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Apr 16, 2007

US makes push for open skies This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .
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 deal with China US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Mary Peters could refer to either:
  • Mary Peters (athlete)
  • Mary Peters (politician)
  • Mary Peters (novel) - a bestseller in 1934
 said last week during a Chinese tour that the US is seeking an "open skies" agreement with the world's most populous nation similar to the recently agreed US-EU accord and hopes to have "the basic framework" for a deal in place next month. Apr 13, 2007

Assn. of European Airlines released members' punctuality Punctuality
Fogg, Phileas

completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days]

Gilbreths

disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.
 and baggage-handling performance for 2006, revealing the majors' ongoing luggage-related difficulties. British Airways British Airways
 in full British Airways PLC

International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines.
 was the worst-performing of the 24 reporting carriers with 23 missing bags per 1,000 passengers. TAP Portugal TAP Portugal (former known as Transportes Aéreos Portugueses - Portuguese Air Transportations) is the national airline of Portugal, based in Lisbon and a member of the Star Alliance.  was 23rd with 21 missing bags, Lufthansa 22nd with 18.1 and Air France 21st with 16.6. Top-ranked carrier was Air Malta with 4.4 missing bags per 1,000 passengers. Turkish Airlines (4.7) and Air One (8.1) rounded out the top three. Six carriers did not report. The 24 reporting airlines posted an average 15.7 missing bags per 1,000 passengers. Apr 10, 2007

Best short-/medium-haul ontime arrival performance was Luxair's 89.6%, followed by SN Brussels Airlines SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA) was a former national airline of Belgium, which mainly operated from Brussels Airport. SNBA was the trading name of the Belgian airline Delta Air Transport. SNBA was a full-service airline, connecting Brussels with the rest of Europe.  (87%) and KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game)
KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines)
KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) 
 (86.6%). Cyprus Airways was worst at 68.9%, just below Air One's 70.1%. Icelandair enjoyed a 100% completion factor while Olympic Airlines cancelled a high 3.2% of its flights. AEA's overall short-/medium-haul ontime arrival performance was 77.9% with a 98.5% completion factor. Apr 10, 2007

Azerbaijan Airlines

Azerbaijan Airlines added a third weekly flight on its Baku-London Heathrow service. Apr 10, 2007

KLM, Austrian Airlines, Finnair

KLM posted the best long-haul ontime arrival performance with 79.9%, with Austrian Airlines (77.4%) second and Finnair (76.3%) third. Spanair's 37.3% was the worst. Icelandair was the only airline to operate 100% of its scheduled flights, while bmi led reporting carriers with a cancellation rate of 3.8%. Overall, AEA AEA Atomic Energy Authority

AEA n abbr (BRIT) (= Atomic Energy Authority) → consejo de energía nuclear;
(BRIT) (SCOL) (= Advanced Extension Award) →
 carriers' long-haul flights arrived ontime at a 66.3% rate with 0.5% cancelled. Apr 10, 2007

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Virgin Atlantic Airways will launch twice-weekly London Gatwick-Plaisance, Mauritius, service on Oct. 29 aboard a 747-400. Apr 10, 2007

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