Airline News.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jun 12, 2006 Many cellists buy second airline seat for their instruments. Some airlines allow cellists to purchase an extra seat so their instrument can fly next to them. The policy allows the musicians to avoid checking their instrument as baggage. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineairl.htm Jun 9, 2006 Airlines have fewer flights for travelers who face delays. It is harder for airlines to accommodate fliers who face extensive delays during the busy summer travel season, The Washington Post's Keith L. Alexander writes. Airlines will delay flights that they would have canceled in the past, observers say. Jun 6, 2006 Airlines strive to improve pet transport. Airlines reported few incidents in the past year involving pets, 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 data. The figures are significantly lower than previous estimates from animal rights groups, which predicted deaths and injuries in the thousands. Airlines carry hundreds of thousands of animals each year. Airlines want to continue improving the way they transport pets, Air Transport Association spokeswoman Victoria Day said. "We continue to strive to do all we can to ensure that pets arrive in a safe manner," she said. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineairl.htm Jun 5, 2006 Portugalia Airlines, SkyTeam SkyTeam said at Friday's Governing Board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" meeting in Paris that Portugalia Airlines now is a candidate to join the alliance's Associate Airline Program and China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. "continues to make progress on fulfilling alliance joining requirements" that should be finalized next year. Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde will sponsor Portugalia's effort to join SkyTeam by 2008. It serves nearly 1 million passengers per year operating to 20 destinations in six countries in Europe and North Africa with a fleet of 17 aircraft that include eight Embraer 145s and six F100s. Other candidates for the Associate Program are Air Europa Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. It operates inclusive tour services between northern and western Europe and holiday resorts in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands. , Copa Airlines, Kenya Airways Kenya Airways, the national airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi, Africa, started operations on 4 February 1977 It operates scheduled services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. , Middle East Airlines and Tarom. Jun 5, 2006 SkyTeam SkyTeam announced it will be the official alliance of next year's Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International . Jun 5, 2006 |
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