Low Cost Airline News - North America.

Dec 10, 2007

Frontier Airlines

Frontier to cut workforce by 10%. Frontier Airlines says it will cut about 100 positions in an effort to offset climbing fuel and operating costs. "Due to the extreme cost environment we are faced with, we have elected to make several decisions to position the airline for long-term viability," Frontier President and CEO Sean Menke said. "We are also evaluating our fleet size and future aircraft deliveries to ensure the fleet is 'right-sized' to endure this difficult cost environment." Dec 7, 2007

Frontier Airlines

Frontier may launch turboprop unit on Friday. Frontier Airlines expects to launch its new regional turboprop operation by Friday after it receives federal certification. The subsidiary, called Lynx Aviation, will operate 74-seat Bombardier turboprop planes. Dec 6, 2007

JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways to launch free in-flight e-mail. JetBlue on Tuesday will become the first U.S. carrier to offer travelers in-flight access to the Web when it launches the service. The airline will offer free e-mail service and instant messaging. Meanwhile, several airlines will start testing in-flight Internet service over the next few months. Dec 7, 2007

JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways flew 2.06 billion RPMs in November, an 8% increase over the year-ago month. Capacity climbed 13.4% to 2.68 billion ASMs, dropping load factor 3.8 points to 77%. Dec 7, 2007

WestJet Airlines

WestJet Airlines' load factor was 75.6 percent in November, up from 73.4 percent for the same month last year. Meanwhile, WestJet reported a capacity increase of 14.8 percent and a growth in revenue passenger miles of 18.3 percent. Dec 5, 2007

WestJet Airlines

WestJet Airlines sees no cracks in the strength of Canada's economy and so has no plans to restrict capacity growth as some US carriers have announced, the airline's chief executive said on Tuesday. WestJet, the No. 2 Canadian carrier, has been buoyed by brisk domestic and trans-border travel demand and a strong Canadian dollar, which tempers the impact of high fuel prices. The strong Canadian dollar has proved to be a hedge against fuel and other US-dollar-denominated costs for WestJet. The airline said the recent decline in the Canadian currency to around par with the greenback had a minimal effect because oil prices have also retreated from levels close to USD$100 a barrel. The Canadian dollar slipped to around 99 US cents on Tuesday in the wake of a Bank of Canada rate cut, after setting a modern-day record high above USD$1.10 in early November. Dec 5, 2007

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