
the service in November 2005 utilizing a Boeing 767-200,
carrying 25 BusinessFirst and 149 economy customers.
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Delta
teams with Mesa for new Regional service
May 5, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines reached an agreement
with Mesa Air Group under which Mesa subsidiary Freedom
Airlines will operate up to 30 CRJ200s in the Delta
Connection feeder network over a 12-year period beginning
in October.In choosing Mesa, Delta bypassed its wholly
owned Regionals Comair and Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
It said the selection of Mesa offers an opportunity
to upgrade flying previously operated with 32-seat
328JETs by Atlantic Coast Airlines. That carrier,
which converted into Independence Air, stopped flying
for Delta Connection in October. At one point during
the transition, Mesa tried to take over ACA but abandoned
the effort in the face of legal setbacks. MORE
Southwest
Airlines Kicks Off Third Season of 'AIRLINE' and Expands
Its Branding Strategy
May 2, 2005 -- The wait is over! A&E's hit series
AIRLINE, which was recently nominated for a People's
Choice Award, launches another round of new, real-life,
high-flying adventures. The season premieres with
back-to-back half-hour episodes at 8:00 and 8:30 pm
EDT/PDT and 7:00 and 7:30 pm CDT on Monday, May 2,
2005. Also, this week, AIRLINE: SEASON ONE is being
released on DVD by A&E Home Video. MORE
Singapore
Air to raise fuel surcharge
April 22, 2005 -- Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world's
second most valuable airline, said it would increase
its ticket prices from May to compensate for higher
fuel charges. MORE
American
Airlines Expands, Adds Variety to 'Food on Board'
Program to Satisfy Passengers' Palates
May 2, 2005 -- Hungry passengers flying in American
Airlines main cabin have a few more choices these
days. Spurred by favorable passenger and employee
response to its "Food on Board" program,
American has increased the number of routes on which
snack boxes are available for purchase, added variety
to its sandwich items and implemented the program
on many American Eagle flights. MORE
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Skyway
Airlines Announces Termination of Discussions to Operate
Delta Connection 328JET Fleet
May 4, 2005 -- Skyway Airlines today announced the
termination of its discussions with Delta Air Lines
to operate Delta Connection's fleet of Fairchild 328JET
regional jet aircraft. Delta announced earlier today
that it had decided to discontinue operating Fairchild
328JETs. MORE
Northwest
Airlines To Serve Miller Lite
May 3, 2005– Northwest Airlines and Miller Brewing
Company today announced that Northwest, the fourth
largest airline in the world and Wisconsin’s
largest airline, has selected Milwaukee’s own
Miller Lite as its light beer selection on its flights
throughout the world. MORE
Alaska
Airlines Wins Approval To Serve Mexico City
May 4, 2005 -- Alaska Airlines received approval today
from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to
launch service between Los Angeles International Airport
and Mexico City. Subject to government approval, Alaska
will inaugurate service on Aug. 2 with one daily nonstop
and will add a second daily nonstop shortly thereafter.
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Southwest
Airlines Touches Down at Pittsburgh International
Airport
May 4, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines celebrated its first
flights at Pittsburgh International Airport with a
Southwest Airlines sports-themed pep rally. MORE
Independence
Air seen running out of cash by year end
May 2, 2005 -- Independence Air is likely to have
only around $5 million in cash by year end, a level
that is "inconsistent with continued operations,"
JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker stated in a report released
Friday.Furthermore, with "no identifiable assets
to leverage," debtor-in-possession financing
for Independence "appears elusive." The
airline, which markets itself as FLYi, lost $192.2
million in 2004 and ended the year with $169.2 million
in cash and short-term investments, according to Baker.
He forecasts it will lose $183.2 million this year.
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American
Airlines Introduces Daily, Non-Stop Flights From Boston
to Shannon, Ireland
May 2, 2005 -- American Airlines yesterday began direct,
nonstop service between Boston's Logan International
Airport and Shannon, Ireland. American also inaugurated
new, non-stop service yesterday between Logan and
Montreal, and resumed seasonal non-stop service from
Logan to Paris, and from Logan to Manchester, England.
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Airbus
warns of delay for super-jumbo
May 4, 2005 -- Plane maker Airbus has warned of a
delay in delivering the A380 double-decker, Singapore
Airlines said on Tuesday, but the airline said it
still aimed to begin flights in the second half of
2006. MORE |
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Rental Taxes Drive Cos. Outside Airports
April 18, 2005 -- Mounting state and local taxes at
airport car rental locations are spurring some travel
managers to consider less costly off-airport sites.
Yet, such decisions are difficult to implement.
Local and state taxes make up a far bulkier part
of the total car rental cost at the 100 most heavily
trafficked U.S. airports than at nearby off-airport
locations, according to a Travelocity study released
late last month. Such add-ons averaged nearly 26 percent
of the whole, compared with a 14 percent average for
off-airport locations. MORE
Amtrak
New Metroliner Schedule Begins
May 2, 2005 -- Starting today Amtrak begins weekday
on-the-hour Metroliner service, with First Class accommodations,
between New York and Washington, D.C. between 6:00
am and 6:00 pm. This restores peak hourly Amtrak departures
offering business and First Class service, following
the suspension of Acela Express service last month.
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Starwood
Inks Pact To Acquire Le Meridien
April 28, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts
today announced a joint venture to acquire Le Meridien
Hotels & Resorts, pending approval by Le Meridien's
board of directors. Le Meridien, which has been in
financial turmoil since 2003, has a portfolio of more
than 130 properties in 56 countries. MORE
InterContinental
Offers Even Dollars-To-Euros Deal
April 18, 2005 -- InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
on April 5 announced that it would offer an even euro-to-U.S.-dollar
exchange rate for meetings booked and held through
February 2006 at 13 European properties. The program
was launched swiftly to capitalize on internal research
that indicated more U.S. businesses and associations
were interested in holding meetings in Europe, said
InterContinental's vice president of sales in Europe
and architect of the euro-dollar program. MORE
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travel: Fares, room rates spike
May 4, 2005 -- The message from the travel industry
this spring: Americans are on the road again.
User
groups debate FAA funding needs, challenges
May 5, 2005 -- An alphabet soup of aviation interest
groups testified yesterday before the US Congress
on future funding for FAA and the air traffic control
system, but organizations representing airlines, airports,
air traffic controllers, corporate and general aviation
disagree widely over whether the current funding mechanism
is in trouble and if so, how it should be fixed. MORE
Carriers
To Use Alternates As Leverage For New GDS Deals
April 27, 2005 -- American Airlines in recent
days signaled its intention to use alternate distribution
systems as leverage in upcoming negotiations with
operators of legacy global distribution systems. Most
other major carriers have expressed similar sentiments
in recent months and several this morning provided
quotes for a G2 SwitchWorks press release supporting
that company's new distribution model. MORE
TSA
to Introduce New Technology for Access Control Enhancements
April 25, 2005 -- Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), announced the beginning of Phase II of the
Airport Access Control Pilot Program in which TSA
will test advanced technologies to enhance access
control to secure areas of an airport. TSA will pilot
the technologies in five international airports: Boston’s
Logan, New York’s John F. Kennedy, Denver, Orlando
and Salt Lake City. The technology will be deployed
in June 2005 and the field tests will run through
summer 2005. MORE |
Delta's
Mtg. Product Purge Means End Of Preferred Carrier
Benefits: Air Efforts Undermined
April 18, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines' decision to eliminate
its group and meeting sales products on Jan. 5 has
weakened the benefits of choosing a preferred carrier
for corporate group travel, according to meeting buyers,
who said they often look for service and soft-dollar
discounts in lieu of fare reductions. Other major
carriers have retained their meeting products, but
the erosion of customer service and incentives among
all carriers has threatened the trend of tracking
total group air spend for contract negotiations, they
said. MORE
Indianapolis
Center Expansion Wins Approval
May 4, 2005 -- Indianapolis -- The Indiana Convention
Center will nearly double in size under state legislation
that is primarily intended to finance a new downtown
football stadium for the Colts. MORE
Zanzibar
tells travelers not to kiss
May 5, 2005 -- Islamist groups in Zanzibar are worried
by what they see as increasingly inappropriate behavior
by Western tourists, saying their actions offend the
Indian Ocean islands' conservative Muslim culture.
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State
Dept. Revising RFID Passport Plans
May 02, 2005 -- U.S. State Department deputy assistant
secretary for passport services Frank Moss last night
asserted that proposed radio frequency identification
technology for passports will not be rolled out until
privacy and security issues are addressed and identity
theft vulnerabilities are overcome. MORE
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