Low Cost Airline News - North America.Dec 31, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from AirTran Airways employees threw their support behind the proposed merger with Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines is an American scheduled passenger airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operating from General Mitchell International Airport. . AirTran said a letter addressed to Chairman and 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. Joe Leonard For the baseball player, see . Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. and signed by three unions and two internal employee organizations cited "the common cultures and entrepreneurial spirit" at both carriers and offered "to meet with our counterparts at Midwest" and "to stand together to help make this merger a reality." Dec 21, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways flew 1.13 billion RPMs in November, up 15.4% from the year-ago month. Capacity climbed 19.1% to 1.63 billion ASMs and load factor fell 2.2 points to 69.2%. Dec 21, 2006 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways said it intends to bring new jobs and flights to Milwaukee if its $290 million bid for Midwest Airlines is successful. It said its recent growth--it has added 2,800 jobs in the past five years--compares favorably to Midwest's, which AirTran said has cut 500 jobs during the same period, citing SEC filings. It also has 60 737s on order and said it is preparing to add 3,000 positions in the next five years. Midwest has two MD-80s on order, AirTran said. "AirTran has both its history and the future firm aircraft orders to deliver on its pledge to add jobs in Milwaukee," Chairman and CEO Joe Leonard argued. Dec 19, 2006 Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. Frontier Airlines flew 643.9 million RPMs in November, a 12.3% increase from the year-ago month. Capacity rose 13.4% to 884.7 million ASMs and load factor decreased 0.7 point to 72.8%. Dec 21, 2006 JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). JetBlue Airways cut its 2007 capacity guidance again yesterday, announcing in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects to post 11%-14% ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. growth next year rather than the 14%-17% it forecast earlier this month. The figure accounts for the carrier's plan to remove one full row of seats from each of its A320s by March. It expects to be operating 108 A320s and 33 E-190s by the end of next year compared to 96 A320s and 23 E-190s at the close of 2006. Full-year 2006 passenger RASM RASM Revenue per Available Seat Mile RASM Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Manageability (Red Hat, Inc.) RASM Rear Admiral Submarines (UK) RASM Recorded Announcement Systems Manager is expected to grow 12%-14% over 2005, unit costs will climb 11%-13% (or 5%-7% excluding fuel) and estimated operating margin Operating Margin A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency. Calculated by: will be 5%-6%. Dec 21, 2006 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways flew 1.91 billion RPMs in November, an 11.7% increase over the year-ago month. Capacity rose 13.2% to 2.36 billion ASMs and load factor dropped 1.1 points to 80.8%. Dec 18, 2006 Southwest Airlines AAR Aar, river: see Aare. was selected by Southwest Airlines to perform heavy maintenance services and winglet wing·let n. 1. A small or rudimentary wing. 2. A short, almost vertical stabilizing fin projecting from the tip of an aircraft wing. installations for the airline's 737s, with the work to be done at AAR's Indianapolis facility. Under terms of a three-year agreement, AAR will operate one line of nose-to-tail heavy maintenance checks starting in January. Winglet installation will include two nose-to-tail lines, each operating for 16-18 months, also starting next month. Dec 26, 2006 Virgin America US Rejects Virgin America Operating Certificate. US transport regulators said on Wednesday they had tentatively rejected Virgin America's application to fly, saying its ownership structure did not meet a US citizenship test. Dec 28, 2006 Virgin America Virgin America said it was given US FAA approval for "proving run" test flights, which it claimed moved it a step closer to DOT certification. But the startup, which has leased 34 A320s, still faces citizenship challenges from US competitors who say Richard Branson's Virgin Group, not US investors, control the carrier. It is unclear when it will be able to get its certificate. FAA did not release a statement. Dec 26, 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 Dec 11, 2006 |
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