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| Airport
security uses talk as tactic
Dec 28, 2005 -- The Transportation Security Administration
plans to train screeners at 40 major airports
next year to pick out possible terrorists by engaging
travelers in a casual conversation to detect whether
a person appears nervous or evasive and needs
extra scrutiny. MORE
TSA:
Security changes not affecting air screening times
Dec 27, 2005 -- Changes allowing some items previously
barred from baggage and new security procedures
at terminals don't appear to have affected screening
times at the nation's largest airports over the
holiday travel period, the Transportation Security
Administration said Tuesday. MORE
Independence
Air letter: Flights could end Jan. 7
Dec 30, 2005 -- Next week could be the last for
cash-strapped Independence Air, the Virginia-based
discount carrier that sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection last month. MORE |
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Some
fliers fly extra to keep elite status
Dec 27, 2005 -- Thousands of U.S. road warriors
this month are making "mileage runs"
— year-end air trips for the sole purpose
of retaining their elite status in frequent-flier
programs. MORE
Registered
travelers to gain shorter check-in, concierge
Dec 27, 2005 -- A new program for business travelers
is being piloted in select airports around the
country, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Airport is on the short list of future locations.
MORE
Delta's
pilots union agrees to temporary 15% pay cut
Dec 30 -- Delta Air Lines pilots Wednesday narrowly
agreed to take a big pay cut for the second year
in a row, averting the immediate threat of a devastating
strike at the USA's third-biggest airline. MORE
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| United
bids for FLYi assets
Dec 26, 2005 -- United Airlines bid to buy an unspecified
portion of FLYi, parent company of bankrupt Independence
Air. The bid was filed under seal in US Bankruptcy
Court, according to media reports. FLYi still is seeking
damages from its former Washington Dulles partner
but does not have precedence over other unsecured
creditors. It will put its assets up for auction on
Jan. 3 unless an investor is located. Mesa Air Group
also is reported to be a bidder. MORE
Jet
with fuselage hole lands in Seattle
Dec 27, 2005 — A 12-inch hole in the fuselage
of an Alaska Airlines jet caused the plane to lose
cabin pressure, forcing the pilots to make an emergency
descent and return to the airport. MORE
Comair
pilots to vote on pay cuts, other contract changes
Dec 29 — Comair pilots will vote next month
on the airline's proposed revisions on pay, pension
and work rules. MORE
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Delta
will shut down two-thirds of gates at Orlando airport
Dec 23, 2005 — Delta Air Lines said Friday it
plans to shut down two-thirds of its gates at Orlando
International Airport as part of attempts to emerge
from bankruptcy. MORE
NWA
mechanics reject contract offer
Dec 30, 2005 -- Mechanics and other workers on strike
from Northwest Airlines Corp. voted Friday to reject
a proposed settlement with the airline. The deal would
have officially ended the strike, but not given them
back their jobs -- though it would enable them to
seek unemployment benefits. MORE
Northwest,
Delta denied antitrust immunity, granted codeshare
consolation
Dec 23, 2005 -- A request for unprecedented antitrust
immunity on transatlantic service made in September
2004 by SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines and Northwest
Airlines tentatively was denied yesterday by the US
Dept. of Transportation. MORE
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Hooters
Air pullout means Gary airport without regular service
Dec 29, 2005 — Hooters Air's announcement that
it will suspend flights to and from the city means
the airport will be without regularly scheduled passenger
service just weeks after state officials said they
had faith in the airfield's potential. MORE
Southwest
rising, but Pittsburgh air travel off
Dec 29, 2005 -- While Southwest Airlines continued
to increase its share of flights out of Pittsburgh
International Airport in November, overall traffic
continues to decline. MORE
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Airlines
see potential in travel by immigrants
Dec 27, 2005 -- Marylander Roxana Polio, 24, visited
her grandparents in El Salvador last month as if it
involved nothing more than a drive to a neighboring
state. MORE
Mesa
Air may benefit from Continental move
Dec 30, 2005 -- The announcement by Continental Airlines
Inc. that it is pulling back 69 regional jets from
ExpressJet Holdings Inc. may signal an opportunity
for Mesa Air Group Inc., industry analysts quoted
by the Associated Press and Reuters say. MORE
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Rail
/ Hotel / Car / Cruise News
Car
Rentals: Understanding the Difference between Rental
Car Sizes
Dec 21, 2005 -- When going through the process of
renting a vehicle, one step in the process involves
the selection of a rental based upon the class of
vehicle. What do all those terms mean anyway? Have
you ever wondered what the difference is between an
intermediate car and a full size vehicle? Then this
article is a great place to start when looking to
uncover the answer. MORE
Rental
car companies get creative with perks
Dec 30, 2005 -- Alamo and Budget are firing the latest
salvos in a resurgent rental car industry, announcing
new moves to lure customers. MORE
Hilton
deal combines U.S., global brands
Dec 29, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels said Thursday that it
will buy Hilton Group for $5.7 billion in cash, a
deal that reunites domestic and international Hilton
hotels under one corporate roof for the first time
in about 40 years. MORE
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New
York transit union, MTA reach tentative deal
Dec 27 — The executive board for the city's
transit workers union approved a tentative new contract
late Tuesday, five days after it ended a paralyzing
bus and subway strike that stranded millions of commuters.
MORE
Goodbye
mini bar, hello mini room
Dec 29, 2005 -- While executive class plane seats
are getting bigger, hotel rooms it seems are getting
smaller. MORE
Hotel
guests can check in, then work out
Dec 27, 2005 -- It's a fitness buff's dream: three
pools, an indoor track, a rock-climbing wall, eight
tennis courts, 300 pieces of exercise equipment and
basketball, racquetball and squash courts. MORE
Best
new business hotels 2005
Dec 14, 2005 -- Business travel may be strong again,
but 2005 was a slow year in the hotel-building business--at
least in the U.S., that is. In booming economies,
such as those in China or India, however, new luxury
hotels are going up faster than you say "low
manufacturing costs." MORE
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Other
Industry Related News
New
Orleans hotels become new town squares
Dec 27, 2005 — Before the sun rises on
the hotels of New Orleans, doctors in scrubs
pile into elevators, shoulder-to-shoulder with
construction workers wielding their sledgehammers.
The doors open and they're off to work. MORE
It's
Harder to Change Your Plans These Days
Dec 25, 2005 -- ONE advantage of booking an
airline ticket by phone used to be the ability
to put a reservation on hold for 24 hours, guaranteeing
your seat and fare while you checked that your
flight times worked with your traveling companion's
schedule or whomever you planned to visit -
or giving you a chance to back out entirely
if you decided a trip wasn't in the cards. MORE
Airport
officials look past challenges to encouraging
2006
Dec 29, 2005 -- Louisville and Jefferson County
Regional Airport Authority executive director
Skip Miller began a year-end press briefing
Thursday morning outlining various challenges
that sent the commercial aviation industry into
one of the most turbulent years in its 75-year
history. MORE
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FAA
proposes rules for space tourism
Dec 30, 2005 — Thinking of spending that
next vacation on the moon or Mars or circling
the Earth? Before liftoff, there's a list of
things the would-be "space flight participant"
should know. MORE
Upscale
shopping at airports
Dec 26, 2005 -- Travelers are finding more shopping
options, thanks to a flurry of recently opened
high-end shops in U.S. airports. A growing number
of stateside airports now boast fashionable
retailers such as Coach, Gucci and Montblanc,
and glitzy jewelers including Cartier and Bulgari.
MORE
Raytheon
buys full ownership of Flight Options International
Dec 30, 2005 -- Raytheon Co. has become the
full owner of Flight Options International's
by buying out the remaining equity interest
in fractional jet service provider Flight Options
LLC for an undisclosed amount. MORE
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