Airline News - North America.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jul 24, 2006 International arrivals up 22% in April. Commerce Department figures show international arrivals to the U.S. rose 22% in April. So far this year, inbound travel to the U.S. is up 6%, when compared to the first part of 2005. Jul 21, 2006 Fewer Seats, Higher Fares Boost American, Southwest. Two of the largest US airlines posted sharply stronger quarterly results on Wednesday and said industry-wide capacity reductions and fare increases have bolstered their revenue. Jul 20, 2006 Canadian fliers complain about mistakes on U.S. no-fly list. Dozens of Canadian travelers say their names have mistakenly appeared on the U.S. no-fly list. Canadian authorities have received up to 50 complaints in the past two years. Canada does not have a no-fly list, so Canadian carriers screen travelers against the U.S. roster. Jul 19, 2006 Summer travelers face delays, packed planes. Flight delays are at their highest level in years, 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. Department of Transportation statistics. Experts say travelers can avoid the most crowded times by flying on Tuesdays and getting to the airport early to try to fly standby on a morning flight. The Air Transport Association expects a record 207 million people to fly between June 1 and Aug. 31. Jul 19, 2006 Airline clubs offer fliers a quiet oasis. Some fliers find peace and quiet at the airport in airline clubs and VIP lounges. Fliers can join the clubs for $500, buy a day pass, or gain membership through high-level credit cards. Jul 17, 2006 Air Midwest
Air Midwest (IATA: ZV, ICAO: AMW, and Callsign: Air Midwest Air Midwest was awarded two-year Essential Air Service contracts by the US Dept. of Transportation to serve Columbia/Jefferson City and Nebraska cities Grand Island and McCook. Beginning this fall aboard Beech 1900Ds it will operate 12-times-weekly flights from Columbia/Jefferson to both Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). and St. Louis, twice-daily Grand Island-Omaha flights, daily Grand Island-Kansas City service and twice-daily McCook-Omaha service. Jul 21, 2006 Air Transat Air Transat A.T. Inc. is an airline based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, operating scheduled and charter flights and serving 90 destinations in 25 countries. The airline is owned and operated by Transat A.T. Air Transat will operate thrice-weekly London Gatwick-Toronto flights from December through March 2007, when it will resume daily service on the route. Jul 19, 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 announced the ratification of two four-year labor deals covering more than 3,700 clerical, customer service and ramp workers represented by the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Agreements were reached in May. Jul 19, 2006 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines will launch thrice-weekly Los Angeles-La Paz service from Oct. 30 aboard 737-400s and thrice-weekly San Francisco-Cancun flights on Oct. 28 running through April aboard 737-800s. Jul 19, 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 American Airlines said it filed an application with the US Dept. of Transportation to operate daily Dallas/Fort Worth-Beijing service from March 25 aboard a 245-seat 777. Jul 21, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines executives said they were "pleased" with the high quarterly earnings following years of steep losses but warned that the carrier still faces significant "obstacles" to reach consistent profitability. "Fuel costs continue to raise the bar in terms of revenue generation, while the growth of low-cost carriers and continuing competition from bankrupt carriers with significant cost advantages drive the need for increased efficiencies and cost savings across all areas of our business," Chairman 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. 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
The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. totaled $476 million, more than doubling operating income of $229 million in the year-ago period. Jul 20, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines will switch from a 767 to a 777 on its second daily Miami-Buenos Aires flight starting Sept. 6. It already operates one 777 on the route daily. It also will switch from a 767 to a 777 on its daily 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 JFK-Buenos Aires flight from Oct. 29 to April 2, when it will revert back to a 767. Jul 19, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines announced a redesigned business-class section on its 767-300s and 777s that includes lie-flat seats, personal inflight entertainment systems and other features that many of its competitors already have implemented on long-haul service. AA has installed the changes on one 767-300 and plans to complete the revamp on its remaining 57 dash 300s and begin retrofits of its 777 business cabins early next year. "Our business class passengers can now fly more comfortably, work more productively and enjoy the flight with expanded entertainment features and dining options," said Senior VP-Global Sales David Cush. American's 767-300s are operated on most of its transatlantic services as well as on select routes within the US and to Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The 777s are flown to London, Japan, China, India and select cities in Latin America. Jul 18, 2006 American Airlines American adding new perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. to business class on some planes. American Airlines will add almost "lie-flat" seats and individual entertainment centers to the business class section of its long-haul airliners. "We started thinking about this in 2000," says Jim Hadden, American's manager of cabin design. Jul 17, 2006 American Eagle American Eagle will launch flights from Chicago O'Hare to Columbia (daily), Jackson (daily) and Greensboro (twice-daily) on Sept. 6 aboard ERJ-145s. On the same day it will begin twice-daily Columbus-Raleigh/Durham flights and daily New York LaGuardia-Jacksonville service aboard ERJ-135s. Thrice-daily DFW-Alexandria service will begin Dec. 14 aboard Saab 340s. Jul 21, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta lowers fares for travelers returning from Lebanon: Delta Air Lines is offering reduced fares for fliers returning to the U.S. from Lebanon through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Coordinates: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area (U.S.). . From BWI BWI abbr. British West Indies , fliers can purchase discounted tickets to Delta's destinations in the U.S., Canada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jul 21, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines has been slashing domestic capacity in recent months while adding to its international route network. It has launched more than 50 international routes in the past year and will fly 350 times per week between the US and Europe this summer and nearly 500 times per week to Latin America. It has added more 757s to its fleet in the past year than any other type while decreasing the number of 737s and 767s in operation. In May 2005 it had 85 757-200s in its fleet while this May it had 121. Jul 17, 2006 Delta Air Lines, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Delta Air Lines and KLM announced a codesharing deal that will see KLM place its code on DL flights to 15 US destinations from Atlanta while the US carrier puts its code on KLM flights from Amsterdam to 10 European cities. The two intend to expand the agreement. Jul 20, 2006 Eos Airlines Eos Airlines is an American all-business class airline based at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. History The airline was founded in 2004 by Dave Spurlock, a former director of strategy at British Airways. Eos Airlines will add a second daily New York JFK-London Stansted flight from Sept. 8 aboard a 757-200. Jul 19, 2006 North American Airlines North American Airlines is an American airline based in New York City, USA. It operates scheduled international services from the USA to Africa and Guyana, as well as domestic and international charter services and wet lease services. Its main base is John F. North American Airlines began weekly service between Baltimore/Washington International and Banjul with continuing service to Accra. It also added a second weekly flight between New York JFK and Accra. Jul 17, 2006 United Airlines Long-haul routes give major carriers an edge, United CEO says. The ability to fly long-haul international routes gives major U.S. carriers an advantage over discounters, United Airlines Chief Executive Glenn Tilton Glenn Tilton (born April 1948 in Washington, DC) is the Chairman, President, and CEO of UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines. He has held this role since September 2002, 3 months before UAL Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. says. Some analysts and executives disagree, noting a few discounters are starting to serve international routes. Jul 21, 2006 US Airways US Airways will launch thrice-weekly Las Vegas-Nashville service on Oct. 5 with an A319. Jul 18, 2006 US Airways, 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. US Airways unveiled an expanded codeshare agreement Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline, Qantas Airways and the US's American Airlines combined services between an array of US domestic cities and Australian cities. with Star Alliance partner TAP Portugal to include additional destinations on both sides of the Atlantic. Jul 18, 2006 |
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