Airline News - North America.Travelers still try to carry prohibited items on planes. Security officials are still confiscating items such as pliers pliers, n a tool of pincer design with jaws of varying shapes; used for holding, bending, stretching, contouring, and cutting. pliers, contouring, n , razor blades, and pocketknives from airline travelers. More than 30 million items have been collected since Sept. 11, 2001. Many travelers have not traveled since the terrorist attacks and do not realize the items are forbidden. Mar 3, 2006 Airfares gain strength on limited capacity. Cuts in U.S. capacity have allowed carriers to increase airfares an average of 8% this year. Some airlines may attempt to raise fares in the spring. Mar 2, 2006 Business travelers may turn to air taxis. The emerging air taxi business could help business travelers save time on trips, 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 Times columnist Joe Sharkey writes. Air taxi services utilize very light jets, or VLJs, which are small planes with ranges of about 1,200 miles. General aviation airports can accommodate the jets. Feb 28, 2006 Regional carriers face challenges. Shares of smaller airlines are coming off highs as large bankrupt carriers ask the airlines for concessions. It is unclear how regional carriers will continue to grow as larger planes become more popular and as labor contracts limit the outsourcing of flights. Feb 28, 2006 Where are the empty middle seats? The U.S. airline industry set a record by filling 77.8% of all the seats it flew in 2005. That means that there are precious few empty middle seats in coach and less space than ever for us to spread out, work or just relax. Your best shot at the elusive empty middle seats is on Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. and its new low cost vassal vassal: see feudalism. , ATA Airlines ATA Airlines, Inc., formerly known as American Trans Air, is an American low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATA operates scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as military and commercial charter . That's because Southwest (70.7%) and ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment (70.6%) had the lowest load factors and thus filled the fewest of their middle seats. On the other hand, your worst shot at an empty middle seat next to you was on Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i and is commonly referred to by the acronym "HAL". , JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). or Northwest Airlines. Hawaiian filled a staggering 87.5% of its seats last year, followed closely by JetBlue at 85.2% and Northwest at 82.6%. But it should be noted that JetBlue also offers the roomiest coach seats in the air. All of its seats have 32 or 34 inches of legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → compared to the industry standard of 31 inches of "seat pitch." And in Northwest's defense, it flies a huge number of DC-9s. Those planes are configured 2x3 in coach, meaning that there is no middle seat on the left side of the aircraft. Feb 27, 2006 Carryon car·ry·on adj. Small or compact enough to be carried aboard and stowed on an airplane, train, or bus by a passenger: carryon luggage. n. A carryon bag, suitcase, or other item. bags create debate. Travelers are stuffing more bags into overhead bins, the Los Angeles Times' Jane Engle writes. A flight attendants union several years ago asked the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to set and enforce a limit on the size of an overhead bag. Feb 27, 2006 February head winds disrupt flights for some carriers. Strong head winds in February have pushed costs higher for U.S. carriers. The winds have affected east-to-west flights and have also increased flight times and led to unscheduled stops. Feb 27, 2006 Regulators consider relaxing rules on airfare advertising. Some large airlines want the ability to advertise airfares that do not include all surcharges. The Air Transport Association in September asked regulators for permission to advertise fuel surcharges separately from base fares. Regulators declined the request, but Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta may be in favor of changing some regulations. Feb 27, 2006 Air Canada Air Canada launched daily New York JFK-Calgary service Wednesday using a 93-seat Embraer 190. Mar 3, 2006 Air Canada Regional affiliate Jazz officially is out of Toronto's close-in City Centre Airport following a court ruling earlier this week clearing the way for startup Porter Airlines to begin operations this fall sans competition. "We are certainly looking at it as a temporary suspension," Jazz spokesperson Debra Williams said. "We are looking to see if we can secure an alternative facility." In addition to maintaining a major presence at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Air Canada's largest hub, Jazz offered five daily flights to Ottawa from City Centre that were cancelled beginning yesterday, leaving the airport with no scheduled service. Jazz received an eviction notice on Jan. 21 from City Centre Aviation, which holds the operating lease Operating Lease A lease contract that allows the use of an asset, but does not convey rights similar to ownership of the asset. Notes: An operating lease is not capitalized it is accounted for as a rental expense. on the Jazz terminal, ordering it to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. by Feb. 28. Jazz sought an injunction but was denied. Mar 2, 2006 American Airlines American Airlines reported a 2.7% increase in February traffic to 9.86 billion RPMs. Capacity dropped 1.2% to 13.14 billion ASMs, lifting load factor 2.8 points to 75%. Domestic RPMs increased 2.2% to 6.63 billion as capacity fell 3.5% to 8.5 billion ASMs and load factor rose 4.3 points to 78%. International traffic climbed 3.7% to 3.23 billion RPMs on a 3.4% rise in capacity to 4.65 billion ASMs. Load factor inched up 0.2 point to 69.4%. Mar 3, 2006 American launches Love Field service. American Airlines began flying from Dallas Love Field This article is about the airport. For the neighborhood, see Love Field, Dallas, Texas (Neighborhood). Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL today. The airline has said it will lose money on the routes. However, it said it must add flights to compete with Southwest Airlines on routes to St. Louis and Kansas City. Separately, American said travel on its large jets to Lambert Field in St. Louis rose 21% in 2005. Mar 2, 2006 American Airlines will launch daily Chicago O'Hare-Shanghai service the night of April 2 aboard 777s. Feb 28, 2006 American to shift flights in terminal. American Airlines will shift 40 flights to the south side of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's Terminal D to boost business for concessionaires. Currently, only 20 American flights fly out of the south end of the terminal. Feb 28, 2006 American to launch Love Field flights Thursday. American Airlines is aware its decision to launch flights from Dallas Love Field this week is not popular with officials at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. American has said it will not turn a profit at Love Field and the shift in traffic is also expected to lower revenue at D/FW D/FW Dallas Fort Worth . Feb 27, 2006 American Eagle American Eagle will launch Saturday and Sunday Chicago O'Hare-Freeport service from May 6 aboard CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700s. Feb 28, 2006 ATA Airlines ATA to emerge from bankruptcy protection. ATA Airlines is expected to leave bankruptcy today. The carrier will focus on leisure travel and its military charter business. The airline filed for bankruptcy in October 2004. Feb 28, 2006 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines said its estimated February consolidated RASM RASM Revenue per Available Seat Mile RASM Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Manageability (Red Hat, Inc.) RASM Rear Admiral Submarines (UK) RASM Recorded Announcement Systems Manager increased 8%-9% over the year-ago month. RPMs grew 13% to 6.02 billion against a 9.9% rise in capacity to 7.93 billion ASMs. Consolidated load factor went up 2.1 points to 76%. Domestic RPMs advanced 10.7% to 3.02 billion, capacity increased 4.9% to 3.73 billion ASMs and load factor improved 4.2 points to 81%. International RPMs rose 14.6% to 2.31 billion, ASMs were up 16.2% to 3.27 billion and load factor dropped 1 point to 70.5%. Mar 3, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines' denials notwithstanding, an analysis of its schedule filings reveals significant cutbacks in its Northeast-to-Florida service, according to JP Morgan's Jamie Baker. Late last week, Baker upgraded his full-year outlook for JetBlue from loss to profit owing to the Delta flight reductions. But on Feb. 27, Delta vigorously denied it was cutting service and said that the inadvertent omission of Comair's services at LaGuardia had created a false impression. In a statement, the Atlanta-based carrier said it "is not backing down from vigorous competition in any direction from New York and. . .will continue to demonstrate our commitment to the New York market, both at JFK and LaGuardia". Mar 3, 2006 Delta narrows loss, executives cite progress. Delta Air Lines is making progress in its effort to emerge from bankruptcy protection, company executives say. Delta resumed using fuel-hedging contracts last month. The company said it lost $300 million in January, compared to $314 million last year. Mar 3, 2006 Delta Air Lines is not slashing capacity on its New York-Florida routes as previously reported Comair's New York LaGuardia schedules out of its recent schedule filing, an error that was amplified when it was picked up on Wall Street, where analysts viewed it as a plus for JetBlue Airways. "Delta is not backing down from vigorous competition in any direction from New York and we will continue to demonstrate our commitment to the New York market, both at JFK and LaGuardia," the carrier said, while noting that some seasonal pulldowns will occur. Earlier schedule filings erroneously showed what JP Morgan calculated to be a 25% reduction in capacity. Mar 1, 2006 Delta Air Lines will launch four-times-weekly Atlanta-Calgary and twice-weekly Atlanta-Bozeman services from June 8 aboard 737-800s. The same day, Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines For the defunct low-fare airline, see . Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is a fully certificated American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. will begin daily Atlanta-Cedar Rapids and daily Atlanta-Atlantic City service aboard CRJ200s. ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and also will launch new flights from Atlanta to Aguadilla (four-times-weekly) and Ponce (twice-weekly) from June 1. Feb 27, 2006 Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines will launch twice-daily Denver-Calgary service from May 25. Flights will be operated by Horizon Air as Frontier JetExpress. Mar 3, 2006 GoJet Airlines Pilots for GoJet Airlines, a St. Louis-based Regional operating as United Express, chose to be represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor . The IBT (1) (Instructor Based Training) Training courses conducted by human teachers. (2) (Internet Based Training) Training courses provided via the Internet. said it also is seeking to represent the carrier's cabin staff. Feb 28, 2006 Horizon Air Horizon Air will start twice-daily Los Angeles-Redmond/Bend service from Aug. 1 aboard 74-seat Q400s. No other carrier operates the route, according to Horizon. Feb 27, 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 Competition escalates in Hawaii. Competition is heating up in Hawaii as more carriers enter the market. Mesa Air Group will launch inter-island service this spring, and US Airways has added flights. Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines have competed in the market for five decades. Mar 2, 2006 Mesa Air Group signed Hendrix Miyasaki Shin Advertising and Bright Light Marketing Group of Hawaii to market its Hawaiian interisland in·ter·is·land adj. Relating to, involving, or connecting two or more islands: interisland competition; interisland ferries. services scheduled to launch in the second quarter. Feb 28, 2006 Southwest, ATA Southwest will offer members of its frequent-flier program credit for the ATA flights. The offer begins March 4. Travelers booking through ATA's website will be able to choose the loyalty program toward which they wish to apply their trip. Mar 2, 2006 United Airlines United Airlines and TACA TACA Talk About Curing Autism TACA Tennessee Association of Craft Artists TACA Turkish American Cultural Alliance TACA Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association (Austin, Texas) TACA Transportes Aereos Centro-Américanos reached a codeshare agreement giving UA passengers access to TACA's entire network and TACA customers the opportunity to connect to destinations through "several" UA hubs including Washington Dulles, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Regulatory approvals are expected by the second quarter. Feb 28, 2006 US Airways US Airways is increasing its Hawaii service with the launch of daily Las Vegas-Kahului flights, the addition of a second daily Phoenix-Honolulu flight and new daily services from PHX PHX Phoenix, AZ, USA - Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code) PHX Patient History PHX Primary Heat Exchanger to Lihue and Kona, all aboard 757-200s. Mar 2, 2006 WestJet WestJet's pilots, represented by the Pro-Active Communication Team, a nonunion nonunion /non·union/ (non-un´yun) failure of the ends of a fractured bone to unite. non·un·ion n. The failure of a fractured bone to heal normally. organization affiliated with the carrier's nonmanagement employees, ratified a three-year labor agreement yesterday by an overwhelming 96.3% margin. The airline said the contract "will allow WestJet to maintain its low cost structure while addressing a number of challenges put forth by" the pilots. Feb 28, 2006 |
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