| NEWS HEADLINES Airlines Prepare for Hurricane Rita
Sep 22, 2005 - Cruise ships and airlines are preparing for the waves and wind of Hurricane Rita on Texas' Gulf Coast. MORE Southwest, American Halt Houston Services
Sep 22, 2005 - Major Texas carriers Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are stopping service in and out of Houston because of approaching Hurricane Rita, the companies said on Thursday. MORE Screening Bottleneck Jams Houston Airport
Sep 22, 2005 - Security screening bottlenecks at Houston's main airport caused massive delays on Thursday for frustrated travelers trying to flee oncoming Hurricane Rita. MORE US Dropping Commercial Data To Screen Terrorists - Report
Sep 22, 2005 - The US government is shelving plans to collect information on air travelers from commercial databases to identify potential terrorists on passenger lists, a newspaper reported on Thursday. MORE Air Business Bankrupt: Northwest, Delta Enter Ch. 11, Fueling M&A Speculation
Sep 19, 2005 - Nearly simultaneous bankruptcy filings by Delta and Northwest marked a watershed moment for a chronically dysfunctional industry. MORE Could Delta, Northwest merge?
After almost simultaneously filing for bankruptcy this week, industry analysts now speculate that Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines could explore a possible merger, according to a report published last week.MORE |
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| Airline News | United Debuts "It's Time to Fly" Campaign Around the World
Sep 20, 2005 – UA's award-winning "It's Time to FlySM," around the world celebrates the spirit of the frequent business traveler by creating a series of engaging TV commercials that show the emotional connection between United and its loyal customers. MORE UAL posts August loss on bankruptcy costs as operating performance rises
Sep 22, 05 - UAL Corp. lost $30 million in the month of August, primarily owing to $82 million of largely noncash reorganization expenses related to the rejection of aircraft. MORE United Says "Mele Kalikimaka" with a Hawaiian Fare Sale for the Holidays
Sep 16, 2005 – UA launched its annual “Mele Kalikimaka” fare sale for 2005/2006 yuletide travel from Hawaii to the mainland United States. MORE AA To Restart Limited New Orleans Service
Beginning Sep 21. American began operating three daily round trips between its Dallas/Fort Worth hub and New Orleans using 136-seat MD-80 aircraft. MORE | United said deregulation needed for U.S. carriers to compete globally
United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton said unfair government regulations have hampered U.S. air carriers' ability to remain competitive and weather the impact of the Sep 11, 2001, terror attacks, rising fuel costs and other hardships. MORE Northwest to lay off 1,400 flight attendants
Sep 20, 2005 - Northwest will lay off 1,400 flight attendants by January as it shrinks in bankruptcy, just months after it re-hired some of them. MORE Northwest Mechanics Union Says Strike Is Best Bet
Sepr 21, 2005 - Mechanics at Northwest Airlines believe their strike against the carrier puts them in a better bargaining position than other groups whose talks will be within the framework of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a union spokesman said on Tuesday. MORE Delta to cut up to 9,000 jobs
Delta Air Lines Inc plans to eliminate up to 9,000 jobs, or 17 percent of its work force, as part of a plan to save $3 billion and revive itself in bankruptcy. MORE Southwest fights to keep low cost edge
Southwest Airlines Co. expects to be able to keep its cost advantage over most U.S. rivals even as bankruptcy gives them greater latitude to cut their own expenses. MORE | | US Airways Group, Inc. Announces Proposed Convertible Notes Offering
Sep 20, 2005 -- US Airways Group, Inc. is to sell, subject to market and other conditions, convertible notes, valued at a $125 million issue price, due 2020. The notes would be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). MORE AA Selects Inflight Canada's iCache Design For Business Class Seat Enhancement
Sep 22, 2005 - AA announced its selection of Inflight Canada's iCACHE design as part of the airline's B767-300 Business Class seat enhancement program. MORE JetBlue To Resume Scheduled Service To New Orleans
JetBlue Airways will resume scheduled service between New York's JFK Airport and New Orleans on October 1, 2005, with one daily flight. MORE Job Cuts Inevitable At Cyprus Airways
Sepr 21, 2005 - Job cuts are inevitable at cash-strapped Cyprus Airways in a survival package to be put to authorities for approval next week, the vice chairman of the national carrier. MORE
| Orbitz for Business | Travelport Partners with Verified Identity Pass' CLEAR Registered Traveler Program
Sep 19, 2005 - Standing in long, time-consuming and unpredictable security lines at airports is a productivity killer in business travel —and while everyone agrees air travel security is extremely important, many believe it can be made more efficient and more predictable for corporate travelers. The CLEAR Registered Traveler program gives travelers a way to avoid long lines at airport security checkpoints. After applying for membership, CLEAR submits applicants' biographical information and biometrics (iris and fingerprint images) to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a security threat assessment. Once approved by TSA, members are issued a CLEAR card enabling them speedy passage through specified CLEARLanes at participating airports. CLEAR members are still required to pass through metal detectors and have carry-on bags x-rayed. MORE Sweden Announces Air Ticket Tax
September 20, 2005 - Sweden plans a tax on airline tickets of between 50 to 100 Swedish krona (USD$6.50 to USD$13) from May next year as part of efforts to help the environment, the government said in its 2006 budget proposal. MORE | | Car / Rail / Cruise NewsAcela Express Service Returns 8 weekday roundtrips between Boston & New York
Sep 21, 2005 - Beginning September 26 Amtrak will operate 8 weekday roundtrips between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. This increases current weekday service to and from Boston by four roundtrips. MORE Are car rental navigators near end of road?
Agencies are pushing technology that future cellular phones might render obsolete. MORE Royal Caribbean issued storm update
Given Hurricane Rita's location and projected path, Royal Caribbean is currently altering the itineraries of three ships. MORE Carnival Ships on the Move in the Gulf
Sept 22, 2005 - There's lots going on at Carnival. Some of it is up in the air due to Hurricane Rita. Some of it definite, because they're telling people their cruises are canceled. And some of it in the future they're not ready to talk about yet. MORE | Hotel News Companies Try Holding Hotel Rates: Buyers Seeking To Extend 2005 Rates As Increases Loom
Sep 19, 2005 - Several corporate travel buyers are foregoing the standard hotel request-for-proposals process and seeking to extend 2005 negotiated terms and rates into next year, in addition to deploying such time-tested tactics to secure favorable rates as limiting the number of preferred hotels in certain markets. MORE More than 45,000 hotel rooms closed by Katrina
Sep 19, 2005 - Damage to hotels in the Gulf Coast states hit by Hurricane Katrina was far worse than originally projected with nearly 46,000 rooms now unavailable, an industry study group says. MORE New Orleans hotels open doors, but not to tourists
Sep 20, 2005 - The city's famous hotels are starting to reopen, but like New Orleans itself, business as usual is a long way off. MORE InterContinental adding hotels in U.S., Asia
Sep 21, 2005 - InterContinental Hotels, the world's largest hotel company by room count, expects to expand in the Americas and Asia over the next three years — mostly through new construction — as it divests hotels in Europe. MORE | | Other Industry Related News Passenger screening plan won't fly
Sep 22, 2005 - The government is shelving plans to identify potential terrorists on passenger lists through commercial databases, the Wall Street Journal reported. MORE | EasyJet targets German expansion
Sep 18, 2005 - British low-cost carrier easyJet aims for double-digit growth in Germany to boost its market share to 20 percent, a paper has quoted the German chief executive as saying. MORE | U.S.-Mexico agree to expand aviation services
The United States and Mexico agreed on Wednesday to expand airline flights and other aviation services between the two countries for the first time in six years, the U.S. Transportation Department said. MORE
| Taxpayers should not subsidize airlines
Possibly the worst thing Congress could do for the airline industry would be to give it more subsidies. That may seem counterintuitive, but the hard fact is some of the airlines now flying must be allowed to fail in the marketplace if the industry as a whole is going to get back on some semblance of a firm financial footing. MORE | DOJ Assails Secure Flight
Sep 19, 2005 -- Despite a recent U.S.. Department of Justice report concluding Secure Flight is unfocused and unprepared to take effect, the Transportation Security Administration said it is moving forward this month with two airlines to partially launch the passenger prescreening program. MORE | JetBlue passengers saw landing drama unfold on TV
Sep 21, 2005 - The airliner circled Southern California for hours, crippled by a faulty landing gear, while inside its cabin 140 passengers watched their own life-and-death drama unfolding on live television. MORE | Storms a big blow to airline profits
Sep 22, 2005 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are threatening the slim hopes several U.S. airlines had of earning third-quarter profits. MORE |
| FAA to propose cameras, wireless devices in planes
Sep 21, 2005 - The latest post-September 11 security change for commercial planes may be cameras in the cabin and wireless devices for flight attendants to alert the cockpit crew to an emergency. MORE | Romance and culture without spending a fortune
Sep 20, 2005 - The perfect Paris picnic comes cheap: a crusty baguette ($1), a thick slab of Camembert ($2.50), a modest Bordeaux ($5). Take it to the sprawling park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, spread a blanket and dine with a view that is priceless. MORE | Scientists: Cut air travel for environment
Sep 21, 2005 - Britain should drastically reduce the growth of air travel to bring greenhouse gas emissions within levels that will avoid dangerous climate change, reported leading environmental scientists. MORE | Airlines Hide Out In Bankruptcy Court
Sep 19, 2005 - U.S. Bankruptcy Court is an all-too-frequent stop for the nation's airlines, a routine refueling and refinancing station on the way to whatever may be the final destination for the embattled industry. MORE | EU Seeks Tighter Airport Anti-Terrorism Measures
Sep 22, 2005 - The European Union must tighten airport security to stop terrorist attacks, the European Commission said on Thursday after an official review exposed shortcomings. MORE | Fuel Hike Drives IRS Change, Air Fees
Sep 19, 2005 -- The one-two punch from Hurricane Katrina and consequent fuel cost surges in the past two weeks spurred the federal government to revise reimbursable mileage guidelines for U.S.-based corporations and hotel analysts to forecast stifled domestic demand growth. Meanwhile, heightened costs further infected the already-ailing airline industry. MORE | Small Firms Get More Time On Sarbanes-Oxley Rules
Sep 22, 2005 - The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday gave small companies one more year to comply with costly rules that require them to assess the adequacy of their financial controls. MORE |
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