Low Cost Airline News - North America.Apr 16, 2007 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 Midwest Rebuffs Latest AirTran Offer Midwest Air Group's board of directors today officially rebuffed AirTran Airways' most recent takeover offer, which the carrier raised earlier this month. Midwest's board and management are encouraging shareholders to follow suit and favor its own stand-alone growth plan over nuptials with AirTran. Apr 13, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran supports raising pilot retirement age AirTran Airways says it supports the FAA's plan to boost the mandatory retirement A mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. Typically, mandatory retirement ages are justified by the argument that certain occupations are either too dangerous (military personnel) age for commercial pilots to 65. The FAA wants to implement the change in the next two years. Apr 12, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran steps up pressure regarding merger AirTran is stepping up pressure on Midwest directors as they consider a formal response to the April 2 bid of $9 in cash and 0.5842 of an AirTran share for each Midwest share. Midwest is resisting AirTran's bid, saying it does not reflect the true value of the carrier. Apr 11, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran expected to post small Q1 profit: AirTran Airways says it expects to report a small first-quarter profit on April 25. Airline executives say they are encouraged by the carrier's recent revenue and cost performance. Apr 11, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways voiced its support for US FAA's initiative to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots to 65 from 60. FAA expects to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A notice of proposed rulemaking or NPRM is issued by law when a regulatory agency of the United States Federal Government wishes to add, remove, or change a rule (or regulation) as part of the rulemaking process. Outside the USA. by year end . The National Pilots Assn., which represents AirTran's 1,400 pilots, recently voted unanimously to allow pilots an additional five years of flying. Meanwhile, the Air Line Pilots Assn. is waiting for the May release of a report prepared by its Age 60 Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Panel before announcing its position. Currently, ALPA ALPA abbr. Air Line Pilots Association policy supports Age 60. Apr 11, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran to return to first-quarter profitability AirTran Holdings AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) is a Nevada corporation that operates as an airline holding company. Its primary asset is AirTran Airways. History After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet Airlines suffered serious , parent of AirTran Airways, expects to report a "small" first-quarter profit when it releases its results on April 25, it said yesterday. Apr 11, 2007 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways flew 1.48 billion RPMs in March, up 22.2% from the year-ago month. Capacity rose 22.9% to 1.9 billion ASMs and load factor fell 0.4 point to 77.7%. Apr 10, 2007 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 821.3 million RPMs in March, up 11.5% from the year-ago month. Capacity climbed 17.9% to 1.07 billion ASMs, dropping load factor 4.5 points to 76.8%. Yield rose 5.7% to 11.72 cents and unit revenue was down 0.1% to 9.01 cents. Apr 11, 2007 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). US Airline Recovery Intact Despite The Bumps Early 2007 has been marked by severe weather and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most disasters at airlines such as JetBlue Airways and US Airways, but the string of bad luck and blunders does not threaten a longer-term industry recovery, experts say. Apr 12, 2007 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways flew 2.26 billion RPMs in March, a 9.9% increase from the year-ago month. Capacity was up 11.3% to 2.65 billion ASMs and load factor fell 1 point to 85.5% Apr 9, 2007 Skybus Airlines Skybus Airlines is a privately held airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It is an ultra-low-cost carrier, modeled after the European airline Ryanair and the early years of Southwest Airlines. Nationwide buys ad space on discount airline's jetliner Nationwide Mutual Insurance has purchased ads that will cover the inside and outside of a Skybus Airlines jetliner. Ads will appear on the plane's fuselage, tray tables, overhead bins and refreshment carts. Skybus, a discount airline, hopes the advertising revenue allows it to offer lower fares. The airline will start operating flights in May. Apr 12, 2007 Skybus Airlines Skybus Airlines, which expects to launch service later this spring, yesterday unveiled an Airbus A319 displaying the logo and slogan for the Columbus-based Nationwide insurance company as part of its livery LIVERY, Engl. law. 1. The delivery of possession of lands to those tenants who hold of the king in capite, or knight's service. 2. Livery was also the name of a writ which lay for the heir of age, to obtain the possession of seisin of his lands at the king's hands. F. N. B. 155. 3. . The carrier said it is "believed to be" the only US airline currently selling ad space on aircraft exteriors. It also is making interior advertising available and said Nationwide will be featured on tray tables, overhead bins and restroom doors. "Our goal is to provide outrageously low fares to our passengers," Skybus 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. Bill Diffendorfer said. "One of the ways we are able to do this is by offering both traditional and nontraditional marketing opportunities, like advertising on our planes." Apr 12, 2007 Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. Southwest Airlines will add an eighth daily Dallas Love Field-Albuquerque flight, a second daily ABQ-Seattle flight and a fifth daily DAL-New Orleans flight on June 4. It will launch daily Norfolk-Tampa service, a fourth daily Houston Hobby-TPA flight and a fourth daily HOU-Orlando International flight on June 17. Apr 13, 2007 Sun Country Airlines Sun Country Airlines completed negotiations for the lease of two winglet-equipped 737-800s. It will take delivery of its ninth and 10th aircraft in July and August. It declined to identify the lessor. Apr 10, 2007 Virgin America Virgin America is a U.S. based low-cost airline that began service on 8 August 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards". Virgin America fights to keep CEO Reid Virgin America this week asked the US Dept. of Transportation to reconsider its ruling that CEO Fred Reid must have his employment with the airline terminated within 90 days of receipt of its certification. Apr 12, 2007 Virgin America Virgin America hopes to keep chief executive Virgin America has asked the DOT to drop its request that CEO Fred Reid resign from the airline. Reid's resignation is a condition for Virgin America to receive regulatory approval. 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