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NEWS HEADLINES
New
Orleans airport closed to tourists: Normal operations
may not resume for months
It may be a couple of months before tourists can return
to New Orleans via the city's Louis Armstrong International
Airport, but aviation director Roy Williams said the
airport is "open and operational" despite
some hurricane damage. MORE
Airlines
cancel more flights, prepare for possible fuel shortages
September 1, 2005 -- With the airports in New Orleans
and Gulfport, Mississippi, closed to commercial traffic,
airlines that serve the popular destinations face
a loss of business while dealing with potential fuel
shortages. MORE
Amtrak
Revised Service Information - City of New Orleans,
Crescent, Sunset Limited -
September 1, 2005 -- Due to Hurricane Katrina and
severe damage across the Southeast, Amtrak continues
to implement a revised service plan for its City of
New Orleans trains, which operate daily between Chicago
and New Orleans; the Crescent trains, which operate
daily New York and New Orleans; and the Sunset Limited
trains, which operate three-days-weekly, between Los
Angeles and Orlando, via New Orleans. MORE
Northwest
Air cites bankruptcy threat
September 2, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines Corp., the
No. 4 U.S. airline, forecast a third-quarter net loss
of about $4 million per day as fuel prices rose in
the wake of Hurricane Katrina. MORE
UPS
Pilots Vote To Authorize Strike
September 1, 2005 -- United Parcel Service pilots
voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, the pilots'
union said on Thursday, in an anticipated move that
raises the stakes in a nearly three-year dispute with
the world's largest package delivery company. MORE
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US
Airways Resumes Normal Operations at All Gulf State
Airports Except New Orleans
Aug. 31, 2005 -- US Airways and US Airways Express
have resumed normal flight schedules in all cities
served in the Central and Eastern Gulf Coast region,
with the exceptions of New Orleans, following Hurricane
Katrina. New Orleans service has been canceled at
this time through the originating flight on Wednesday,
Sept. 7, 2005. MORE
America
West Airlines and British Airways Codeshare Agreement
to end
September 1, 2005 -- The codeshare agreement will
expire on 29 October 2005, and the frequent-flyer
program relationship will end on 31 December 2005.
Affected customers travelling after these dates will
be contacted by their booking agent to confirm their
amended itinerary. MORE
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Delta
plane picks up 140 refugees from New Orleans
September 1, 2005 -- About 140 refugees from New Orleans
flashed peace signs and laughed with joy on Thursday
when they arrived by plane in Atlanta. MORE
Katrina
May Hasten Delta's Bankruptcy
August 31, 2005 -- Hurricane Katrina could hasten
Delta Air Lines' already likely bankruptcy and add
to problems facing the rest of the hard-pressed US
airline industry, Standard & Poor's. MORE
Continental
Airlines Provides Relief for Hurricane Victims
September 1, 2005 -- Continental will donate 1,000
tickets to a relief agency to allow displaced residents
of the southeastern United States impacted by Hurricane
Katrina to relocate within the U.S. MORE
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United
outsources 777 heavy checks to Ameco Beijing
August 31, 2005 -- United Airlines awarded a five-year
contract covering all of its 777 heavy airframe maintenance
to Ameco Beijing, the 60/40 joint venture between
Air China and Lufthansa. MORE
Northwest
flies with stand-in staff
August 31. 2005 -- Northwest Airlines, into its second
week of a mechanics strike, said on Tuesday it is
prepared to operate indefinitely with a crew of replacement
workers and outside vendors. MORE
Striking
NWA mechanics confront replacement workers
September 1, 2005 -- Striking Northwest Airlines mechanics
confronted replacement workers Thursday afternoon
in an attempt to block the buses that take them to
jobs at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
MORE
BA
offered Heathrow delayed baggage advice
If your baggage has been delayed as a result of recent
events, and you have been given a British Airways
baggage reference number ( a ten-digit World Tracer
reference) you can track your baggage online. MORE
Swiss
Civil Aviation Blacklists Airlines
September 1, 2005 -- Switzerland's federal office
for civil aviation (BAZL) published a list of airlines
on Thursday that have been banned from traveling to
or from the country in an effort to increase transparency
and air safety. MORE
Delta
AirElite Business Jets Partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car
to Offer Customers Exclusive Benefits
August 31, 2005 – Delta AirElite, Delta’s
private jet charter and aircraft management service,
is partnering with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to offer
premier benefits to Delta AirElite Fleet Members and
charter customers. MORE
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American
Airlines to Reward Monetary Donations of $50 or More
With 500 AAdvantage® Miles
August 31, 2005 -- American Airlines today announced
a special reward of 500 AAdvantage bonus miles for
anyone who donates a minimum of $50 to the American
Red Cross Hurricane Relief Efforts. MORE
Boeing,
Machinists Brace For Strike
August 31, 2005 -- Boeing and the workers who assemble
its planes are bracing for a strike as the machinists'
union told members to reject the company's latest
contract offer on Wednesday. MORE
JetBlue,
Sun Country install cameras for pilots
September 1, 2005 -- JetBlue and Sun Country airlines
have installed surveillance cameras that allow pilots
to monitor passengers in an effort to avert a hijacking.
MORE
Cathay
To Increase Fuel Surcharge
August 31, 2005 -- Cathay Pacific Airways said on
Wednesday it plans to increase its passenger fuel
surcharge to help compensate for soaring oil prices.
MORE
Alitalia
denies more layoffs are in the works
September 1, 2005 -- Alitalia denied press speculation
that it is increasing its planned workforce reduction
to eliminate an additional 2,000 jobs as part of a
revision to its business plan. MORE
KLM
To Add Transatlantic Business Jet Service
August 31, 2005 -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Oct.
30 will launch all-business class flights between
Amsterdam and Houston, becoming the third foreign
carrier to offer exclusive premium service between
the United States and Europe. MORE
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Car
/ Rail / Cruise News
Motorola
and Avis bring personalized, real-time traffic updates
and detours to Avis Assist, powered by VIAMOTO®
Powered by Motorola's VIAMOTO technology, the newly
enhanced Avis Assist service will help keep drivers
on track and on time by avoiding traffic congestion
and construction along planned routes. MORE
Car
Insurance rates expected to increase
September 1, 2005 -- Drivers will probably see auto
insurance rates rise because insurers face up to $1
billion in losses for cars damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
MORE
Amtrak
Service Alert
August 31, 2005 -- Scheduled track improvements on
the Union Pacific Railroad in Colorado will require
Amtrak to use an alternate route for the California
Zephyr between Denver and Salt Lake City during five
periods in September, October and November. MORE
Carnival
Cruise Lines update New Orlean Cruise itineraries
due to Hurricane Katrina
Due
to the indefinite closing of the Port of New Orleans
from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, Carnival Cruise
LInes will operate the cruises from Galveston, Texas.
The itinerary will remain as scheduled on all departures.
The ship will embark and disembark at Texas Cruise
Ship Terminal on Galveston Island. MORE
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Hotel
News
Hotels
'bursting at seams' with Katrina refugees
Temporary home to a burgeoning influx of Hurricane
Katrina evacuees and relief crews, cities hundreds
of miles from the devastated Gulf Coast are reporting
little or no room at the inn — and are scrambling
to accommodate travelers with existing reservations.
MORE
Marriott
advises hurricane travel advisory
Marriott International, Inc. is working closely with
authorities throughout the Gulf Coast region and other
areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. DETAILS
InterContinental
Hotels Group issued hurricane travel advisory
and flexible policies
IHG guests who have plans to travel to these areas
anytime over the next several weeks are encouraged
to call 1-800-331-0573, IHG’s dedicated hurricane
assist line, or call the hotel directly to ensure
their room is still available. MORE
Hilton
issued hurricane travel advisory and revised flexible
policies
Guests with reservations whose travel plans have been
disrupted directly by the storm, or who are planning
to travel to nearby areas where evacuees are being
relocated, are encouraged to contact Hilton Family
toll-free reservations at 1-800-HILTONS to determine
hotel availability. Cancellation fees for transient
business at hotels directly affected by the storm
(New Orleans area and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi)
are being waived for arrivals through November 30,
2005. MORE
Hotels
give guests a hand with GPS
September 1, 2005 -- Starting this month, The Carlyle
in Manhattan and The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Hotel
Crescent Court, both in Dallas, will be stocked with
state-of-the-art Garmin iQue M3 GPS Navigators. MORE
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