 | //02-07-2009 Austrian Airlines, the ailing carrier due to be taken over by Germany's Lufthansa AG, said Thursday it will cut about 1,000 jobs by mid-2010 as part of an effort to boost its competitiveness.
In a statement, the airline said the downsizing would happen in stages and include layoffs. Some positions would be eliminated through outplacements or by not refilling vacancies, it said. |
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 | //02-07-2009 As airlines across the globe are cutting back services in the economic slump, Air New Zealand gives their customers the “bare essentials.” In a new 45-second ad, the airline features Air New Zealand employees clad in nothing but body paint made to look like uniforms, giving literal meaning to their slogan “the airline with nothing to hide. |
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 | //02-07-2009 It’s not a pretty sight at Chicago O’Hare. The Chicago Tribune reports that a United Airlines computer glitch has caused serious delays and grounded the airline’s flights at the airport. Look at the picture of passengers backing up at Terminal 1. The expressions on their faces seem a little bit tame to me. |
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| //25-06-2009 (HONG KONG) Dragonair today announced that it will launch a new service to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the biggest city in the fast-growing Pearl River Delta region, on September 14.
The twice-daily service, to be operated by A320 and A321 aircraft, will provide passengers travelling between Hong Kong and Guangzhou with more choice and convenience. At the same time the new flights will offer improved connectivity via Hong Kong to the rest of the world, further enhancing Hong Kong’s status as one of the world's premier international aviation hubs. |
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| //24-06-2009 It provides easy to navigate, comprehensive real time flight information on arrivals, departures and delays, terminals and maps, parking, transportation, directions, food and shopping, hotels, etc.
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Flight 1973, a Boeing 757 which is a twin-engine short-to-medium-range jetliner, landed at the Ontario Airport. shortly after midnight EDT Wednesday. There were 190 people on board.
A Delta spokesman told 11Alive News the company will not speculate what caused the engine problem and is investigating. |
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| //24-06-2009 Frontier Airlines Holdings could be acquired out of bankruptcy court this summer by Republic Airways Holdings for $108.8 million. If the deal goes through, Frontier Airlines and affiliate Lynx Aviation will have a new owner but will maintain their current names "and continue to operate as usual," according to a company statement. |
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| //22-05-2009 AN ACRIMONIOUS dispute between Singapore Airlines and travel giant Flight Centre spilled into the public domain yesterday after the airline warned its frequent flyers the agency was no longer actively selling its fares. |
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| //22-05-2009 Testimony on the deadly Continental Connection crash in New York prompts senior members of the aviation safety subcommittee to question FAA enforcement. A spokeswoman says the agency will cooperate. |
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| //22-05-2009 British Airways /quotes/comstock/23s!a:bay (UK:BAY 156.70, -6.10, -3.75%) posted a loss of 231 million pounds ($366 million) in the fourth quarter compared to a profit of 74 million pounds in the year-earlier quarter. Its operating loss came in at 309 million pounds, its worst quarterly performance since records began. |
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 | //22-05-2009 The chief executive of Gulfstream International Group Inc., parent of a commuter airline accused by federal officials of crew-scheduling and maintenance violations, said he believes the company will be vindicated on a majority of the items under scrutiny.
The company faces a proposed $1.3 million penalty for the alleged violations, made public Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration.
In emails Friday, David Hackett disputed assertions by congressional investigators that Gulfstream falsified flight-time records and forced crews to fly more hours than federal rules permit.
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| //21-05-2009 From the beginning of commuter airlines, the major airlines and the FAA have sold the public a bill of goods. The promise, I feel unfulfilled, was that the commuter airlines (regional airlines) would be as safe as the majors. Yet, as we saw with the Colgan accident in New York, the crew were both low-time pilots. In aviation, flight time equals experience equals safety. |
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 | //15-05-2009 Infrequent fliers who travel this summer may soon have to pay more to check their bags at the airport.
United Airlines and US Airways are nudging up baggage fees, and analysts expect other carriers to follow.
As of June 10, United Airlines plans to hike its luggage fees by $5 per bag for customers who pay for the service at the airport, charging $20 for the first bag checked and $30 for the second.
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| //15-05-2009 The trade group representing the nation's major airlines predicts that air travel will fall 7 percent this summer.
The Air Transport Association said this morning that it expects about 195 million people will fly on U.S. carriers between June 1 and Aug. 31 -- which would mark a drop of 14 million from the 209 million who flew on U.S. airlines last summer.
The group projects that domestic travel will fall 7 percent (from 183 million to 171 million) and international traffic will fall 6 percent (from 26 million to 24 million).
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| //15-05-2009 U.S. airlines will carry about 14 million fewer passengers this summer as a result of the global recession, predicted the Air Transport Association, an airline trade group.
But airplanes should still be jam-packed this June and July, traditionally the busiest time of the year for air travel.
That’s because airlines have launched price wars to attract passengers to routes where bookings have fallen off and have already grounded hundreds of airplanes in anticipation of weaker demand. |
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 | //14-05-2009 A tire on Southwest Airlines Flight 519 caught fire after touching down at Houston's Hobby Airport. Tire failure (blow out) was the likely cause. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished and passengers were evacuated safely via emergency slides. No significant injuries are being reported at this time and air traffic is being allowed to flow in and out of HOU |
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 | //14-05-2009 Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced plans today to reverse a Bush administration plan for auctioning to the highest bidder a portion of takeoff and landing slots at three New York City-area airports. |
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| //14-05-2009 Everyone who boards a plane hopes that the pilot and co-pilot have the experience, skill and cool judgment of Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who guided his stricken US Airways jetliner to a safe landing on the Hudson River in January.
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 | //14-05-2009 SINGAPORE (AP) ¡ª Singapore Airlines said its January-March profit plunged 92% as travelers cut down on trips amid a global economic slowdown.
The carrier's net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter was 41.9 million Singapore dollars ($28.7 million), down from SG$528 million a year earlier, it said in a statement Thursday.
Singapore Airlines flew 3.9 million passengers last quarter, 18% fewer than a year earlier.
"Advance bookings indicate that the drop in demand for air travel is leveling out," the company said. "However, the probability of a sustained recovery has been set back by uncertainties arising from the Influenza A epidemic."
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