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Best first-class options
Mar
8, 2006 - Which airlines offer the roomiest seats?
The best extras? FORTUNE evaluates 7 leading
offerings.
Delta pilots begin strike
vote
Mar 7, 2006 - The pilots' union at
bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it had
begun polling members on a strike as the two sides
head into arbitration this month over a new
contract.
Foreign airline control raises
concerns
Mar 9, 2006 - Resistance to
foreign ownership of U.S. port operations spilled
over into the aviation arena when a key
congressional committee told the Bush
administration to postpone a plan to allow more
foreign control of domestic airlines.
Where have all the widebodies
gone?
Mar 9, 2006 - It had been some time
since my friend, Steve, had flown. Never fond of
air travel, Steve gave up his traveling job in
sales years ago.
State Department advises Spring
break abroad can be a nightmare
Mar 5, 2006
- Spring break approaches and the State Department
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United's bankruptcy tab: $335
million-plus in fees
Mar 10, 2006 - United
Airlines' three-year bankruptcy restructuring, the
largest and longest in the industry's history,
will end up costing the carrier more than $335
million in fees to lawyers and consultants, court
documents show.
Airports not ready for large-scale
bird flu quarantine
Mar 10, 2006 - The
nation's major airports aren't prepared to
quarantine a planeload of international passengers
if someone is suspected of carrying bird flu,
airport and government officials say.
Air Costs Climbing: U.S., U.K.
Statistics Show More Traffic, Higher Prices
Mar 6, 2006 - Fresh figures show corporate
air spending rising on both sides of the Atlantic,
as businesses step up the number of flights
employees take and pay a higher price per ticket,
especially on long-haul routes.
Security Issue Delays Flights in
Houston
Mar 10, 2006 - Several dozen
flights were delayed Thursday at Bush
Intercontinental Airport as authorities
investigated reports of a possible security
breach, officials said.
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Airline News
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AirTran revises earnings
downward
Mar 9, 2006 - AirTran Holdings Inc.,
parent of AirTran Airways, has announced that it has
revised its previously announced fourth quarter and 2005
earnings downward after new information became available
to management.
Delta still 'bullish' on Latin America,
Caribbean
Mar 8, 2006 - Delta Air Lines Inc.
plans to continue expansion of routes into Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Delta expands partnership with Mesa Air
Group
Mar 7, 2006 - Delta Airlines is expanding
its partnership with Mesa Air Group of Phoenix. The two
carriers said Tuesday Mesa-owned Freedom Airlines will
fly 12 new smaller airplanes to support Delta's
expansion of operations at John F. Kennedy International
Airport in New York.
Delta to offer direct flights to JFK
airport
Mar 7, 2006 - Direct service between
Albany International Airport and John F. Kennedy
International Airport is set to resume with an
announcement by Delta Air Lines of four new round-trip
daily flights.
British Airways Plans $780M Cut
Mar
9, 2006 - British Airways PLC, which is facing tough
competition from budget airlines and coping with surging
fuel costs, announced another cost-cutting program
Friday.
Qantas Airways to cut 480 jobs
Mar
9, 2006 - Australia's Qantas Airways said Thursday it
would cut 480 maintenance jobs by May as part of a major
review of its aircraft engineering
operations.
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UAL to add destinations
Mar 8, 2006
- United Airlines said that beginning June 10 it will
offer seasonal weekend service to Honolulu from both
Seattle and San Diego.
Sky Team Pilots Association Signs
Unprecedented Agreement in Support of Delta and
Northwest Pilots
Mar 9, 2006 - the SkyTeam
Pilots Association (SPA) signed an unprecedented
International Mutual Assistance Agreement in support of
the Delta and Northwest pilots.
Some Northwest ground workers reject
pay-cut contract
Mar 8, 2006 - Baggage handlers
tried to yank Northwest Airlines back to the bargaining
table by voting down its proposed pay cut and
authorizing a strike.
NWA bringing back London route
Mar
8, 2006 - Northwest Airlines Corp. will resume its daily
nonstop service between the Twin Cities and London,
starting Friday, the airline said.
Continental gains while sector
slumps
Frontier Airlines leads decliners in the group
with 5% dip
Mar 7, 2006 - Continental Airlines
and Southwest Airlines bucked a retreat in the airline
sector Tuesday, with the group losing its grip on early
gains that were triggered by a decline in oil prices.
JetBlue to start daily flights to Long
Beach
Mar 7, 2006 - JetBlue Airways announced
Tuesday that beginning May 3 it will fly from Long Beach
to Sacramento, with three flights daily in each
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Fewer people fly Spirit in
February
Mar 8, 2006 - The number of passengers
who flew on Spirit Airlines planes in February fell 4.8
percent, the low-fare carrier has reported.
Allegiant adding Saturday flight to Las
Vegas
Mar 8, 2006 - Wichita travelers wanting to
find out what happens in Las Vegas will soon get an
additional avenue for getting to the gambling capital.
Southwest opposed to moratorium on Wright
action
Mar 7, 2006 - Southwest Airlines said
Tuesday that it is opposed to resolutions expected to be
approved by local city councils for a seven-month
moratorium on any Congressional action regarding changes
to the Wright Amendment.
Japanese airliner gets cracked windshield
on way to Guam
Mar 10, 2006 - A Japanese airliner
carrying 447 people from Tokyo to Guam had to return to
Japan shortly after takeoff Friday when a cockpit window
cracked. JALways Flight 941 landed safely at Narita
International Airport near Tokyo, and no one was hurt.
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NCL, Hilton in remote flight check-in
deal
Mar 9, 2006 - Hawaii vacationers got still
another option for remote airport check-in Wednesday
when NCL America announced a deal with the Hilton
Hawaiian Village.
Air Wisconsin February traffic falls 21.5
percent
Mar 8, 2006 - Air Wisconsin Airlines
Corp. said Wednesday that paying passenger traffic in
February fell 21.5 percent compared with last year.
Midwest Airlines traffic rises 25
percent
Mar 8, 2006 - Midwest Airlines Inc.
reported more gains in passenger traffic and in a key
revenue measure in the face of higher fuel costs in
February.
Allegiant Air expanding service to Las
Vegas
Mar 10, 2006 - Allegiant Air is adding
Saturday nonstop service from Wichita to Las Vegas for
the summer travel season, it said Thursday in a news
release. |
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Rail / Hotel / Car /
Cruise News
Better data sought on cruise ship
crime
Mar 7,2006 - Only five of the 28 people who
disappeared from cruise ships in the past three years
were found, according to data disclosed to Congress by
the world's largest cruise lines.
Reno-Tahoe airport gets new hotel,
expansion, flights to Chicago
Mar 9, 2006 -
Reno-Tahoe International Airport is getting an expanded
terminal, a Hyatt hotel, a new tower that will wipe out
Brookside Golf Course and a weekly Chicago-Midway
flight, officials.
Turtle Bay wants to build five more
hotels
Mar 9, 2006 - Developers of the Turtle Bay
Resort have unveiled plans to build five new hotels, 20
years after they agreed to make the project more
acceptable to North Shore residents.
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Nevada casinos win record $1.14 billion in
January
Mar 9, 2006 - Nevada casinos had their
biggest month ever in January, starting off the New Year
by raking in a record $1.14 billion from gamblers.
Some worry new hotels might be too much
for Boise
Mar 6, 2006 - Local hotel owners and
managers are worried that with so many new hotels being
built, the local industry might be outpacing demand.
Hertz Tightens Rental Terms Outside
Corporate Contracts
Mar 6, 2006 - Hertz recently
tightened terms and conditions in its rental agreements
with frequent renters, and experts in the increasingly
cost-challenged industry said Hertz soon would be joined
by Cendant in adopting policies already in place at
Vanguard and Dollar Thrifty, thus creating an industry
standard. Corporate agreements override these terms and
conditions.
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Other
Industry Related News
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Airline stocks extend early
declines
Mar 9, 2006 - Airline stocks
closed mostly lower Thursday, with index
heavyweight AMR Corp. and discount carrier JetBlue
Airways Corp. both off about 3%.
Market decline, oil weigh on
airlines
Mar 7, 2006 - Airline stocks
closed mixed on Friday with rising oil prices and
weakness in the broader market dragging down the
sector.
KCI will upgrade security
checkpoints
Mar 8, 2006 - Kansas City
International Airport is overhauling its security
checkpoint areas to give screeners more room and
to obscure passengers' view of screening
equipment.
Port of Oakland mulls third airport
terminal
Mar 8, 2006 - A master plan
approved this week by commissioners of the Port of
Oakland calls for studying the possibility of
building a third terminal at Oakland International
Airport that could have up to 21 passenger gates.
Aviation groups claim airlines
trying to shift costs in user fee
debate
Mar 8, 2006 - Executives
representing three general aviation groups say
commercial airline officials are trying to shift
airline costs onto other segments of the industry.
Honolulu, on front line to spot and
corral virus, has aggressive plan
Mar 10,
2006 - This tropical playground set a tourism
record last year, but that only complicates the
job of keeping bird flu out of Hawaii.
Homeless nudged from airport
lifestyle
Mar 3, 2006 - Homeless men and
women snooze in the early morning hours inside
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the
occasional boarding call the only disturbance to
their peaceful slumber.
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Lawmakers to begin pension
talks
Added airline relief gets boost in
nonbinding House vote
Mar 8, 2006 - With the
clock ticking, House and Senate lawmakers are
ready to begin final talks on a bill designed to
overhaul the nation's troubled defined-benefit
pension system.
Orlando International reports
passenger increase
Mar 9, 2006 - Picking up
where it left off in record-setting 2005, Orlando
International Airport has announced that January
traffic increased nearly 2.5 percent to more than
2.8 million passengers compared to January last
year.
Latina Style Business Series in
Denver March 17
Mar 8, 2006 - Latina Style
Magazine and the U.S. Small Business
Administration will host the 2006 Latina Style
Business Series from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, March
17, at the new Hyatt Regency at the Colorado
Convention Center, 650 15th St.
UPS to upgrade jets' computer
displays
Mar 8, 2006 - United Parcel
Service Inc. is about to try a retrofit program on
its jets that it believes is the first of its type
attempted by any cargo or passenger airline.
Memphis airport selected as top
performer
Mar 8, 2006 - An air cargo survey
found Memphis International Airport the top
performer among the largest North American
airports.
Survey says D/FW is the world's best
cargo airport
Mar 7, 2006 - Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport was named the best
cargo airport in the world by global cargo
industry magazine Air Cargo World, the airport
said Tuesday.
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