Airline News - North America.Jun 18, 2007 Canada loosened its requirements for passports applications on Friday in an effort to cut a backlog triggered by Washington's strict new rules for cross-border travel into the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Jun 11, 2007 US Relaxes Passport Rules For Regional Travel. The United States is to temporarily relax new rules requiring passports for US citizens flying to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean because of a huge passport application backlog. Jun 11, 2007 As recently as last autumn, the U.S. airline industry was rife with expectation that a wave of consolidation was soon to sweep the sector. After years of cost cutting and scaling back excess route capacity, it seemed the only thing left to fully clean up the historically troubled industry was for the number of competitors to dwindle dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. . Jun 11, 2007 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 has been showing its new, and seriously revamped, transatlantic business class, offering it to the travel trade in London at both Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a large business development in London, located on the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in and close by Liverpool Street Station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London in England. in the heart of The City. Mounted on a massive articulated wagon, the American Airlines display came complete with fully working examples of the impressive Ricaro seats, plus of course samples of both liquid and very edible refreshments available on the actual flights. The product is currently being introduced on its international Boeing 767 fleet and will be launched on the long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. 777s during 2008. It is a major step forward in the quality of business class across the North Atlantic and is a parallel introduction to the revised British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. Club World and the yet to be seen Delta product. Jun 13, 2007 American Airlines American Airlines has been showing its new, and seriously revamped, transatlantic business class, offering it to the travel trade in London at both Canary Wharf and close by Liverpool Street Station in the heart of The City. Jun 12, 2007 American Airlines American Airlines, "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" and Premiere Radio Networks Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. It is currently the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming. today announced a marketing agreement that makes for one of the most extensive efforts ever by a global airline to reach African-American consumers. The deal allows American to bring its airline news and information directly to the program's audience of nearly 5 million weekly listeners. Jun 12, 2007 American Airlines KIWI Magazine and American Airlines have partnered to offer the Kiwi Care Package to parents traveling with children on select American Airlines flights beginning June 11, 2007. The innovative in-flight promotion provides education for parents, fun activities for children, and healthy product samples for both to enjoy. Jun 11, 2007 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines has transferred its daily non-stop transatlantic service at Gatwick from the South Terminal to the North Terminal. The airline flies to Newark, New York Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, U.S., 30 miles (48 km) east by south of Rochester. The population was 9,682 at the 2000 census. The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County. (three flights daily), Houston, Texas (twice daily) and to Cleveland, Ohio (daily during the summer). Jun 13, 2007 Continental Airlines Continental Airlines' number one flight attendant on the system seniority list, Norma Heape, will celebrate 50 years of service with the company on a flight between 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 and Hong Kong on Wednesday. Jun 11, 2007 Continental, US Helicopter Continental and US Helicopter Enter Codeshare Agreement. Continental Airlines has placed its "CO" code on US Helicopter flights that operate between Manhattan heliports and Continental's flights 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 , allowing for single itineraries and boarding passes, as well as baggage service checked through to a customer's final destination. Jun 14, 2007 Delta Air Lines Forty Delta Air Lines employees, demonstrating the airline's commitment to global social responsibility, will volunteer 10 days of their time and expense to join Habitat for Humanity International Habitat For Humanity International (HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international, ecumenical Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing. in Ghana, West Africa, to build houses in partnership with families in need of safe, decent shelter. The project is part of Delta's Force for Global Good program, which unites employees and customers in philanthropic efforts throughout the world. Jun 15, 2007 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 Interisland in·ter·is·land adj. Relating to, involving, or connecting two or more islands: interisland competition; interisland ferries. airline tickets went on sale again Thursday when Mesa Air Group's go! division offered $19 tickets, including taxes, for travel taken June 15-30. Jun 15, 2007 Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines today announced new service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW DFW Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth International (Airport Code) DFW Department of Fish and Wildlife DFW David Foster Wallace DFW Drug-Free Workplace DFW Down For Whatever (song by Pretty Young Things) ) and New York's LaGuardia International Airport (LGA LGA abbr. large for gestational age LGA Large for gestational age, see there ) beginning Sept. 5, 2007. The new service will be operated with Northwest's modern Airbus A319 aircraft, which feature 16 seats in first class and 108 seats in coach class. Jun 15, 2007 Northwest Airlines Northwest Vacations Adds to Travel Protection Service. The vacation component of Northwest Airlines recently enhanced its Travel Protection Plan with a "PLUS" version, giving travelers a lowest price guarantee in addition to allowing trip cancellations for almost any reason. Jun 14, 2007 Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines will resume its daily Osaka-Saipan service on Dec. 21 aboard a 182-seat 757. Jun 11, 2007 United Airlines United Airlines has become the first US carrier to operate nonstop services to Taipei with a daily flight from San Francisco to the island. Viewed as a renegade republic by neighboring China, Taiwan has long been at the forefront of powering technological development and a route from the Bay Area and Silicon Valley ties both communities together. UA871 departs San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . at 12:41 local, arriving in Taipei Taoyuan at 17:10 the following day. Given the complexity of the date line, passengers leaving on UA872 from Taipei at 12:10, will actually arrive earlier in the morning of the same day at 08:24. Jun 13, 2007 United Airlines United Airlines today announced it is kicking off summer with seven new routes, with service beginning this month, plus adding another five to its fall schedule. The new cities and service further strengthen United's schedule, enabling customers to access more of the world with one-stop service and visit popular U.S. destinations. Jun 11, 2007 US Airways US Airways on Friday launched daily Philadelphia-Zurich service. It is the carrier's 19th European destination. Jun 11, 2007 US Airways US Airways enhances the already award-winning Dividend Miles Program by unveiling its Off-Peak Saver Award. This new promotion allows for reduced mileage redemption opportunities for travel to the Caribbean and Europe at times when travel is typically light. Customers can now travel to exciting US Airways destinations Below is a list of destinations served by US Airways Group's subsidiaries; America West Airlines and US Airways. The list does not include cities only served by US Airways Express; (Air Midwest, Air Wisconsin, Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA across the pond to Europe and down to the Caribbean for fewer miles during off peak. Jun 11, 2007 US Helicopter Corporation To further simplify the booking and ticketing experience, US Helicopter Corporation ("US Helicopter") and Continental Airlines announced a codeshare agreement to expedite the process for customers connecting between two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. heliports and Continental's flights at its New York hub at Newark Liberty. Jun 11, 2007 Zoom Airlines Zoom Airlines, the Canadian operator now registered in the UK, introduced flights June8 between Gatwick and Bermuda, breaking the world's longest-running monopoly for an air service. Research shows that the last airline to compete with British Airways and its predecessor BOAC BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (now British Airways) BOAC Billed Office Address Code BOAC Board of Aviation Commissioners (Indiana) BOAC Blazing Outdoor Adventurers & Co Pte Ltd on the London-Bermuda service was Cunard Eagle Airways, which ceased flying forty years ago in 1967, after the joint venture between Cunard and British Eagle was taken over by BOAC. Jun 11, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. 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