Airline News - North America.Tight capacity expected for summer travel, analysts say. Analysts expect tight capacity on U.S. airlines this summer. Demand for travel is strong and airlines have scaled back available seats, they say. The number of available seats declined 1.7% from March 2005 through March 2006, 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. the Air Transport Association. Apr 7, 2006 US Senate Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:
Senate panel hopes to block foreign control of carriers. A Senate committee is attempting to block an effort to allow more foreign control of airlines. Under a proposal by the Department of Transportation, non citizens could help create schedules and influence other operations. Apr 5, 2006 US Dept. of Transportation said the rate of domestic flight cancellations rose in February to 2.1% compared to the 1.7% posted in February 2005. Ontime arrival rate among the 19 reporting airlines fell to 75.3% from 77.6% in the year-ago month. American Eagle Airlines American Eagle Airlines is a regional airline based in Fort Worth, Texas[1]. It is a airline partner of American Airlines[2] (both wholly owned by the AMR Corporation holding company), operating over 1,800 flights a day, serving 159 cities across the USA, led in cancellations with 3.5% followed by ExpressJet Airlines ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) is a regional airline based in Houston, Texas, USA. Although an autonomous business entity since its divestiture from Continental Airlines, Inc. at 3% and 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). at 2.9%. 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". had the lowest cancellation rate at 0.2%, followed by Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. (0.4%) and 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. (1.2%). Hawaiian's ontime arrival rate of 94.3% was the best, followed by Comair at 80.3% and US Airways at 79.2%. JetBlue's 62.1% was the worst. 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 landed 65.5% of its flights ontime and Continental Airlines 71%. Reports of mishandled baggage dropped to 6.08 per 1,000 passengers from 6.16 in February 2005. Complaints fell 6.5% to 549. Apr 4, 2006 Airline customer service suffers, study finds. Complaints about airline service are increasing as the number of people traveling grows, according to a Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita, Kansas. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current President is Dr. Donald Beggs. study. Air Transport Association spokesman David Castelveter says carriers are making efforts to improve customer service by adding ticketing kiosks and including flight delay information on their Web sites. "They're trying their best," Castelveter says. "They're taking advantage of technology to make the airport experience more pleasant." Apr 3, 2006 Air Canada Air Canada is boosting weekday service from Calgary to 18 daily flights to Vancouver and 19 daily flights to Edmonton from July 3. Flights are aboard Embraer 175s and 190s. Apr 4, 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 is hopeful that it will be permitted to resume a fourth daily Miami-Caracas flight canceled in January owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de road conditions near Simon Bolivar International Airport. Operations were scheduled to begin last Monday, but the Venezuelan government has prohibited AA from restarting service. Venezuela agreed to postpone restrictions on other US flights until April 25 after meeting with US inspectors last week. "We were under the impression that once an agreement between the US and Venezuelan governments had been reached last week to allow service by US airlines to continue as previously scheduled, that American would be able to restore this service," the carrier said. "We are hopeful that this situation will be resolved shortly and that American's service will continue as scheduled." AA will continue to operate its remaining Venezuelan routes. Apr 5, 2006 American Eagle American Eagle yesterday began 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 LaGuardia-Pittsburgh service (four times each weekday, thrice thrice adv. 1. Three times. 2. In a threefold quantity or degree. 3. Archaic Extremely; greatly. on Saturday and Sunday) and a daily New York JFK-Baltimore/Washington flight. Apr 4, 2006 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines and Alitalia launched a 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. , effective immediately, that will see Continental put its code on select Alitalia flights from Rome Fiumicino and Milan and Alitalia place its code on CO flights from Newark to 11 US cities. Apr 7, 2006 Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines has again increased its high-end fares in some markets after withdrawing from a similar move last week, an airline spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The airline increased its first-class and full coach fares by $50 each in some markets on Tuesday, spokeswoman Chris Kelly Chris Kelly may refer to the following persons:
Delta Air Lines first class service will be reintroduced on several Song routes, including flights from New York to California and Seattle from May 1. The new long-haul product will feature all-leather seating, on-demand in-flight entertainment In-flight entertainment (IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight. After World War II commercial aviation flights became a daily event in which entertainment was requested by passengers to help the time pass. and other amenities. It will be available on about 100 aircraft by 2008, including the former Song 757s. "Song's ideas and innovations will continue to play a vital role in the refreshment and reinvigoration of the Delta product and experience," the airline said. Apr 6, 2006 Delta Air Lines is welcoming its fleet of 48 Song Boeing 757s back into the mainline domestic system as it reconfigures the aircraft's interiors and exteriors for this fall's launch of a new two-class, domestic long-haul product. During this transition period, Delta customers will continue to enjoy the convenient flight schedules and nonstop service in all markets previously served by Song with the combined Delta-Song fleet. During the conversion period, which will last through November, Delta and Song-branded aircraft will continue to fly into and out of markets previously served by Song, including New York's LaGuardia and JFK airports, Boston, Hartford, Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco, San Juan, Tampa, West Palm Beach and Aruba. In addition, Song-branded aircraft also will serve customers in Atlanta, Cancun, Jacksonville, Miami, Phoenix, Reno and San Jose, Calif. Apr 5, 2006 Delta Air Lines launched five-times-daily New York LaGuardia-Chicago O'Hare service yesterday aboard Embraer 170s operated by Shuttle America. Delta also initiated daily service from Atlanta to Dusseldorf yesterday aboard a 767-300ER and to Tel Aviv on March 27 aboard a 777. Delta Connection 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 operate twice-daily Atlanta-Wilmington, Del., service from June 29 aboard 40-seat CRJs and Delta said the route will make it the only carrier to operate to all 50 states. Apr 4, 2006 Delta Air Lines said it will introduce twice-daily Salt Lake City-Durango service from July 1 operated by SkyWest Airlines aboard CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200s. Apr 3, 2006 Eos Airlines, Maxjet Airways Upstarts lure fliers on transatlantic routes. Two upstart carriers that offer transatlantic flights with business-class service may pose a threat to larger airlines, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney writes. Maxjet Airways and Eos Airlines are pushing competitors to lower their fares, he notes. The carriers feature business-class service with prices below those of the legacy airlines. Apr 4, 2006 Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines shareholders approved last week a plan to establish Frontier Airlines Holdings Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRNT), is a United States based airline holding company. The company has headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Airline Holdings Certificated airline divisions and operations MaxJet Travelers praise MaxJet's handling of mishap. Airlines face true tests when operations go awry, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney writes. Readers praised how startup MaxJet handled an unexpected landing. The airline fed the travelers, booked hotel rooms for them and gave them free round-trip tickets. Apr 7, 2006 Northwest Airlines Northwest to expand seat-fee offers. 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 → charge is a hit with fliers. Northwest Airlines' 3-week-old program charging passengers $15 to reserve seats with extra legroom on domestic flights has surpassed the carrier's expectations. So this summer, Northwest will ask travelers headed to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean if they want to pay to secure exit-row or aisle seats. Northwest, in a message to workers Tuesday, said the program is to bring in at least $15 million in revenue a year. Apr 6, 2006 United Airlines United Airlines launched daily San Francisco-Seoul service on April 2. Apr 6, 2006 Polar routes save airlines time on trips to Asia. Arctic routes are becoming popular for airlines increasing service to Asia, and save carriers time and money. "From a customer-convenience standpoint, as well as from a business standpoint, it's something that makes a tremendous amount of sense," said Sean Donohue, United Airlines' vice president of operational services. Apr 4, 2006 United rescinds increase on business fares. United Airlines rescinded a $50 increase on one-way business fares after other carriers declined to match it, a spokeswoman said. The airline kept smaller increases on other fares in place. Apr 4, 2006 US Airways US Airways will increase its weekday Boston-Buffalo service to seven-times-daily from three and its Sunday service from two flights to five from June 19. Saturday service remains once-daily. Services are operated by Chautauqua Airlines aboard Embraer 145s. Apr 6, 2006 US Airways is shutting down what remains of Regional subsidiary MidAtlantic Airways on May 28, resulting in 368 layoffs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, according to press reports. MidAtlantic was established in 2002 to operate 70-seat Embraer 170s and provide jobs for furloughed mainline pilots. US Airways already had sold off most MidAtlantic assets to Republic Airways, which will continue operating the aircraft and routes on behalf of the Major following the transfer. Apr 3, 2006 |
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