Airline News - North America.Oct 30, 2006 Travelers may find few bargain fares for holiday season. The supply of inexpensive airline tickets is tighter than it has been in previous years, analysts say. For holiday airfare bargains, travel experts say travelers should be flexible and consider alternative flying days -- such as flying Thanksgiving Day and returning Tuesday after Thanksgiving instead of Sunday. Oct 26, 2006 Airlines face challenge in keeping planes clean. Airplane cleanliness has become less frequent in recent years as carriers have cut costs and encouraged travelers to bring food aboard, 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. a report in The 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. Airlines are taking steps to improve cleaning practices, including increasing the frequency of deep cleaning routines and replacing contractors. Oct 23, 2006 Analysts say some U.S. airlines may provide cell phone service. U.S. carriers may allow travelers to use their cell phones while airborne as a revenue source, analysts say. New technology keeps cell phone signals from interfering with a plane's guidance system and ground networks. Some carriers say they have no plans to allow cell phone use in-flight but would prefer Wi-Fi for more discreet communication. Oct 23, 2006 Thanksgiving airfares up 15% from year-ago levels, survey finds. The average advance, round-trip airfare for the Thanksgiving weekend is up 15% from year-ago levels, and bookings are 42% ahead of last year, according to a survey for USA TODAY USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. . Analysts say some travelers are booking their flights earlier to make sure they have seats. Oct 23, 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 , 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. American, Southwest battle for Dallas fliers. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are competing aggressively for travelers who fly out of North Texas. The two carriers said Tuesday that they expect a never-ending battle for the hearts and pocketbooks of North Texas travelers, with much lower fares than what had been available before Congress permitted carriers at Love Field to sell long-distance tickets. Oct 25, 2006 Continental Airlines, ExpressJet Holdings ExpressJet Holdings, which operates as a Regional partner of Continental Airlines, established a subsidiary that will offer corporate aircraft services. ExpressJet Corporate Aviation will launch in December with Embraer ERJ-145XRs and will dedicate 10 planes to the service by May, flying them under the ExpressJet CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight 121 operating certificate Operating certificate is a category of license issued by a government agency allowing an individual or company to provide a controlled type of service. These certificates are generally issued for a limited time period. . CO informed its partner in January that it would remove 69 ERJs from its network following the two companies' failure to reach a new financial agreement. ExpressJet since has been seeking suitable partners for the aircraft leased from CO, which tapped Republic Airways Holdings Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) is an aviation holding corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, which owns three regional airlines operating in the United States: Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. to replace the service. Oct 26, 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, KLM widen codesharing agreement. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta Air Lines will expand their codesharing agreement beginning Sunday. The deal gives KLM codeshare access to 29 additional destinations in the Delta network The Delta Network, also referred to as the Delta Force (no relation to the real life Delta Force) was the name of a group of Deviants, a fictional race of beings from Marvel Comics. The Delta Network was a group of Deviant warriors who were organized by Warlord Kro. and will be available through Delta's hubs in Atlanta and New York JFK. Oct 27, 2006 Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines is an American airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. , Hawaiian Airlines, Aloha Airlines Column: Competition heats up in Hawaii. Fierce competition has pushed the price of a one-way ticket for travel between the Hawaiian Islands down to $39, the Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney writes. Mesa Airlines recently launched inter-island flights with low fares, and Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines matched the prices. Hawaiian has filed a lawsuit against Mesa, claiming Mesa used confidential information to launch service. Oct 24, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 23, 2006 |
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