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26 in observance of the Christmas holiday,
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airlines buffeted by fuel costs but hopeful of
recovery
Dec 12, 2005 -- Eight airlines are flying in bankruptcy
and jet fuel prices are still wrecking budgets
after spiking to all-time highs this fall. 2005
marks a fifth straight year of multibillion-dollar
losses. MORE
New
TSA Surveillance Tactic Curtailed
Dec 15, 2005 -- Just two days into an experimental
program that would place undercover air marshals
in train, bus, ferry and other mass transit stations,
TSA yesterday said its test has been scaled back,
owing to confusion over the rollout. MORE
Not
Even Soda Is Sacred
Dec 13, 2005 -- Some frequent travelers have long
joked that it was bound to happen, and now it
has: An airline will begin charging $1 for a cup
of soda, taking away one of the last in-flight
perks that airlines historically have given away.
MORE
US
Airways to add airport club at LAX
Dec 14, 2005 -- US Airways Group Inc. is about
to open a US Airways Club at Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX). MORE
Transit
Talks Proceed in Starts and Stops
Dec 15, 2005 -- With a contract deadline just
after midnight tonight, representatives of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the
transit workers' union met intermittently yesterday
to stave off a strike as the agency's top negotiator
warned that "we are not in a good place."
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IATA
sees airlines losing $10.2 billion in 2005-06
Dec 15, 2005 -- Propelled by losses among US carriers,
the global airline industry is expected to lose
$6 billion this year and $4.2 billion in 2006
before returning to the black in 2007 with a profit
of $6.2 billion. MORE
BWI
to buy $6.9M network to boost public safety
Dec 14, 2005 -- Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport plans to buy a $6.9
million radio system to improve safety communication
within BWI and its neighboring counties. MORE
Plane
at Midway needed more runway
Dec 15, 2005 — A jetliner that skidded off
a landing strip and into a city street needed
about 800 more feet of runway to come to a safe
stop, federal investigators said Thursday. MORE
The
Department of State Reopens the New Orleans Passport
Agency
Dec 13, 2005 -- The Department of State will officially
celebrate the reopening of the New Orleans Passport
Agency on Tuesday, December 13, 2005. MORE
House
Approves Pension-Reform Bill
Dec 15, 2005 -- The U.S. House of Representatives
voted to approve an overhaul of the nation's pension
laws, reversing an earlier decision and clearing
the way for final negotiations with the Senate
for a bill that could yield more time for financially
struggling airlines to fund their employee retirement
plans. MORE
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| Delta
Air Lines continues adding Latin American flights
Dec 15, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines Inc. is starting new
routes in Latin America as part of its ongoing international
expansion. MORE
Delta
pilots accept 15 percent pay cut
Dec 12, 2005 -- Leaders of the pilots union for Delta
Air Lines have agreed to a 15 percent pay cut, the
company announced Sunday, temporarily averting a threatened
strike that analysts warned might kill the bankrupt
carrier. MORE
American
Airlines to end service from Long Beach Airport
Dec 15, 2005 -- American Airlines will stop its service
from Long Beach Airport in early 2006, company officials
said. MORE
American
Airlines Center vendor laying off 523 employees
Dec 14, 2005 -- A company that provides food and beverage
service at the American Airlines Center in Dallas
says it will begin laying off 808 workers in February.
MORE
Southwest
to sell flights on ATA out of D/FW Airport
Dec 15, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines will expand its
ATA Airlines codeshare agreement to include ATA flights
from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Chicago
Midway beginning in January. MORE
American
feels the Love, follows Southwest to Missouri
Dec 14, 2005 -- American Airlines announced daily
flights from Dallas Love Field to St. Louis, Kansas
City, San Antonio and Austin will begin March 2. MORE
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NWA
won't get break on runway, gate fees
Dec 15, 2005 -- The Metropolitan Airports Commission
(MAC) on Wednesday turned down a request by Northwest
Airlines to delay a $10.8 million increase in its
landing, ramp and gate fees, the Star Tribune reports.
MORE
Northwest
to slim down Great Falls flights
Dec 15, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines will temporarily
cut one of its daily flights linking Great Falls and
Minneapolis next month in order to makes its way through
bankruptcy reorganization. MORE
Mechanics
union leader urges rejection of NWA offer
Dec 15, 2005 -- The head of the Northwest Airlines
mechanics union urged striking members Wednesday to
reject the airline's latest contract offer, the Star
Tribune reports. MORE
Albany
airport loses some Independence Air flights
Dec 14, 2005 -- Independence Air will drop four of
its 21 weekly departures from the Albany International
Airport to Dulles in Washington, D.C., the financially
troubled airline said. MORE
Independence
Air cuts more flights, jobs
Dec 14, 2005 -- With a Friday deadline looming for
bids to buy Independence Air, the low-cost carrier
is cutting more flights and jobs to further reduce
expenses. MORE
Frontier
considers service to Canada
Dec 15, 2005 — First came touchdown in the warm
resort cities of Mexico. Now Frontier Airlines is
looking north to snowy Canada. MORE
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BA
Sacks Union Official Over Heathrow Strike
Dec 15, 2005 -- British Airways said on Thursday it
had sacked one employee and suspended a second for
their involvement in a strike at London's Heathrow
Airport in August. MORE
BAA
minimizes fuel disruption
Dec 15, 2005 -- BAA is implementing a range of options
to avoid a shortage of fuel supplies for the airlines
operating from London Heathrow following Sunday's
explosion at the Buncefield oil depot. MORE
Cathay
Pacific firms up $2.85B 777 order
Dec 15, 2005 -- Cathay Pacific Airways has finalized
a purchase agreement for 12 Boeing 777-300ERs, and
took purchase rights for another 20 of the planes.
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Alaska
Airlines, Horizon Air add off-line booking fee
Dec 15, 2005 -- Alaska Air Group Inc. said customers
using reservation call centers or airport ticket counters
for reservations at its airlines will be charged $10
per transaction beginning Jan. 18. MORE
Boeing
inks blockbuster 787 deal with Qantas
Dec 14, 2005 -- Qantas, the Australian flagship airline,
will purchase up to 115 of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliners
as it renews and expands its fleet over the next several
years. MORE
All-Premium
Startup Carriers Add Flights, Distribution Channels
Dec 13, 2005 -- After a month of operations between
New York JFK and London Stansted airports, all-business
class MaxJet Airways today announced plans to launch
in early 2006 new service from Washington Dulles International
Airport to London. MORE
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Rail
/ Hotel / Car / Cruise News
Starwood
Closes On Le Meridien, Hilton Seeks Unification
Dec 5, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels
& Resorts are continuing to broaden their international
reaches, as Starwood in recent weeks closed its Le
Meridien acquisition and Hilton continues to work
on purchasing its U.K.-based namesake, Hilton International.
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Late
Hotel Rate Deals Delay Loading
Dec 5, 2005 -- The process of loading 2006 negotiated
hotel rates into global distribution systems, which
many corporate travel buyers typically would begin
this week and complete by the end of the month, at
many companies is taking a back seat to the challenging
task of renegotiating and securing 2006 contracts.
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PwC
Forecasts Strengthening Hotel Seller's Market
Dec 8, 2005 -- The U.S. lodging industry's per-room
revenue this year will register the highest percentage
growth in 20 years, PricewaterhouseCoopers said today
during its 10th Annual U.S. Lodging Industry Briefing.
MORE
Search
on for lost passenger on Jewel of the Seas
Dec 12, 2005 -- The cruise ship Jewel of the Seas
returned to Port Everglades without one of its passengers,
a Canadian woman reported missing by her husband.
U.S. Coast Guard aircraft and Bahamian naval boats
spent Sunday combing the waters off Nassau where a
Canadian woman may have fallen overboard from a cruise
ship, officials said. MORE
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