 | //17-04-2009 China's top three airlines, which lost more than $4 billion in 2008, may return to profit this year as a faster-than-expected rebound in domestic air travel in the first quarter could extend through the year.
After years of double-digit growth, China's airlines faced strong headwinds last year as a series of natural disasters and a slowing economy hit demand for air travel.
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| //17-04-2009 Bucking the trend of U.S. air carriers storing planes in the desert while riding out the global recession, American Airlines on Monday introduced the first of 76 new Boeing planes to fly on dozens of routes passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
The move to invest in an uncertain future is what American officials called their "fleet renewal plan," slowly replacing older planes with new, more efficient models that sport passenger-friendly amenities such as articulated seats, more onboard storage space and a planned in-flight Internet service as part of upgrades to entertainment systems.
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| //15-04-2009 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has dropped a proposed joint venture with Australia's Qantas Airways for aircraft maintenance and repair.
Managing Director Idris Jala said discussions were halted after a preliminary agreement for the Malaysian project inked in 2007 lapsed recently.
The news came amid new woes at Qantas, which on Tuesday slashed its annual profit forecast and said it would cut up to 5% of its work force as it grounds some aircraft due to a slump in business and first-class travel.
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| //15-04-2009 SkyWest Inc. (SKYW) sees its first-quarter net income falling short of expectations due to factors ranging from surging flight cancellations to demand drops from the regional airline's major partners.
Skywest handles regional flights for Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) and UAL Corp. (UAUA). The major ...
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| //15-04-2009 SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China Eastern Airlines Corp. (CEA) said Wednesday it swung to a net loss in 2008 on high fuel ... |
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 | //14-04-2009 SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Qantas Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Alan Joyce said Tuesday that the airline continues to talk to a range of other airlines and one of those discussions could turn into a closer relationship but there are no significant developments ... |
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 | //14-04-2009 Southwest Airlines is touching down in Beantown! Southwest Airlines today announced the carrier's low fares and flight schedule from Boston Logan International (BOS) beginning on August 16, 2009. The airline will begin service with ten daily nonstop flights: five to Chicago Midway and five to Baltimore/Washington International. Southwest is offering these new flights with fares as low as $89 one-way for Chicago and $49 one-way for Baltimore/Washington (see fare rules below). To view a complete list of Southwest's flights from Boston Logan, visit: www.southwest.com |
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| //14-04-2009 Bucking the trend of U.S. air carriers storing planes in the desert while riding out the global recession, American Airlines on Monday introduced the first of 76 new Boeing planes to fly on dozens of routes passing through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
The move to invest in an uncertain future is what American officials called their "fleet renewal plan," slowly replacing older planes with new, more efficient models that sport passenger-friendly amenities such as articulated seats, more onboard storage space and a planned in-flight Internet service as part of upgrades to entertainment systems. |
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.jpg) | //14-04-2009 Continental Airlines received the okay from the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) to join the existing partnership between United Airlines and either other Star Alliance airline carriers. The announcement was reported by Continental Airlines on April 7th.
Of the eight members of the Star Alliance, Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines offer service out of Sea-Tac airport. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will continue operating out of Sea-Tac through June at which point it will discontinue service to Seattle. Also in the Star Alliance are Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, SWISS and TAP Air Portugal
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| //13-04-2009 Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Delta Airlines flight to Tel Aviv on Saturday after the pilot failed to make contact with air traffic controllers at Ben Gurion Airport.
Israeli security officials feared the plane had been hijacked upon its approach to Tel Aviv. Air force pilots who made visual contact with the pilot were informed that a technical malfunction had prevented communication with the control tower.
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| //13-04-2009 Turk Hava Yollari AO, the carrier known as Turkish Airlines, surged in Istanbul trading after announcing its first dividend since the government sold shares to the public in 1990.
Turkish Airlines had the biggest intraday gain since July 30 last year, jumping as much as 80 kurus, or 11 percent, to 8.20 liras on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the highest level in almost 15 months. It rose 8.1 percent at 11:32 a.m.
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| //10-04-2009 U.S. airlines recorded their best February on-time performance in seven years, with 82.6 percent of flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Thursday.
The February numbers were the highest since 2002, when 84.7 percent of flights arrived on schedule or with 14 minutes.
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| //10-04-2009 More than 40,000 United Airlines "front-line" workers will receive a $100 bonus because the carrier's on-time performance topped the Transportation Department's monthly performance rating for March, the Chicago-based airline said Thursday.
Under an incentive plan that began in January, employees of the UAL Corp. unit would receive $100 if the airline finishes first among its peers, as measured by the department. If United places second in on-time performance, the workers would get $65.
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 | //10-04-2009 Southwest Airlines has announced plans to begin flights to LaGuardia Airport in the first such service by the airline to any New York City airport.
Southwest announced it would begin service to LaGuardia June 28 with five round-trip nonstop flights daily between LaGuardia and Midway Airport in Chicago and three round-trip nonstops between LaGuardia and Baltimore. |
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| //09-04-2009 BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU has banned all eight airlines operating from the West African nation of Benin from flying to Europe because of their poor safety record.
The European Commission on Wednesday also added six carriers from Kazakhstan and one each from Thailand and Ukraine to its list.
The new list contains 194 airlines, mostly from Africa, that have been deemed by the EU not to meet international safety standards
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| //09-04-2009 As demand for air travel continues to fall, American Airlines Inc. has implemented hiring and salary freezes for most nonunion positions, the company said Tuesday.
About 19,000 workers will see their wages frozen under the plan, American spokesman Tim Smith said.
American Senior Vice President of Human Resources Jeff Brundage detailed the news in letters sent to employees this week.
Brundage said Fort Worth, Texas-based American, a subsidiary of AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), will not be continuing with an annual 1.5 percent pay increase for independent, management or support staff positions. Last year had been the last year of the five-year pay plan.
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| //09-04-2009 Alaska Airlines said Wednesday that advance bookings for April are up, possibly reflecting the later Easter holiday this year, but that bookings for travel in May and June are below 2008 levels.
The company also forecast higher unit costs excluding fuel for the first quarter and all of 2009.
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| //07-04-2009 The annual quality rankings for airlines from two college professors are out today, with the headlines trumpeting marked industry improvement in 2008 over the prior year. The rankings consider denied boardings, on-time performance, customer complaints, and mishandled baggage, with being on-time weighted slightly ahead of the other measures. With traffic and checked baggage both down last year, the report findings came as little surprise, save for Northwest (DAL), now part of Delta, edging out Southwest (LUV) in terms of overall customer satisfaction, fourth and sixth, respectively. US Airways (LCC) showed the most improvement, Hawaiian (HA) was atop the list and Atlantic Southeast (SKYW) came in last. |
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