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NEWS
HEADLINES
Independence
Air ceases operations
Jan 3, 2006 -- It is not a happy new year for
Independence Air or its 2,700 remaining employees.
The discount carrier announced Monday it would
discontinue all flights after Jan. 5. More
Travel-On has carefully
reviewed all records and identified those passengers
ticketed for travel on Independence Air after
January 5, 2006. All passengers have been contacted
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Air travelers may fly Spirit for $50 fee
Jan 4, 2006 -- Spirit Airlines is among the carriers
offering service to soon-to-be-defunct Independence
Air. Both serve West Palm Beach.
US
Air offers help to Independence Air passengers
Jan 3, 2006 -- It's not free, but US Airways is
giving Independence Air ticket holders an option
to get them where they're going.
What
about FLYi's creditors?
Jan 3, 2006 -- Independence Air has repeatedly
said that even with a successful reorganization
its common stock would be worthless, leaving shareholders
with nothing. But the airline does have assets,
and prospects for its creditors appear mixed.
IATA
reports sluggish November growth
Jan 4, 2006 -- IATA's November international traffic
report indicated a 6.1% rise in RPKs over the
year-ago month and 2.8% growth in cargo. "Overall
the industry is growing, which is good news. |
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Analysts:
2006 Pivotal Year for Airlines
Jan 2, 2006 -- The U.S. airline industry is coming
off an up-and-down year that saw two major carriers
file for bankruptcy but others begin to pull out
of a nosedive that began in 2001. Losses at the
biggest U.S. airlines since the economic downturn
in 2001 were expected to approach $30 billion.
Still, 2005 was nearly a good year.
Fares
in many cities could be on their way up
Jan 3, 2006 -- After Independence Air shuts down
Thursday, airfares in many of the more than 30
cities it serves could double or even triple,
airfare experts predict.
Continental
to withdraw some regional aircraft capacity from
ExpressJet
Dec 28, 2005 -- Continental Airlines wants a better
deal for its regional aircraft. The Houston-based
airline plans to withdraw 69 of 274 regional jet
aircraft from its capacity purchase agreement
with ExpressJet Holdings Inc. and ExpressJet Airlines
Inc. in hopes of getting a better price from another
vendor.
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| Southwest
to fly direct from BWI to Denver
Jan 3, 2006 -- Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday
direct flights from Baltimore to Denver beginning
March 4. Trips from BWI to Denver will start at $99
one-way with 21-day advance purchase.
Southwest
starts service from Denver
Jan 3, 2006 -- Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday began
service out of Denver International Airport.
NWA
asks to extend deadline for bankruptcy emergence plan
Jan 3, 2006 -- Northwest Airlines is asking to extend
the time it has to file a plan to emerge from bankruptcy,
according to a report by Associated Press.
Northwest
mechanics reject settlement 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.
SkyBus
aims for 2006 flight as latest low-cost carrier
Dec 30, 2005 -- Bill Diffenderffer has spent the last
25 years in an industry that loses billions of dollars
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Computer
glitch delays United flights
Jan 4, 2006 — About 200 United Airlines flights
worldwide were delayed up to 90 minutes Tuesday night
because of a computer glitch.
United
load factor 80%
Jan 3, 2006 -- United Airlines, now three years bankrupt,
flew a record four fifths full in December and fuller
still for 2005.
US
Airways, Barclays Bank debut new credit card
Jan 3, 2006 -- Tempe-based US Airways and Barclays
Bank have launched a new joint credit card that offers
frequent flyer miles to airline customers.
American,
Continental fly 78% full
Jan 3, 2006 -- In year-end traffic reports, American
Airlines reports it flew 78.5 percent full while Continental
Airlines flew 78.9 percent full.
Delta
makes progress with pilots, bottom line
Jan 3, 2006 -- Delta reported a November net loss
of $181 million in a Dec. 30 filing with the US Bankruptcy
Court compared to losses of $1.14 billion during the
six weeks following its entry into Chapter 11 and
approximately $300 million in October. |
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Rail
/ Hotel / Car / Cruise News
Rail
love persists despite Amtrak's uncertain future
Jan 3, 2006 -- With a 3-year-old in tow, riding the
rails cross-country was not an option. Given that,
Melinda Pierson, her husband and daughter flew from
their home in Los Angeles to visit her parents in
New York.
Angry
Amtrak travelers in NYC 28 hours late
Dec 30, 2005 -- Amtrak's Silver Meteor train arrived
in New York from Florida more than 28 hours late on
New Year's Eve, releasing more than 100 exhausted,
hungry and angry passengers.
Navigating
Alaska this cruise season
Jan 3, 2006 -- From watching glaciers calve, to dog
sledding to seeing eagles and bears up close and personal,
Alaska is truly awe-inspiring. The state's vast size
means it's best seen by ship especially since they
can navigate surprisingly close to glaciers for optimum
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New
York hotel prices hit all-time high
Jan 2, 2006 -- The Days Inn Brooklyn sits on a charmless
block in a working-class neighborhood 30 minutes by
subway from the nearest tourist spot in Manhattan.
Extended-stay
hotels extend gains
Jan 4, 2006 -- Extended-stay hotels, the lodging of
choice for traveling consultants, new hires and the
recently divorced, are the hottest properties in the
hotel industry.
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Other
Industry Related News
JIA
offers flight info display in parking lot
Jan 3, 2006 -- The Jacksonville Aviation Authority
is now operating its new flight information
display system in the courtesy parking lot at
Jacksonville International Airport.
2005
arrivals by air to 8.4 million
Jan 3, 2006 -- December arrivals by air came
to 739,868, up 7.1 percent from the same month
last year, to bring full year 2005 arrivals
to 8,448,012.
Oakland
International hits new record
Dec 30, 2005 -- With a record volume of passengers
- 14.5 million, up 400,000 from 2004 - the airport,
which is owned and operated by the Port of Oakland,
spent the past 12 months expanding its facilities
and improving access roads.
Airbus,
Boeing stay busy through the holidays
Jan 4, 2006 -- Airbus and Boeing finished the
year strong as several airlines announced aircraft
orders or confirmations during the final week
of 2005 and the first few days of the new year.
Los
Angeles draws record number of tourists in 2005
Jan 4, 2006 -- A record 25 million tourists
visited Los Angeles last year as aggressive
advertising helped the city continue to recover
from a post-9/11 slump, officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing
gets $995 million Navy contract
Jan 3, 2006 -- The Boeing Co. received a five-year
contract valued at $995 million from the U.S.
Navy to support the F/A-18E/F Integrated Readiness
Support Teaming (FIRST) program.
Airports,
airlines face more passengers, more routes,
new technology
Dec 30, 2005 -- Look into your crystal ball
and describe how your industry will have changed
by 2030: "Our biggest challenge in the
next 25 years will be accommodating record numbers
of customers. We will serve more than 40 million
passengers in 2005, a new record.
Resolve
to make travel dreams a reality
Jan 2, 2006 --Have you had enough of dieting
resolutions and decided that 2006 is the year
you'll finally treat yourself to the vacation
you've been daydreaming about?
Fatal
accidents declined in 2005; fatalities stayed
close to average
Jan 4, 2006 -- Aviation Safety Network recorded
35 fatal accidents last year that resulted in
1,059 airline fatalities and 44 on the ground,
according to the Dutch web site.
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