Airline News - North America.Mar 19, 2007 On-time performance disclosure may be in passenger-rights bill While chronically delayed flights represent a small fraction of the millions of airline flights each year, from less than 1% to 3% 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. federal measures, passenger-rights legislation may require airlines to provide on-time flight performance information on their Web sites. Not all carriers currently disclose this information on their Web sites. Mar 15, 2007 Travel groups laud Senate bill welcoming foreign visitor Two major travel-industry groups say they will be helping leaders in the House and Senate to make sure the final security bill retains measures that "improve America's image around the world." The measures, which were based on Discover America Partnership proposals, target port procedures and the U.S. visa policy. Mar 15, 2007 Passengers' rights bill could create more inconvenience Columnists Shaunti Feldhahn Shaunti Feldhahn, best-selling author of For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men, began her career not as a writer, but as an analyst on Wall Street. and Diane Glass debate the merits of an airline passengers' bill of rights in their Woman-to-Woman column. Feldhahn says well-intentioned legislation could create more problems than it would solve. Glass says leaving travelers in a full plane for hours creates risks. An Air Transport Association spokesman says legislative reforms now being proposed "could create inflexible standards and inconvenient travel for everyone. Mar 14, 2007 Lawmakers will consider opposition to proposed Philadelphia flight paths A House aviation panel took statements Monday from opponents to the FAA's plan to change flight paths over Pennsylvania's Delaware County Delaware County is the name of six counties in the United States of America:
River in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, U.S. Formed by the junction of its eastern and western branches in southern New York, it flows about 405 mi (650 km) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay. Navigable to Trenton, N.J. , which reduces noise heard on the ground. The FAA has said the new flight paths will reduce delays. Mar 13, 2007 Air Canada Air Canada offers pass for U.S.-Canada travel Air Canada now Canada Now (more formally CBC News: Canada Now) is the early-evening national news program aired on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007. offers subscription-based flight passes for unlimited travel between Canada and the U.S. Travelers can book the pass in one transaction. The airline draws money in fixed monthly payments that include the cost of the air fares, fees, charges and taxes. Mar 14, 2007 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. Transat Posts Lower Profit Transat AT, parent of airline Air Transat, reported a lower first-quarter profit on Wednesday hurt by new accounting procedures and the impact of foreign exchange on debt. Mar 14, 2007 Continental Airlines Domestic fares come under pressure, Continental says Continental Airlines said Tuesday domestic fares are coming under pressure despite strong demand. The airline said its first-quarter domestic yields will fall slightly from year-ago levels. Mar 14, 2007 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". Hawaiian Reinstates San Diego-Maui Nonstop Effective March 16, Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating its daily nonstop service between San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and Kahului, Maui. Mar 15, 2007 Republic Airlines Two more airlines apply for New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). liquor license Noun 1. liquor license - a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages liquor licence license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something Republic Airlines and Shuttle America have applied for New Mexico liquor licenses. The carriers are not named in the state's cease-and-desist order Cease-and-desist order An order issued after notice and opportunity for hearing, requiring a depository institution, a holding company or a depository institution official to terminate unlawful, unsafe or unsound banking practices. issued to three other carriers. However, state officials say they are pleased the carriers are complying. Mar 12, 2007 United Airlines, United Express United Airlines and United Express will start service from Denver to Dayton (daily from April 24 aboard GoJet Airlines CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700s), Raleigh/Durham (from April 24) and Kalispell, Mont. (twice-daily from June 7) aboard SkyWest Airlines 50-seat CRJs. Mar 14, 2007 US Airways, Delta Air Lines US Airways will continue taking risks to get great returns, 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. says US Airways will continue to seek out business opportunities that promise great returns, CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday during the airline's media day. The company earlier this year withdrew its bid to merge with Delta Air Lines. "If you're not trying stuff like that, you're not trying hard enough," Parker said of the offer to buy Delta. "We're going to keep taking chances like that. It invigorates us and makes us want to go out and find other things to do." Parker also promised to fix operational problems at the airline's Philadelphia hub. 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