Airline News - North America.Jun 11, 2007 The State Department today temporarily modified its new passport rules, allowing U.S. citizens to travel to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda if they have applied for a passport, but have not yet received one Jun 8, 2007 US Airlines Raise Some Domestic Fares. Major US airlines have boosted fares in some domestic markets, matching an increase initiated by low-cost carrier A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from , airlines, analysts and travel web sites reported. The increase of USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $5 one-way for advance purchases and USD$10 one-way for walk-up and business fares was launched in some markets on Monday by low-cost carrier AirTran. The fare increase marks the latest test of pricing power Pricing Power An economic term referring to the effect that a change in a firm's product price has on the quantity demanded of that product. Pricing power ties in with the "Price Elasticity of Demand. by airlines that have struggled this year to continue a 2006 string of fare hikes to boost revenue and offset skyrocketing jet fuel prices. Jun 6, 2007 Airlines Losing Global Warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. Debate International airline executives agree they are losing the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most battle over their industry's role in global warming, but they are still grappling with how to win back public and political support. Jun 6, 2007 American Airlines American Airlines today said AAdvantage members must redeem or accrue miles once every 18 months to keep accounts active, joining several of its legacy carrier peers in changing the policy. Jun 4, 2007 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines begins twice-weekly service today between George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH)[2] is an international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston area. in Houston, Texas, and Loreto, Mexico, the airline's 31st Mexican destination. Continental offers service to more destinations in Mexico than any other U.S. airline. Jun 7, 2007 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines tomorrow will launch daily nonstop flights between its 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 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 and Athens, Greece. Jun 6, 2007 Northwest Airlines, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Royal Dutch Airlines Northwest Airlines, in cooperation with its joint venture partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, today continued the expansion of its European flight network with the start of nonstop service between Northwest's WorldGateway at Detroit hub and Dusseldorf, Germany. Flight 94 departed Detroit fifteen minutes early at 9:15 p.m. on June 5 and arrived in Dusseldorf at 11:33 a.m. local time today. Jun 6, 2007 US Airlines US Airlines Raise Some Domestic Fares. Major US airlines have boosted fares in some domestic markets, matching an increase initiated by low-cost carrier AirTran Airways, airlines, analysts and travel web sites reported. Jun 6, 2007 US Airways New statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation showed 63 percent of US Airways' April flights were on time. That ranked the Tempe, Ariz.-based carrier 20th among the 20 major U.S. carriers. Aloha Airlines was first with 89 percent of its flights on time. Southwest Airlines ranked fourth best with 84 percent of its April flights on time. 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