Airline News - North America.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Some fliers would pay more for extra space. Some travelers say they are willing to pay more for a better seat in the coach section, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney Scott McCartney is The Wall Street Journal's travel editor, as well as a regular columnist for the newspaper. Background McCartney currently lives in Dallas, though he is a native of Boston. He attended Duke University and graduated in 1982 with an A.B. writes. Carriers who do offer more room in the coach section do not do a good job of marketing it, McCartney writes. May 26, 2006 Air Transport Assn. warned of big crowds at US airports as the country observes Memorial Day Monday. ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment said US airlines will transport 21 million passengers from May 22 through May 31, or 2.1 million per day. It added that the passenger numbers are up 1.9% from the same week last year and advised travelers to arrive at airports 90 min. prior to departure for domestic flights and 120 min. prior to international departures and to be prepared for heavy traffic at security checkpoints. May 24, 2006 Americans flying despite higher fuel and fare costs. More people are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend than last year, despite higher costs, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. . An estimated 4.3 million people will fly this weekend, an increase of about 1% over last year, said David Castelveter, spokesman for the Air Transport Association. May 24, 2006 Cancellations more likely at small airports. A new government study found that flights leaving from small airports in certain states are more likely to be canceled. Travelers flying from small airports also tend to face longer delays, the study found. May 24, 2006 Heavy traffic expected for Memorial Day. Fliers may face airport parking squeeze. Travelers may have a hard time finding parking spaces at major airports over the Memorial Day holiday. Several big-city airports are expanding facilities to accomodate the growing number of fliers. Many large airports expect to reap record parking revenue in 2006. More than 21 million people will travel on U.S. carriers over the Memorial Day holiday, according to the Air Transport Association. The number of people flying this year is growing, making it "imperative" to increase the capacity and efficiency of the air transport system, ATA President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James May For the British body snatcher, James May, see . James Daniel May (born January 16th 1963 in Bristol, England) is a television presenter and award-winning journalist. said. May 23, 2006 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. Alaska Airlines will add a third daily Seattle-Dallas/Ft. Worth flight and a second daily DFW-Anchorage flight via Seattle on June 4. May 26, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the Business aviation should pay fair share for ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered system, American CEO says. American Airlines Chief Executive Gerard Arpey Gerard J. Arpey is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AMR Corporation, parent company to American Airlines, the world's largest airline. External links
May 25, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines named MD-Los Angeles Arthur Pappas its new VP-Chicago replacing the retiring Bernard DeSena. May 22, 2006 Continental Airlines More nonstops from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to Europe, this time on Continental out of Newark. The conveyance is a narrowbody 757-200, and the destination is Cologne/Bonn. The 7-hour, 25-minute eastbound nonstop operates daily. By the end of May, Continental plans to have added Barcelona and Copenhagen to the list of transatlantic destinations from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport For the massive interchange outside of Newark Liberty International Airport, see . Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR), first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport . May 26, 2006 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines yesterday launched daily Newark-Copenhagen service aboard 757-200s. It plans to operate the route five-times-weekly during winter months and resume daily service in spring 2007. May 24, 2006 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines yesterday launched daily Newark-Copenhagen service aboard 757-200s. It plans to operate the route five-times-weekly during winter months and resume daily service in spring 2007. May 24, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta Airlines announced a winter schedule in which it will start service to Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. and Steamboat Springs and expand existing service to other "ski destinations" in the western US and Canada beginning Dec. 23. SkyWest Airlines will operate daily Salt Lake City-Telluride flights aboard CRJs and Delta will operate Saturday Atlanta-Telluride flights aboard an MD-88. Delta will start daily Atlanta-Steamboat Springs flights and expand service between SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. and Aspen and between Atlanta and Bozeman, Jackson Hole and Calgary. May 26, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta is hoping a new route to Nice will be nice to its bottom line. The carrier recently launched nonstop service from its Atlanta megahub to the French coastal city. 767-300ERs ply the route. May 26, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta sees its salvation in international flying. To that end the Chapter 11 carrier recently launched 767-300ER service from New York JFK to Budapest. This flight operates five times per week. The carrier plans to make it a daily deal between August 3 and September 30. May 26, 2006 Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines unveiled a new website this week that it intends to be the "primary driver" of ticket sales. "Our goal with the new site is to increase our Web bookings by over 40% in the next year, which would reflect a significant savings for us in terms of distribution costs," President and CEO Jeff Potter said. May 25, 2006 Mesa Air Group Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ: MESA) is a Nevada Corporation[1] commercial aviation holding company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The company operates three regional airline subsidiaries: Mesa Airlines, Freedom Airlines, and Air Midwest, and five supporting Mesa Air Group's first go! aircraft, a CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200, arrived in Honolulu yesterday more than two weeks ahead of the inter-island startup's scheduled June 9 launch. The aircraft, acquired from defunct Independence Air, sported a livery featuring an ocean wave. "The arrival of this aircraft demonstrates our commitment to the launch," Mesa Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein said. Go! will start operations with services between Honolulu, where its four CRJ200s will be based, and Kona, Lihue and Maui-Kahului. The airline initially will operate 32 daily flights and is offering one-way fares starting at $39. Daily flights will expand to 62 on June 30 when Honolulu-Hilo service is launched. May 23, 2006 United Airlines United Airlines announced that subject to approval by the Kuwait government, it plans to launch thrice-weekly nonstop service between Washington and Kuwait City in late 2006. The service, its first to the Middle East region, will be operated with 777s. May 25, 2006 US Airways Some outsourced jobs return to US Airways. Some reservations jobs that were outsourced at US Airways are returning to the airline. "Our reservations team does a much better job than those the work has been outsourced to," Chief Executive Doug Parker said. "Despite our efforts to improve the outsourcing, it will never be as good as having our own employees do it." May 24, 2006 |
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