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Airways Bags Cold Sandwiches, Upgrades First-Class
Menu
July 28, 2005 - Since February, business travelers
flying cross-country in first class on US Airways
have been given the same cold, boxed sandwiches that
passengers pay for in the back of the plane. MORE
US
House Votes Against United Pension Default
June 24, 2005 -- The US House of Representatives voted
on Friday to block bankrupt United Airlines from defaulting
on its pension plans and shifting them to the nation's
pension insurer, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(PBGC). MORE
Delta,
Northwest Most At Risk From Oil Spike
June 27, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines
are the two US airlines most at risk of falling into
bankruptcy by surging energy costs. MORE
Swiss
Raises Fuel Surcharge
June 28, 2005 -- Swiss International Air Lines will
raise its fuel surcharge again on July 1 to help cushion
the impact of record-high fuel prices on its bottom
line, the loss-making carrier. MORE
UK's
Bmi To Launch Saudi Flights
June 28, 2005 -- British airline bmi said on Tuesday
it would start flying three times a week from London
to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from September. MORE
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Outside
Investors To Control US Airways
June 28, 2005 -- Outside investors will control 49
percent of the airline that will result from the planned
merger of bankrupt US Airways with America West Airlines,
according to a regulatory filing. MORE
Lufthansa
Gets Go-Ahead For Frankfurt A380 Hangar
June 28, 2005 -- Lufthansa received the go-ahead to
build a maintenance hangar to handle the Airbus A380
superjumbo at Frankfurt Airport. MORE
Air
NZ To Cut Short-Haul Costs
June 28, 2005 -- National carrier Air New Zealand
said on Tuesday it was aiming to cut costs on its
short-haul international flights by 10 percent to
make up for a 25 percent decline in yields. MORE
Greece
Talks To Olympic Investors On Airline Sale
June 29, 2005 -- Greece is talking with Olympic Investors-York
Capital on the sale of ailing flagship carrier Olympic
Airlines. MORE
Budget
Carriers Valuair, Jetstar Asia Eye Link-Up
June 29, 2005 -- Singapore-based discount carrier
Valuair and Qantas Airways' low-cost associate Jetstar
Asia are in talks about a possible alliance. MORE
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Japan
Air Orders More Boeing 767s
June 30, 2005 -- Japan Airlines has ordered six more
Boeing 767 aircraft, it said on Thursday, in a deal
worth USD$800 million at list prices. MORE
South
African Air Launches Washington Flights
June 30, 2005 -- South African Airways will start
flights to Washington on Friday as part of a financial
turnaround strategy. MORE
Soaring
Oil Prices Batter US Airline Stocks
June 24, 2005 -- Shares of major airlines weakened
broadly on Friday, hammered by skyrocketing oil prices,
an expense that carriers are finding difficult to
pass along to travelers. MORE
Korean
Pilots Threaten July Strike
June 29, 2005 -- Unionized pilots at South Korean
carriers Korean Air and Asiana threatened on Wednesday
to stage a strike after July 4 if demands for better
working conditions were not accepted. MORE
American
Cargo Increases Fuel Surcharge
June 29, 2005 -- American Airlines said on Wednesday
that its cargo unit was boosting the fuel surcharge
it levies. MORE
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Maersk
Air Sold To Icelandic Investors
June 30, 2005 -- Danish shipping and oil giant A.P.
Moeller-Maersk said on Thursday it would sell the
loss-making services and charter activities of Maersk
Air to Iceland's Fons Eignarhaldsfelag for an undisclosed
sum. MORE
BA,
Virgin Raise Fuel Surcharge
June 24, 2005 -- British Airways and Virgin Atlantic
Airways increased their fuel surcharges on tickets
issued in Britain from June 27 because of further
oil price rises. MORE
Singapore
Air, Qantas Should Be Open To Merger
June 29, 2005 -- Singapore Airlines and its Australian
rival Qantas should be open to a merger, Singapore
state media quoted a government minister. MORE
Iberia
Pilots Threaten Post-Summer Strike
June 29, 2005 -- Pilots at Spanish airline Iberia
have postponed a possible strike until after the peak
summer travel season in July and August, the head
of the pilot's union SEPLA-Iberia. MORE
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Car
/ Rail News
Schedules
Adjusted for Next Phase of Keystone Corridor Capital
Improvement Project
As the Keystone Corridor capital improvement project
continues, Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced new schedule
changes effective June 27 between Parkesburg and Lancaster.
Once the project is complete, Keystone passengers
will enjoy reduced trip times and improved ride comfort.
MORE
House
Votes To Fund Amtrak, Counters Bush Proposal
June 30, 2005 -- The U.S. House of Representatives
yesterday voted to strike down a Bush administration
proposal that would cut off federal funding to beleaguered
Amtrak. MORE
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Hotel
News
Stanford
Hotels Acquires Hilton Charlotte
June 28, 2005--San Francisco-based Stanford Hotels
Corporation has purchased the Hilton Charlotte in
North Carolina for $56 million. MORE
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