Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.Apr 16, 2007 Delta may switch regional carriers to preserve quality Delta Air Lines could change its lineup of regional affiliates to improve the quality of service, 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. Gerald Grinstein Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's second largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. said Wednesday. Delta executives last month indicated the airline could sell or spin off its Comair unit after exiting bankruptcy protection. "When we experience baggage failures or connection failures there, it does reflect on the parent, so any time you have a connection carrier and it doesn't perform at the level you hope it will, it's going to reflect on the carrier that it's connected with, that it is serving," Grinstein said. Apr 12, 2007 Delta completes renovation of Atlanta lobby: Delta Air Lines has finished the $26 million renovation of its lobby at the Atlanta airport. The lobby now features 12,500 square feet of open space, several baggage drop areas and multilingual signs. Apr 12, 2007 Creditors object to Delta's restructuring plan More than a dozen Delta Air Lines creditors have filed objections to the airline's restructuring plan. The airline says procedural objections are common and that Delta executives remain confident the carrier will exit bankruptcy this month. Apr 11, 2007 Delta VP aims to create "passionate, loyal" customers As Delta Air Lines' vice president of in-flight and global product development, Joanne Smith leads a department tasked with helping the airline offer distinctive customer service. In a Q-and-A, Smith says she wants to cultivate "passionate, loyal customers of Delta." Smith says that for many years "Delta was No. 1 in customer service, and it was one of the best places to work in America." She says the airline has "the right formula to bring that passion back." Apr 10, 2007 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. announced the sale of its $91 million pre-petition unsecured creditor Unsecured Creditor An individual or institution that lends money without obtaining specified assets as collateral. This poses a higher risk to the creditor because they have nothing to fall back on should the borrower default on the loan. A debenture holder is an unsecured creditor. claim in Delta Air Lines' bankruptcy for $44.6 million. The transaction will close April 11. Republic subsidiaries Chautauqua Airlines Chautauqua Airlines is an airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It operates scheduled passenger services on more than 670 flights daily to cities in 30 states, Canada and the Bahamas, through feeder services under the names Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines, and Shuttle America Shuttle America is a major airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It feeds United Airlines flights at Chicago, Denver, and Washington as United Express, and feeds Delta Air Lines flights at Atlanta and New York as Delta Connection. operate as Delta Connection. Apr 10, 2007 Republic Sells Delta Bankruptcy Claim Republic Airways said on Monday it has sold a USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $91 million unsecured creditor claim in Delta Air Lines' bankruptcy case to an unidentified buyer for USD$44.59 million. Apr 10, 2007 Delta prepares to leave bankruptcy protection this month Creditors are expected to approve Delta Air Lines' restructuring plan, but the real challenge for the airline will arrive when it emerges from bankruptcy protection at the end of this month. Higher fuel prices and stiff competition could affect the airline's progress. "You get out of bankruptcy, and it's easy to get fat," Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. James Whitehurst says. "We have to continue to think [about] the 100 things we didn't do" during bankruptcy protection. Apr 9, 2007 Delta Air Lines will take over Atlantic Southeast Airlines' customer service and ground operations in Atlanta from June 1. It took over for Chautauqua Airlines, Shuttle America and Freedom Airlines last year. "Our customers expect and deserve a convenient, reliable travel experience onboard all Delta and Delta Connection flights," Executive VP-Operations Joe Kolshak said. ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and had the second-worst ontime arrival rate (66.9%) of the 20 reporting carriers in the US Bureau or Transportation Statistics' January report. Apr 9, 2007 Delta also unveiled a seasonal expansion of its Alaska service comprising four-times-weekly Los Angeles-Anchorage June 7-Aug. 19 aboard 757s, daily ANC-Atlanta May 23-Sept. 8 aboard 767-300s, daily ANC-Cincinnati May 23-Aug. 31 aboard 757-200s and five-times-weekly Fairbanks-Salt Lake City June 3-Aug. 31 aboard 737-800s. It will launch a twice-daily 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 JFK-Binghamton service on May 7 operated by Freedom Airlines. Four-times-daily flights from JFK to Syracuse and Albany will transition to 50-seat CRJs from Dash 8s throughout the summer. Apr 9, 2007 Delta Air Lines will launch daily New York JFK-Portland, Ore., flights on April 19 aboard 737-800s. From Atlanta it will launch flights to Newburgh, N.Y. (thrice-daily from May 7 aboard 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. CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 200s), Fort Smith, Ark. (twice-daily from June 7 aboard ASA CRJ200s), Halifax (Saturdays June 9-Aug. 18 aboard SkyWest Airlines
Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd is a regional airline company based in Perth, Australia servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia as well as charter CRJ900s), State College, Pa. (daily from June 7 aboard ASA CRJ200s) and Kalispell, Mont. (twice-weekly June 9-Aug. 18 aboard 737-800s). It will relaunch seasonal flights to Boise (four-times-weekly May 13-28 and daily May 30-Sept. 3 aboard 737-800s), Bozeman (four-times-weekly June 9-Aug. 19 aboard 737-800s), Jackson Hole (four-times-weekly June 7-Aug. 20 aboard 757-200s) and Vancouver (daily June 7-Sept. 30 aboard 757-200s). ASA will operate flights from Los Angeles to Seattle (daily from June 7) and Los Mochis (twice-weekly from June 2). Apr 9, 2007 Delta prepares to leave bankruptcy protection this month Creditors are expected to approve Delta Air Lines' restructuring plan, but the real challenge for the airline will arrive when it emerges from bankruptcy protection at the end of this month. Higher fuel prices and stiff competition could affect the airline's progress. "You get out of bankruptcy, and it's easy to get fat," Chief Operating Officer James Whitehurst says. "We have to continue to think [about] the 100 things we didn't do" during bankruptcy protection. Apr 9, 2007 Air France Denies Interest In US Partners Air France-KLM denied on Thursday a report it may acquire minority stakes in US partner carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. Apr 12, 2007 US consolidation begins with ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment acquisition of World Air Airline consolidation in the US began last week on a smaller scale than the failed mega-merger between US Airways and Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways' contentious pursuit of Midwest Air Group Midwest Air Group, Inc. AMEX: MEH is an airline holding company based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin now controlled by parent company, TPG Capital Texas Pacific Group. Northwest Airlines Inc,. as ATA Airlines parent ATA Holdings bought out World Air Holdings, parent of World Airways and North American Airlines North American Airlines is an American airline based in New York City, USA. It operates scheduled international services from the USA to Africa and Guyana, as well as domestic and international charter services and wet lease services. Its main base is John F. , for $315 million in cash or $12.50 per share. Apr 9, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact 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, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 9, 2007 |
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