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Delta
willing to use bankruptcy court to impose pilot
cuts
Oct 6, 2005 - Delta Air Lines is prepared to
use the bankruptcy court to achieve $325 million
in cost concessions from its pilots if the company
and union can't reach a deal on their own. MORE
NWA
may try to return 115 planes
Oct 6, 2005 - Northwest is seeking bankruptcy
court approval to renegotiate the leases on
— or possibly even return — as many
as 115 of its planes. MORE
Fuel
Costs Prompt More Service Cuts, Fresh Fare Hike
Oct 3, 2005 - Citing high jet fuel costs, American
Airlines will suspend a total of 15 daily roundtrips
on 14 routes from primary hubs in Chicago and
Dallas/Fort Worth until Oct. 29. At the end
of the month, Northwest also plans to discontinue
nonstop service between Chicago and Nagoya,
Japan, following recent international service
suspensions. MORE
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United
scores $3B financing package
Oct 5, 2005 - United Airlines said J.P. Morgan
and Citigroup will be joint lead arrangers for
a $3 billion all-debt exit financing package
in what it called a significant step toward
exiting bankruptcy in February. MORE
D.C.
area airports changing: Dulles expansion moving
forward; National to OK private planes
Oct 6, 2005 - Work on two new runways that are
part of Dulles Airport's $3 billion expansion
could begin in months, said the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority's chief executive.
MORE
Registered
Traveler Test Ends: U.S. Considers Findings
As Private Airport Programs Proliferate
Oct 3, 2005 - The federal government ended a
14-month test of its Registered Traveler program
that let frequent travelers who voluntarily
underwent a background check speed through security
checkpoints at five major airports. MORE |
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Express Offers Brand New Service to the West Coast
Oct. 4, 2005 - Beginning Feb. 8, 2006, United Express
will begin offering new daily service between San
Francisco and Edmonton, Alberta, and three new daily
flights between Los Angeles and Albuquerque, N.M.
Tickets are now on sale. MORE
American
to cancel 15 major flights
Sep 30, 2005 - American Airlines plans to cancel 15
daily round-trip domestic flights from its two largest
hub airports because of the skyrocketing price of
jet fuel. MORE
Alitalia
revising businss plan as recapitalization stalls in
face of fuel costs
Oct 6, 2005 - Alitalia is preparing a revised business
plan that will take into account higher fuel prices
as well as the latest changes in its financial situation.
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US
Airways Group, Inc., To Repurchase Government Warrants
Oct. 3, 2005 -- US Airways Group, Inc., has agreed
to repurchase all of the replacement warrants recently
issued to the Air Transportation Stabilization Board
(ATSB) in connection with the recently completed merger
with America West Holdings Corporation. MORE
Air
France KLM Raises Synergy Benefits
Oct 6, 2005 - Air France KLM has raised its estimate
for synergy benefits from the Franco-Dutch airline
combination to EUR180 million (USD$216.9 million)
in the current financial year. MORE
AA
Cargo Division Announces Increase in Fuel Surcharge
Oct 5, 2005 - AA Cargo division increased its fuel
surcharge from $0.50/kg to $0.55/kg for most international
shipments of U.S. origin, and from $0.20/lb to $0.22/lb
for U.S. domestic shipments, effective October 19,
2005. MORE
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JetBlue
begins flying at Continental's Newark hub
Oct 5, 2005 - Discount carrier JetBlue Airways began
flying from Newark Liberty International Airport to
two airports in Florida, with plans to fly to three
other Sunshine State airports, and one in Puerto Rico,
before Thanksgiving. MORE
Alaska
Air starts 'tug of war' with Southwest
Oct 4, 2005 - The parent company of Alaska Airlines
says it would join the mix if King County decides
to allow commercial airline flights to operate out
of Boeing Field in south Seattle. MORE
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JAL
to merge domestic and international operations next
year
Oct 6, 2005 - JAL Group announced yesterday that Japan
Airlines Domestic will be merged into Japan Airlines
International effective Oct. 1, 2006.JAL Sales, which
handles group travel sales, will transfer its activities
to JAL International six months earlier, on April
1. MORE
AirTran
to end Richmond-Philly route
Oct 5, 2005 - Disappointing passenger numbers and
soaring fuel costs are forcing AirTran to end its
Philadelphia service out of Richmond, Va. MORE
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Car
/ Rail / Cruise News
Amtrak
Trains to Roll Out of New Orleans on October 9
Oct 5, 2005 - The passenger rail service from New
Orleans will resume Sunday, Oct. 9, with the departures
of the City of New Orleans to Memphis and Chicago
and the Crescent to Atlanta and New York. MORE
California
Amtrak Trains Show Strong Ridership and Revenue Increases
Sep 30, 2005 - Passenger traffic on all three Amtrak
trains in California showed impressive gains during
the month of August 2005. MORE
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Hotel
News
Marriott
Earnings Surge
Oct 6, 2005 - Making gains in per-room revenue, occupancy
and average daily rate over the same period last year,
Marriott International--a strong beneficiary of increased
demand-- said, "rarely have we seen a more favorable
pricing climate for our industry." MORE
Hotels
Getting Hotter
Oct 5, 2005 - The business traveler is back this year,
good news for major hotel chains that are booking
rooms in more bulk and at higher rates. MORE
Trump,
developer to make tulip-shaped hotel
U.S. real estate and gambling kingpin Donald Trump
is joining forces with top Emirates developer Nakheel
to build a tulip-shaped hotel on a man-made island
shaped like a palm tree. MORE
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Other
Industry Related News
Support
for aviation fuel tax relief builds in Congress
Oct 6, 2005 - Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) has
sent a letter to Committee Chairman Bill
Thomas (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Charlie
Rangel (D-N.Y.) expressing support "for
a one-year suspension of the 4.3 cents-per-gallon
excise tax on aviation fuel as the House
of Representatives considers ways to facilitate
recovery and mitigate the economic impact
of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita."
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A
down-to-earth job outlook for airline workers
Oct 5, 2005 - Call it the after-airline
life. For many of the nation's pilots, flight
attendants, and mechanics whose love of
the open skies defined their work lives
for decades, it's something they never wanted
to imagine. MORE
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Congress
plans $175M for port security grants in
FY2006
Sep 30 2005 - Congressional leaders have
come to a final agreement to fund the fiscal
year 2006 Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) budget, which will provide money for
the Port Security Grant (PSG) program’s
sixth round. MORE |
Defense
Travel System Under Fire
Sept 30, 2005 - After spending 10 years
and nearly one-half billion dollars, the
federal government is considering shelving
the Department of Defense's online-based
Defense Travel System amid claims of its
ineffectiveness. MORE
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Milwaukee
opens cell phone lot
Oct 3, 2005 - October 3, 2005 - Drivers
who circle Milwaukee County’s General
Mitchell International Airport, waiting
for a cellular phone call to pick up an
arriving passenger, no longer have to stay
on the move. MORE |
Clinton,
Pataki press homeland security on passport
rule
Oct 5, 2005 - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
and Gov. George Pataki separately pushed
the federal government to abandon its
plan to require passports for crossing
the Canadian border. MORE
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Lawmakers
to encourage private airport screeners
Oct 5, 2005 - Four years after Congress
put the federal government in charge of
aviation security, it is about to change
course and encourage private security companies
to run airport checkpoints. MORE |
Airline
Fight Complicates US Senate Pension Bill
Oct 5, 2005 - Action has stalled on private
pension reform legislation in the US Senate
while lawmakers try to resolve a dispute
about special aid for troubled airlines,
said a senator and aides. MORE |
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