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Thanksgiving Holiday
Announcement
Travel-On
will be closed on Thu, Nov. 24 and Fri, Nov.
25,
and will reopen on Mon, Nov 28.
Travel-On
would like to take this opportunity to thank all
of our valued clients
for their continued support throughout the year.
We are grateful, as well, to our employees,
who continuously provide exceptional service to
our clients.
To thank our employees for their hard work and
dedication throughout the year, we would like
to
give them a four day weekend to enjoy additional
time with their family and friends. Our
Travel Helpline will be available for emergency
reservations or assistance on those days.
“Have
a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.”
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shares rally on lower oil prices
Nov 10, 2005 -- U.S. airline shares rallied on
Thursday as oil prices slumped to their lowest
level since July. MORE
Boeing
sets record for longest commercial flight
Nov 10, 2005 -- A Boeing jet arrived in London
from Hong Kong on Thursday, breaking the record
for the longest non-stop flight by a commercial
jet. MORE
Flyi
Says Older Carriers Played Tough
Nov 9, 2005 -- Independence Air suggested in a
bankruptcy filing this week that it was ultimately
beaten by those same legacy carriers. MORE
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Dallas
airport dispute goes to Washington
Nov 10, 2005 -- The turbulence over a law that
restricts flights out of a Dallas airport made
its way to a Senate hearing Thursday. MORE
United
To Hire 2,000 Flight Attendants In 2006
Nov 11, 2005 -- United Airlines plans to hire
2,000 flight attendants in the coming year, the
company said. MORE
Travelers
hit with new taxes on rental cars
Nov. 9, 2005 -- In cities across the country,
people who rent cars are getting hit with a host
of new taxes. MORE
Judge
gives Northwest more time on leases
Nov 10, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines Corp., was
given more time by a judge Thursday to decide
which property leases it will reject. MORE
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pilots, cabin staff agree to temporary wage and benefit
cuts
Nov 8, 2005 -- Northwest reached agreement with its
pilots and flight attendants on voluntary pay and
benefit reductions that will save it $332 million
on an annual basis, but failed to reach a similar
deal with workers represented by the International
Assn. of Machinists. MORE
Judge
Orders NWA To Pay Mesaba $5.2M
Nov 11, 2005 -- Minneapolis A bankruptcy judge here
handed Mesaba Airlines a court victory Thursday, ordering
Northwest Airlines Corp. to pay its regional partner
$5.2 million for flight services. MORE
Court
Revives Spirit Airlines Lawsuit Against Northwest
Nov 10, 2005 -- A federal appeals court has revived
Spirit Airlines' lawsuit against Northwest Airlines.
Florida-based Spirit accuses Northwest of predatory
pricing designed to force Spirit to drop flights from
Detroit to Boston and Philadelphia. MORE
Airline
faces fine after man boards without ticket
American Airlines could be fined up to $25,000 after
a man who was apparently trying to get a free flight
managed to get aboard a plane without a ticket or
a boarding pass, authorities say. MORE
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Delta
Pilots counter with 9 percent pay cut
Union says Delta still will be able to restructure,
stay in business
Nov 11, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines' pilot union has offered
its own salary plan that concedes significantly less
than the bankrupt carrier is seeking but that the
union says includes everything the company should
need to keep restructuring plans on track. MORE
JetBlue
Begins Service With Embraer 190 Aircraft
Nov 8, 2005 -- JetBlue began service with the EMBRAER
190 aircraft, a 100-seat jet and the newest aircraft
in the aviation industry. JetBlue’s first EMBRAER
190 flight departed Boston with every seat filled.
MORE
JetBlue
Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
Nov 7, 2005 -- JetBlue Airways has priced its public
offering of 7,500,000 newly issued shares of its common
stock at $18.00 per share, generating gross proceeds
of $135 million. MORE
Independence
Air Files For Bankruptcy
Nov 7, 2005 -- FLYi became the latest US airline to
file for bankruptcy and the discount carrier said
it would seek to sell itself off in a court auction.
MORE
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Jettainer
Wins US Airways' ULD Management Business
Nov 9, 2005 -- US Airways is the first U.S. international
carrier to outsource Unit Load Device (ULD) management
in a sale and leaseback deal that furnishes ownership
and administration of the airline's ULD fleet to Jettainer
GmbH. MORE
BAA
Passenger Growth Slows
Nov 9, 2005 -- British airport operator BAA said on
Wednesday October passenger numbers rose slightly
but that fewer cheap fares, July's London bombing,
and Hurricane Wilma had kept many away. MORE
EasyJet
Ground Handlers Face Strike Ballot
Nov 9, 2005 -- Ground staff at London's Luton Airport
working for low-cost airline easyJet will vote on
possible strike action following complaints over the
salaries of newly recruited Polish workers, a trade
union said on Wednesday. MORE
Equity
Fund Agrees to Help Finance ATA
Nov 10, 2005 -- The parent company of bankrupt airline
ATA has reached an agreement with private equity fund
MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners LP for
as much as $100 million in financing. MORE
Airlines
cutting back on rages at Golden Triangle
Nov 10, 2005 -- Passengers using Golden Triangle Regional
Airport are getting an early holiday present from
Atlantic Southeast Airlines - reduced rates. MORE
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Lufthansa
Cargo To Cut Fuel Surcharges
Nov 7, 2005 -- Lufthansa's cargo division said on
Monday it planned to cut its fuel surcharges for customers
after oil prices eased. MORE
Aloha
Air Mechanics Approve Concessions
Nov 9, 2005 -- Mechanics and related workers at Aloha
Airlines have ratified concession agreements, the
bankrupt airline said on Tuesday. MORE
Air
Canada Completes Boeing Deal
Nov 9, 2005 -- Air Canada had finally concluded a
deal to buy widebody aircraft from Boeing after it
reached an agreement with its pilots last week. MORE
Parent
company of Air Canada may distribute up to $300 million
to investors
With millions in profit, the parent company of Air
Canada will be able to distribute up to $300 million
to investors under a resolution passed by shareholders
on Thursday. MORE
Recently
bankruptcy airline reports third-quarter profit
Nov 10, 2005 -- The parent company of Hawaiian Airlines
is reporting consolidated third-quarter net income
of seven-point-eight (m) million dollars on total
operating revenue of 224-point-one (m) million dollars.
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Rail
/ Hotel / Car / Cruise News
Cruises
Vulnerable to Attacks
Nov 8, 2005 -- Cruise lines say their crews and ships
are well prepared for attacks like the one off the
coast of Somalia this past weekend, when pirates fired
rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns at the
luxury vessel Seabourn Spirit. The ship safely evaded
two pirate boats after using an earsplitting sonic
weapon, changing course and heading out to sea. MORE
More
hotels try to offer what women want: Security, luxury
The latest Danielle Steel paperback atop the bedside
table at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza here wasn't left
behind by a rushed guest. MORE
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Amtrak
"Quiet Car" Service Starts October 31 Aboard
Hiawatha Trains Between Chicago & Milwaukee
Amtrak will designate a single Quiet CarSM on each
of its 14 daily Hiawatha Service trains between Chicago
and Milwaukee starting Oct. 31, in response to the
cars' popularity and success on other routes elsewhere
in Amtrak's national network. MORE
Amtrak
Board Releases Gunn
Nov 10, 2005 -- Amtrak's Board of Directors today
released its President, David Gunn, saying that the
passenger rail service needed to intensify the pace
and broaden the scope of its reforms. MORE
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Other
Industry Related News
Travel
warnings amid French violence
Nov 8, 2005 -- Riots that exploded from the
suburbs of Paris and spread across France have
prompted a flurry of warnings over the safety
of travel to one of Europe's busiest business
destinations.
MORE
Registered
Traveler Program Could Speed Oklahoma Airport
Security Checks
Nov. 8--Wait times at security checkpoints could
shrink by summer if the Transportation Security
Administration moves forward with a plan to
put frequent travelers on a list that would
allow them to get through security checkpoints
quicker. MORE
Strike
To Close Greek Airports
Nov 9, 2005 -- Greek airports will shut down
on Thursday when the country's air traffic controllers
stage a 24 hour strike, joining public sector
unions pressing for higher wages. MORE
Carriers
On Opposite Sides Of DOT Foreign-Ownership Proposal
Nov 4, 2005 -- U.S. and international carriers
offered conflicting viewpoints this week on
a proposal by the U.S. Department of Transportation
to ease foreign ownership restrictions. MORE
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Devices
scan luggage, shoes for bombs
Nov 7, 2005 -- Richard Reid tried to blow up
a plane with a shoe bomb. The London train bombers
used liquid explosives to kill 52 others. Now
the federal government is hoping to thwart both
types of bombs with technology being tested
for the nation's airports. MORE
House
Homeland Security Committee Seeks to Model TSA
After FAA
Nov 9, 2005 -- Efforts are under way to transform
the U.S. Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) into a more business-like organization.
MORE
LAX
Security Contract OK'd
Nov 8, 2005 -- Measures like thinning crowds
in unsecured areas, streamlining vehicle checkpoints
and beefing up screening technology could all
get a jump-start under the contract awarded
to the Rand Corp. MORE
State
first to monitor passengers for viruses
Nov 5, 2005 -- Hawaii has become the first state
in the nation to begin airport monitoring of
ill passengers to detect signs of bird flu or
other viruses. MORE
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