30/Jun 2008 | Continental Takes Star Turn | Continental Takes Star Turn By Jay Boehmer JUNE 30, 2008 -- Continental's plan to leave SkyTeam and tightly align with United Airlines and its Star Alliance partners comes short of the merger agreemen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Justin Baer | Textron , the maker of Cessna aircraft and Bell helicopters, has lured General Electric s top aerospace executive to a senior post at the industrial company. Justin Baer mentions most:airlines americ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Three Continental flight attendants injured during flight | Three Continental Airlines flight attendants suffered minor injures after after a plane from Houston to Fort Lauderdale hit a patch of turbulence Monday afternoon, authorities said. that three female ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Virgin Blue touts loyalty program | Virgin Blue touts loyalty program VIRGIN Blue today touted the benefits of its traveller rewards scheme ahead of an announcement later today by rival Qantas about changes to its Frequent Flyer program... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil and Gas Developers | 6/30/2008 Natural Medicine: Reducing Pesticide Exposure.6/30/2008 Companies Try To Cash In On Green Trend, But Should Consumers Buy It?.6/29/2008 Washington Post: The Dark Side of Sunscreens.6/26/2008... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Resolution Saves Canyon From Mining For A While | EWG's investigation of nearly 1,000 sunscreens finds that 4 in 5 sunscreens fails to protect consumers. 6/30/2008 Natural Medicine: Reducing Pesticide Exposure.6/30/2008 Companies Try To Cash In On Gr... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Reward schemes square off | Virgin Blue today touted the benefits of its traveller rewards scheme ahead of an announcement later today by rival Qantas about changes to its Frequent Flyer program. Virgin Blue said its Velocity Re... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frequent flyers to pick any seat | Details of Qantas's revamped Frequent Flyer program are already online, even though chief executive Geoff Dixon isn't due to "unveil" the changes until later today. As expected, frequent flyers can no... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China s Weichai to buy stake in truck maker Foton | Weichai Power Co 000338.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it hasagreed to take a stake in Beiqi Foton Motor Co (600166.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) undera deal to ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Use Qantas points for any flight | Qantas frequent flyers will be able to redeem points for "Anyseat" on Qantas or Jetstar flights under changes to the program to be unveiled today. A bigger range of "frequent flyer partners" is also e... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frequent flyers get to pick any seat | Details of Qantas's revamped Frequent Flyer program are already online, even though chief executive Geoff Dixon isn't due to "unveil" the changes until later today. As expected, frequent flyers can no... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | PGMA inspects NAIA 3 facilities upon arrival from US trip | NAIA 3 facilities upon arrival from US tripMONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 | INFRASTRUCTURE President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived early this morning from a successful 10-day working visit to the United Sta... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines cope with fuel costs | Suspected drunken driver hits family, kills child.: Motorcyclist crashes after popping wheelie on Pomona street.: Coroner's identify 1-year-old killed in drunken driving. Bank execs' woes mount Legal ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Virgin touts traveller rewards scheme | Virgin Blue touted the benefits of its traveller rewards scheme ahead of an announcement later on Tuesday by rival Qantas about changes to its Frequent Flyer program. Virgin Blue said its Velocity Rew... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mandela personally bans Naomi Campbell from his 90th birthday concert | A community portal about Naomi Campbell with blogs, videos, and photos.org: Naomi Campbell is a British supermodel, actress, singer and author. Nelson Mandela intervened personally to ensure Naomi Ca... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Bradley Renewal Isn't Grounded Yet | WINDSOR LOCKS - Bradley International got the one-two punch last week: It will lose its much-ballyhooed nonstop flights to Los Angeles and Amsterdam this fall. But those setbacks aren't enough at ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Qantas frequent flyer scheme revamped | TRAVEL HOME. QANTAS frequent flyers will be able to redeem points for "Anyseat" on Qantas or Jetstar flights under changes to the program to be unveiled today. A bigger range of "frequent flyer partne... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines join forces to develop green aviation fuel | Virgin Atlantic , Air New Zealand and Boeing are joining forces to develop the world's first green aviation fuel - made from pond and sea weed the Daily Mail reports. Soaring fuel costs and growing ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet2 respond in fuel surcharge row | Leeds Bradford Airport based budget airline Jet2 has introduced fuel surcharges on its flights despite recent assurances by its boss that it had bought its fuel for the next 12 months at attractive... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Branson: don't run Heathrow into the ground | In an article in the Times Sir Richard Branson, the founder and President of Virgin Atlantic, says that the economic - and environmental - case for a third runway at Heathrow Airport is overwhelming. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Overwhelming' Case For Third Heathrow Runway - Branson | Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson has said there is an "overwhelming" case for a third runway to be built at Heathrow Airport. In the most impassioned statement yet made in support of the plans... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China shares slightly lower in early trade led by brokers, power producers | At 9:56 am, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 7.66 yuan after China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd (SHA 600016) announced the failure of a re-auction of 134.41 mln of the brokerage's shares, ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frontier's losses soar over $60 million | Frontier Airlines is reporting a $60.3 million net loss for the fiscal year 2008, which ranks as the carriers largest annual deficit ever. The Denver-based airline was supposed to file its year-end f... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Newest SWA Star | Mon, 06/30/2008 - 06:00 Mallory Messina Have you seen the newest SWA Celebrity? One of our Culture Ambassadors, Valerie LaGrone, had the great honor of being selected as the cover model for our May... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mallory Messina | I landed at Southwest Airlines in 2004 as a Temp in the Benefits Department. At that point, I had no desire to work at an "airline", I wanted something that was going to be "more fun and creative." (I... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air reports quarterly revenue increase | VarsityXtra. Blogs Blogging with the Devils Bordow's Sports Blog Brownie Bytes Golf: Backspin MLB: Inside Baseball NBA: Rim Shots NFL: Bird Watching. Despite extra turbulent skies for Phoenix-based Me... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ron Walker | On Monday, Bonhams will auction off an astounding collection of vintage motorcycles worth $2 million at the Royal Air Force Museum in London. The sale represents the largest single-owner collection of... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jesus travel: Eating in the land of milk and honey | Right after I posted about the Jesus Trail in Israel that meanders for 40 miles through the land where Jesus walked, I received my daily missive from Intelligent Travel. There was the post " What woul... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jesus Trail | Here is a bit of low impact tourism that can provide you with some exercise, a history lesson--and a walk similar to one that Jesus might have made. Instead of hopping on a bus to be taken to certain ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frontier Airlines Names New CFO | Large manufacturers' business sentiment down to 5: June Tankan+ Obama and Bill Clinton end their mutual silence Kyodo news summary -8-+ Obama and Bill Clinton finally speak Jamison signs 4-yr, $50M de... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | $120b wiped off listed firms' market cap in first half | A TOTAL of $120 billion has been slashed from the combined market value of companies listed in Singapore since the start of the year. That is a 15 per cent slide, the biggest first-half fall in market... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Thai Airways staff set to urge Chairman of the Board to clarify 8 Airbus case | Staff of Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) have prepared to propose letter to the Chairman of the Board of Director of the firm asking for the clarification of 8 Airbus A330-300 after Office of th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Marikina cop held for shooting colleague | Police arrested an anti-narcotics agent for allegedly shooting down and nearly killing a fellow policeman in Marikina City, Monday night., Marikina police chief, identified the suspect as Police Offic... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frontier Airlines loses $60M for year | Denver's homegrown airline released two grim financial reports on Monday, reflecting substantial losses that were mainly attributed to out-of-control fuel costs. Frontier Airlines lost nearly $22 mill... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Continental Airlines Incorporated | Three flight attendants were taken to a hospital for treatment after a flight from Houston to Fort Lauderdale hit a patch of turbulence in the air on Monday. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Assocham favours Aviation Economic Regulator | The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the highest body of the Chambers of Commerce of India, has urged the Indian federal government to set up an Aviation Economic Reg... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Use Qantas points for any flight at a price | QANTAS frequent flyers will be able to redeem points for "Anyseat" on Qantas or Jetstar flights under changes to the program to be unveiled today. A bigger range of "frequent flyer partners" is also e... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Guy Ritchie: No Ring Either | The gossip mill started churning overtime when Madonna began showing up in public without her wedding ring . And now her husband Guy Ritchie is ringless as well. As the British film director showed up... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Rachel at The Window Seat | I know Grant has been keeping you well-informed about Virgin America's services , but I figured I would share my fresh observations. I flew Virgin America for the first time yesterday: from New York t... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Justice for Anna Mae and Ray Robinson | Issue 52 Section: Accounts Geography: USA ; Western Shoshone Nation ; Navajo Nation Topics: nuclear Mining Indigenous . Walkers visited the most bombed nation on earth and the second largest... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Youth council members tagged in Quiapo robbery | Two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members were arrested by policemen after allegedly robbing a woman in Quiapo, Manila, before dawn Tuesday. Inspector Ricardo Magtajas, Quiapo police precinct commander, i... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Advexin | Introgen Submits Advexin Regulatory Applications in the U. and Europe Advexin Targets Gene Defect Common to Majority of Tumors AUSTIN, Texas & DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2008--Introgen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Plane with engine trouble lands safely at O'Hare after dumping fuel over Lake Michigan | A commercial airliner that had just taken off for Tokyo from O'Hare International Airport turned around and landed safely Monday afternoon after an engine malfunctioned over the northwest suburbs. One... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Alaska Airlines takes steps to conserve fuel | SEATTLE - During the morning rush hour at Sea-Tac Airport, lots of planes are coming and going. But planes at the gate continue to burn jet fuel, even when their engines are off. All airliners have an... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New Era at Auckland Airport | Auckland Airport Last $25 Departure Fee Start of New Era at Auckland Airport The departure, just before midnight on 30 June 2008, of the final international passenger to pay a $25 departure fee at Auc... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Meltdown Lowdown (No. 11) | Airline CEOs have some odd ideas about customer service, Exxon gets a break from the Supreme Court, and many middle aged families have very little savings. Do Airline CEOs Suffer from Baggage on the B... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tiny UK airline flying high | IVF nearly killed me and baby. ANYONE who has been stuck in an endless airport check-in queue knows flying can be a hellish experience. But one tiny British airline really takes the pain out of going... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Australia s Lip Air Grounded | Category: Military. Airbus on Ice First Class to Earn License With Out Solo Flight Australia Considering Anti-Missile Program for Commercial Aircraft ATSB Wants Better Controller Training FAA Oversigh... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Big Sur open for business; fires' effects are felt | Los Angeles Times staff writer Mary Forgione, with help from L. Land blogger Peter Viles, just filed a Big Sur fires update over at the LAT Outposts blog: The situation in Big Sur seems to be settlin... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Wine On The Web; New Airfare Sale To London | In Tuesday's consumer and money headlines, Web surfers can now get wine on the Internet, and a new airfare sale from British Airways. New Air Sale From British Airways With record oil prices now toppi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines Cancel Flights In Tulsa, OKC | OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahomans are going to find it more difficult to travel around the country because of flight cutbacks as airlines continue to deal with soaring fuel prices. Several flight cancellati... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil costs will kill bargain airlines, Milton says | MONTREAL Passengers are witnessing the end of an era of cheap airfares as record-high oil prices erode travel demand and reshape the world's airline industry, says Robert Milton, chief executive off... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air turbulence hurts 3 flight attendants on trip to S. Fla | FORT LAUDERDALE - Three flight attendants were taken to a hospital for treatment after a flight from Houston to Fort Lauderdale hit a patch of turbulence in the air on Monday. Broward Sheriff Fire Res... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | BIA should be ready for nextgen aircraft | Colombo Airport (BIA) is one of the best airports in the region but needs to expedite its expansion work to attract next generation airlines in the future, Qatar Airways (QA) Regional Manager Sri Lank... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Prince Charles gets a pay rise | Prince Charles income grew last year, while his carbon footprint shrank. The eco-friendly prince even has an Aston Martin that runs on wine. An annual review of Charles accounts said the prince made... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Fuelling business woes | THE record jump in the price of crude oil over the weekend is a major blow to many, but particularly courier and freight companies, truckers and live-stock transporters, and their customers. While not... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | GSK delay ... EADS investigation ... Tote sale boosted | Economics Mortgage approvals plunged in May, fuelling alarm over prospects for house prices as the number of new home loans agreed fell to record lows. Approvals for house purchases dropped to 42,000,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Thank you Ren for your flag. You right, cuting costs are not always a good | That is an update to: Hostile bid Anheuser Busch-could get ugly , Brazilians place an unsolicited $46.3bn bid for Anheuser- Busch ,and Is Budweiser an American icon ? . In the beer world, it's called... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | 2:13 | 0:16 ]." It's police say -- suffered some sort of medical emergency while he was in handcuffs. -- ABC's Kate Carroll is live at the Boston garden tonight and Kate I know in another"." It is certainly ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Hawaiian Holdings Added to Russell 3000 Index | HONOLULU, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HA) ("Holdings" or "the Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today announ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Malaysia Airlines Sharply Raises Fuel Surcharge For International Routes | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia_Malaysia Airlines on Friday sharply raised fuel surcharge for international routes, and warned that surging world oil prices would lead to increasingly higher fares worldwide fo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Follow these smart steps for the best travel experience | Fly early in the day. At airports scheduled to capacity, any delay in the morning means there will be at least that much of a delay for every flight thereafter. Depart a day in advance for crucial t... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Baggage fees lead to packed overhead bins | By JEFF BRADY / WFAA-TV After two weeks of American Airlines charging $15 for the first checked bag, it now appears many travelers have resorted to stuffing all their items into one bag and squeezing... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | NAIOP accepting project nominations | Transportation link proposed for Uptown [Albuquerque]. Sink wants to see national catastrophe fund set up [Jacksonville]. Neighborhood is courted with new Winrock vision [Albuquerque]. The New Mexico ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Island airport renovations will smooth way for passengers | By TIM DONNELLY tdonnelly@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 The 13-year-old Hilton Head Island Airport is trying to spiff up its image with new seating and some major renovations that could make life easi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | News from Mexico - - World Business News | News from Mexico - - World Business News Quick 30 Jun 2008: Mexicanrealestate.net , Mexicana Real Estate World Business News Quick TakeJamaica sells sugar firm Jamaica s agricultural minister said a ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Chinese Airlines To Raise Fuel Surcharges | Chinese airlines including China Southern Airlines will raise domestic jet fuel surcharges as much as 50 percent from Tuesday to offset pressure from high oil prices, an aviation industry web site sai... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Qantas, Engineers Delay Strike Talks | Australia's Qantas Airways said on Monday it had postponed talks with striking aircraft engineers until Wednesday to give unions more time to prepare. Both sides had scheduled talks for Monday over a ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | M1 Homage | Posted Apr 27th 2008 8:23AM by Alex Nunez Filed under: Concept Cars , Sports/GTs , Euro , Supercars , BMW , Misc. BMW's supercar icon, the M1, blew out the candles at the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frequent Flyer revamp unveiled today | Qantas frequent flyers will be able to redeem points for Anyseat on Qantas or Jetstar flights under changes to the program to be unveiled today. A bigger range of frequent flyer partners is also e... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | THAI could face fine up to $300m | Global Economy. Thai Airways International is prepared to plead guilty to a charge of cargo price fixing and pay fines of up to US$300 million in the European Union to settle the case. Historical bag... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | 747-8 | Around 50 pilots each year in India are being grounded because they had consumed alcohol before taking a flight, the country s civil aviation authorities said Tuesday Civil aviation rules specify tha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air Canada drops Sacramento to Vancouver flights | Sacramento Bee, The (CA) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jun. 30--Just sixteen months after launching its twice daily flights between Sacramento and Vancouver, British Columbia, Air Canada said Mond... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Grant has been keeping you well-informed about Virgin America's services | So what's the big deal with this Virgin America that you've been yammering on and on about Grant? Are they secretly paying you money under the table to write good things about them? No, they're not, a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines crack down on carry-on luggage | If you're one of the more than four million Americans planning to travel by air this holiday week, then you'll need to pack light. Some airlines have already started charging for your first checked ba... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Rising Fuel Costs Affect How Courier, Delivery Services Do Business | FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The rising cost of fuel it seems is affecting everyone, especially those companies that rely on driving to get their products where they need to go. Rising Fuel Costs Affect How ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Russell 3000 adds Hawaiian Holdings | Mesa Air Group turns around bottom line [Albuquerque]. Hawaiian will charge for second bag on interisland flights [Honolulu]. Hawaii stocks fall on rising oil prices [Honolulu]. Hawaiian Holdings anno... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airline passengers should tote less and pack patience | SPRINGFIELD -- Thousands of people will take to the skies this Independence Day week but it's going to cost more for that vacation. Soaring fuel prices are changing the way we fly and airlines are cha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines To Charge For All Checked Baggage | Packing light while traveling this summer could save passengers money. Beginning this summer, three big airlines -- United, US Airways, American Airlines -- will charge for each piece of checked lugga... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines: Carry-on Too Big? Pay Up! | Rochester, N.Y) - American Airlines announced Monday it will charge an extra $15 for over-sized carry-on bags. So if you re a savvy traveler who flies with just a carry-on, you ll now have to watch th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airport missed security official's resume discrepancies | Wendover Airport Director Jim Peterson stands where a new 10,000-square-foot terminal will be built this summer. Increased charter flights are taxing the airport s current terminal. An average of 50,0... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Chinese air travel demand shrinks for the first time since 2003 | It is almost certainly a combination of events which has brought down the number of air travelers. Bad weather, the Sichuan earthquake, higher fares due to fuel increases have all played their part. T... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Flight Attendants Taken To Hospital After Turbulence | FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Three Continental Airlines flight attendants are recovering after getting sick during a rough flight. The three were taken to Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Kent Barcus | Several independent sources say Erik Nunn died in a plane crash Saturday afternoon in Nevada. He was a candidate for a runoff election against incumbent Federal Glover for the Contra Costa Supervisor ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Tahiti fares on Air Tahiti Nui from $986 R/T | Air Tahiti Nui. New York departures start at $986 round-trip for travel through late October. Air Tahiti Nui's fares tend to be very competitive for travel to French Polynesia. Though the prices in th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Southeast Asia Snaps? | Asia is at the breaking point. Currencies falling, countries are abandoning/cutting oil subsidies, and inflation is on a tear. Karachi (PTI): A bludgeoning hundred by Sanath Jayasuriya (130) and an e... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Latest news - Story: Delta to pull out of Bakersfield | 11:21 AM Delta Air Lines is pulling out of Bakersfield in September, taking with it two flights a day to the busy hub of Salt Lake City, a Kern County airports officials said Monday. Photo by Casey C... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Cost-cutting in cockpit and toilets | Mumbai, June 30: Airlines struggling to stay afloat amid rising oil prices are looking at every nook and toilet to prune fuel bills. Passengers will have to get used to some mid-air turbulence with th... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | European jet-setting on the rise | What European industry has the fastest-growing carbon emissions? You might guess the auto industry or coal power -- when, in fact, the reigning champion is air travel . With emissions growing at a rat... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Six killed as two choppers crash in US | LOS ANGELES: Six people were killed and one was seriously injured on Sunday when two medical helicopters collided on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, air officials said. The helicopters ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Delta Frequent Flyers to Pay | Being a frequent flyer on one of the world's largest carriers just lost some of its rewards. Delta Airlines says it will start adding surcharges onto frequent flyers' free roundtrip tickets. A $25 fee... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Turbulence tosses flight attendants | Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Int l Airport Monday afternoon. Continental Airlines flight #1448, en route from Houstonto Ft.Lauderdalewas about an hour into the flight when the pilot reported a jolt of t... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Aviation fuel prices increased by 7 | The country's oil marketing companies have raised prices of aviation turbine fuel by as much as 7 per cent, negating the reduction in prices on June 5 after the government cut Customs duty on the fuel... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | KBS Acquires 131,000-SF | DENVER-KBS Realty Advisors of Newport Beach, CA has acquired the 130,652-sf Citadel office tower at 3200 Cherry Creek South Dr. The seven-story, granite-clad office tower is considered one of the prem... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Virgin America loses battle to keep data secret | Virgin America Inc. must disclose financial and traffic data it sought to keep confidential over concerns that rivals would use it to better compete with the startup airline. Department of Transportat... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Alaska Airlines Implements New Ground Air Units, Retrofits 737s With Winglets | Alaska Airlines Implements New Ground Air Units, Retrofits 737s With Winglets to Conserve Fuel and Reduce Emissions . Alaska Airlines announced today it is now using mobile ground-based air units for ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | To Check, or Not To Check - SmarterTravel.com Reveals Survey Results and Thos | To Check, or Not To Check - SmarterTravel.com Reveals Survey Results and Those Exempt From the New Fees.com(TM), a comprehensive online travel resource, began polling users regarding baggage fees and ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Strategic Flying Maneuvers | . AFTER YEARS IN exile, the airlines' dreaded minimum-stay requirements are back. In yet another attempt to offset the rising cost of fuel, almost all major airlines, including American Airlines ( AM... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | JetBlue hires MWW for crisis communications | FOREST HILLS, NY: JetBlue Airways selected MWW Group as its international crisis communications agency after a review underway since December. MWW will oversee the international airline's communicatio... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Delta, Red Cross fly partnership to new heights | Online this Week [St. Gallagher leads oil industry in lean, and fat, times [Albuquerque]. As public funding cutbacks loom, CASA continues on its mission [Tampa Bay]. Delta bringing new technology to H... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Sky Harbor to retain curbside service as US Air phases out subcontractors at other airports | US Airways Group Inc. will phase out the use of subcontracted skycap workers at 34 airports starting next month. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, however, will not be part of the batch of cit... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Go! airlines parent earns $9.4M in second quarter | Mesa Air Group's 29 cent per share profit for the three months ending March 31 reverses a 75 cent per share, or $23. Shares of Phoenix-based Mesa rose 6 cents today to 51 cents on the Nasdaq market. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines hope fuel hedges insulate them from soaring prices | Home. DALLAS The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures. They track... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air posts $9.4 million profit | Mesa Air Group Inc., the embattled Phoenix-based carrier that is seemingly engaged in lawsuits on nearly every front, said today it swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit of $9.4 million after adjust... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Blue on Blue | Wes Clark's a jerk, no argument from me on that. In cases like this, though, it's worth remembering that military folks' attitudes to other military folk always have a different tone and flavor from c... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet fuel prices up 15% for local | China s National Aviation Fuel Holding (CNAF), the country s near-monopoly jet fuel distributor, is set to charge domestic airlines about 15% more today, July 1. TheRMB900 per tonne hike, pending fina... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Law, business school insider seminars planned | CitiMortgage lays off 51, Beckmann departing [St. Miami Center leads parade of big deals [South Florida]. Forbes' publisher to address Chamber's competitiveness summit [Albuquerque]. Chamber hosts dev... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines Cancel Flights in Oklahoma | Rising fuel prices are leading airlines to cut back on flights from Oklahoma to major cities across the country. Tulsa International Airport spokeswoman Alexis Higgins says flights from Tulsa have bee... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Orlando Sanford offering Brussels flights | Donnelly leaves GE Aviation; Joyce appointed president [Dayton]. US Airways, Air China in code-share pact [Albuquerque]. Orlando Sanford International Airport has announced it has started seasonal, lo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Attention Delta Airlines -- Do you really have to rub it in? | Nearly a year ago (February 4, 2007 to be exact), I planned, booked, and paid for a vacation for my family this holiday season to Belize. My daughter, a freshman in high school, has very limited avail... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Afghanistan Strives to Register All Newborns | A new UNICEF-funded program aims to issue birth certificates to all newborn babies in Afghanistan by the end of 2009. If successful, this would be the first time ever that all babies in the country ha... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air Group, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End ) Earnings Call Transcript | Mr. Jonathan Ornstein Thank you very much and thank you everybody for taking the time out of your day to meet with us regarding this earnings statement. This conference call will contain various forwa... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | European stocks recover led by telecoms, energy | European stocks recover led by telecoms, energy * FTSEurofirst 300 index down 0.93 points FRANKFURT: European shares were flat by midday on Monday after volatile early trade as gains in telecoms and e... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III Acquires Controlling Interest in Arrow Air Holdings Corporation | MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners III Acquires Controlling Interest in Arrow Air Holdings Corporation . Arrow Air Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Arrow Air, Inc., and MatlinPat... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Muslims in Germany - Life in a Parallel Society | By Norbert F. P tzl In Germany, Islam is often equated with fundamentalism and fanaticism, a perception that imposes a heavy burden on the country's 3 million Muslims. Their relationship to Western so... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Aviation regulator is need of the hour | Business Dr. Avnish Jolly, Chandigarh:The increase of about 4,900 per cent in non-aeronautical service charges in the last six months has raised the need of setting up an Aviation Economic Regulator, ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Award to Kathryn Haklin '08 | Kathryn A. Haklin, a 2008 graduate of DePauw University, will spend the coming academic year on a teaching assistantship in France as a result of receiving an international graduate study and research... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | McGhee Tyson, two other ET airports on at-risk list | Business. Mississippi company hires former Direct IS workers, opens Knoxville office. Tri-Cities Regional Airport and Chattanooga s Lovell Field join Knoxville s McGhee Tyson Airport on the Business T... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China: Airlines to Raise Fuel Surcharge Up to 50 | Chinese airlines have received permission to raise their domestic jet fuel surcharge by as much as 50 percent from July 1 to offset the impact of high oil prices, an aviation industry website said on ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Taiwan-Based China Airlines Appoints New President | On June 20, the Board of Directors of China Airlines (CAL) voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Sun was born in 1948, and he graduated from National Chengchi University. Sun has served as president of For... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 1-Ford has had talks with Renault to sell Volvo-sources | Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has hadexploratory talks with French automaker.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) tosell Volvo, but the talks ended quickly due to pri... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines literally running out of gas | Getty Images There's no question airlines are hurting right now. The price of jet fuel has shot up more than 80 percent since 2007, and carriers are now charging for services that were once included ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Southwest keeps Las Vegas schedule intact (Las Vegas Review-Journal) | 27--The most prominent airline at McCarran International Airport won't be following other carriers that have made drastic cuts to Las Vegas flights. On Thursday, Southwest Airlines, which is responsib... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Plane Returns To O'Hare Following Engine Trouble | CHICAGO (STNG) -- A flight out of O'Hare International Airport bound for Japan was forced to turn around and return to the airport Monday after a report of engine trouble. Nippon Airways Flight 11, bo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Business diversity a 'vicious cycle' for downtown | There may not be a more tired comparison in Las Vegas than the one between the downtown casino district on Fremont Street and "old Vegas," whatever that was. The comparison usually boils down to the f... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Six killed as hospital-bound helicopters crash in Arizona | Six people were killed and one was seriously injured when two medical helicopters collided on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, air officials said.45am Monday NZT), said Ian Gregor, a spo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | High fuel costs dampen business travel, tourism | Carlson Wagonlit taps new CFO [Mpls. Pittsburgh travel agencies thrive despite Internet's self-serve option [Pittsburgh]. Higher airfares and fewer flights -- spurred by record fuel costs -- are slici... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Pleasure Island fans rallying to try to save clubs | . Clarke and Jason Garcia join forces to cover theme parks, attractions, the airports and the rest of tourism business news in Central Florida. The Orlando Sentinel Daily Business Buzz features local ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines Prepare To Crack Down On Oversized Carry-Ons | Those hoping to avoid paying to check luggage onboard commercial airline flights are about to see the other side of the coin, as it were. as carriers prepare to start cracking down on oversized carry-... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet makes emergency landing at O'Hare | BackTalk BLOG Are these adults sober? (6/26/2008 18:29:29 PM) Conquering cancer and heart failure BLOG 40 years of marriage to my high school sweetheart (6/29/2008 07:26:27 AM) Eye on Rezko BLOG Obama... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air Cargo: Department of Justice finds more carriers at fault in price-fixing scheme | Major international airlines Soci t Air France (Air France), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Cathay), Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N. (Martinair), and SAS Cargo Group A/S (SAS) have agreed to... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ocean cargo: West Coast dockworker's contract not likely to meet signing deadline | FRANCISO Despite early efforts to come to agreement with dockside labor on a new contract, Pacific Maritime Association spokesmen said the signing deadline is not likely to be met. There are a few st... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Award-Winning Regent Palms Turks and Caicos Offers Up to $1,200 Airfare Credit | Let others worry about the rising cost of air travel -- The Regent Palms Turks and Caicos (. Recently hailed by Robb Report Luxury Resorts as one of the world's 100 Ultimate Escapes, the luxury resort... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Frequent flyer freedom will | Technology.Qantas launches two-tier frequent flyer system today. QANTAS is set to launch its new two-tier frequent flyer system today, amid fears that many of the airline\'s new "Anyseat" tickets will... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa posts $9M profit in 2Q | Mesa Air Group Inc.4 million, or 29 cents a share, for the quarter ended March 31, a turnaround from last year's $24 million quarterly loss. The Phoenix-based airline (Nasdaq: MESA) also reported an i... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Delta slaps surcharge on frequent-flier tickets | Delta Air Lines will start adding surcharges of $25 or $50 round-trip on frequent fliers' free tickets to help offset soaring fuel costs. ATLANTA Delta Air Lines will start adding surcharges of $25 ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Soaring fares force cos to fly economy | News By Company. NEW DELHI: The sharp spurt in air fares, which has already affected budget travel, is now taking a toll on business class travel too. Skyrocketing travel costs are forcing corporate h... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Learning Incentive Inc Information | In all businesses, there comes a time that the employees are going to need motivation. One of the best ways to provide this motivation is through motivation posters that can be found throughout your p... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New Zealand sale fares on Qantas from $998 R/T | Qantas is offering New Zealand sale fares for travel during the low season. Fares start at $998 round-trip, and Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Queenstown are featured. Although Qantas frequen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | $59 O/W sale fares on Virgin America | 30, 2008 at 1:33 pm ETVirgin America has extended its "Summer Splash Fare Sale" for another week. Fares start at $59 one-way or $118 round-trip, and New York, San Diego, and Seattle are featured. Virg... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | JetBlue's fall Caribbean sale from $69 O/W | 1:40 pm ETJetBlue has announced a fall Caribbean sale with fares starting at $69 one-way or $138 round-trip. Destinations include Aruba, Cancun, San Juan, and Santo Domingo. This sale is only availabl... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Flights for North Bend - United Express steps in | American Airlines meets fuel challenge 'head-on' . Flights for North Bend - United Express' entry into the market gives North Bend/Coos Bay OR (OTH) flyers will still be connected to the nation's air... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | American Airlines meets fuel challenge 'head-on' | Contending that it is much better positioned than it was several years ago to manage through the current industry uncertainty, American Airlines - currently the world s largest air carrier - says it... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US Airways to replace skycaps at BHM, other airports | US Airways to replace skycaps at D/FW, other airports [Dallas]. US Airways to replace skycaps at airports, including Pittsburgh [Pittsburgh]. A US Airways will phase out the use of subcontracted skyca... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | FAT shareholders pass issuance plan | 12 Shareholders of the financially troubled Far Eastern Air Transport Corp (FAT, ) yesterday approved the issuance of as many as 5 billion shares of the company s common stock in a private placement ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | CAA yet to sign off on cross-strait flights | CAA yet to sign off on cross-strait flights DIVIDED IN GROUPS: DPP legislators said yesterday that chaos would ensue as the government was not ready to accommodate the influx from regular charter flig... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport Must Choose Carrier | 01:41 PMColgan Air and Gulfstream International Airlines both have placed bids for future service at the Parkersburg airport. Pam Kasey PARKERSBURG -- Board members at Parkersburg s Mid-Ohio Valley Re... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Plane Lands At O'Hare Following Engine Trouble | CHICAGO -- A flight out of O'Hare International Airport bound for Japan was forced to turn around and return to the airport Monday after a report of engine trouble. Nippon Airways Flight 11, bound for... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Is Southwest Soaring? | NYSE: AMR ) American, and Denver's Frontier -- among others -- are cutting flights. Southwest's plan, revealed last week, isn't linear. The low-fare pioneer says it will eliminate 31 low-profit routes... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air fares up to offset rising cost of fuel | Air fares up to offset rising cost of fuel .. DOMESTIC airlines are increasing fuel surcharges by as much as 50 percent from today to offset rising fuel costs.76) on domestic routes shorter than 800 k... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet loses engine, makes safe landing at O'Hare | A cargo plane landed safely Monday afternoon at O'Hare International Airport after one of its engines malfunctioned over the northwest suburbs. One of the engines became inoperable after the All Nippo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Inside The Water Club at the Borgata | Last week we attended the ribbon-cutting and grand opening festivities at The Water Club, a Signature Hotel by Borgata and, if you thought the Borgata was nice, you haven t seen anything yet. The Wate... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa flies out Sunday night | Without fanfare, the last Mesa flight landed and departed Sunday night at the Boone County Regional Airport. That means the airport currently is without commercial air service. Without fanfare, the la... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Morgan Durrant | Satisfaction with airlines makes a nose dive [Washington, D. Continental Airlines slashes service to Dulles International Airport [Baltimore]. Continental Airlines cuts jobs, capacity [Washington, D. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a bar | Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and United Airl... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | 'The Next Right' Banned in Denver for "Bad Reputation" | One thing I love about my job is that I get to travel. Over the last couple of months I've been in Plains States and Mountain States. One of the prettiest and friendliest places I've visited is Denver... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Borgata's 800 room Water Club Features Five Pools, a 1-to-1 Employee-to-room Ratio and $629 Weekend Room Rates | The Borgata's 800 room Water Club Features Five Pools, a 1-to-1 Employee-to-room Ratio and $629 Weekend Room Rates . Bill Boyd ignored the naysayers and, with MGM Mirage, placed a $1.1 billion bet her... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Fewer North Carolinians to travel for Independence Day | Raleigh, N. Fewer North Carolinians will be hitting the roadways and the airlines this July Fourth weekend than did last year, according to AAA Carolinas. Slightly more than 1 million North Carolini... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet fuel prices hiked by 4.3 pc | New Delhi : Barely a month after hiking jet fuel prices by 18.5 per cent, state-run oil companies today again increased the rates of aviation turbine fuel by 4.3 per cent, a move which could further m... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Beat the airfare blues with these 6 tips | This month has been one of the gloomiest in U. The dollar has plummeted in value, the cost of oil skyrocketed, and three major airlines - American, United and Continental - have all said they will be ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Abu Dhabi pax up 39.2 | The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) reports that Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) handled 3.5m passengers in the first five months of 2008, corresponding to an impressive 39. "Passenger traffi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | No free ride for passengers with oversize carry-on bags | Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. Baggage rules Check the airline Web sites for size rules and fees on checked and car... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | PIATCO ready for compromise? | The government has been receiving feelers from the Philippine International Air Terminals Company Inc. for a possible compromise to settle the ownership dispute over Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino Int... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Copa Airlines Announces New Destination: Belo Horizonte, Brazil | PANAMA CITY, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings S. (NYSE: CPA), announced that it will offer a new service from Panama and connecting cities to Belo Horizon... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Aviation fuel price hiked again | Maharashtra, India, 10:31 PM IST Oil companies Monday hiked the price for aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by almost Rs. This is the seventh price hike of ATF in the past six months. According to figures o... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New law hikes tax credits available to landowners | It is rare for legislation to garner support from environmentalists, developers and ranchers alike -- but HB 990, signed into law last week by Gov. Called the Real Property Transfers Tax Credit, the l... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US Airways to replace skycaps at Dulles International Airport | US Airways will phase out the use of subcontracted skycaps at Dulles International Airport and 33 other airports and replace them with unionized airline employees starting next month. Reagan National ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air, Sam Choy's, Clinical Laboratories, Tesoro | We've got second quarter results from Mesa Air, the parent company of Go. Mesa reports a profit of 9 million, and a pro forma net loss of 4 million. The balance sheet is more complicated than usual be... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines to cut long-haul flights to thailand next year | Several major airlines including Thai Airways International are cutting long-haul flights into Thailand next year in line with a forecast 12-per-cent drop in the number of inbound tourists, said the A... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Branson's biofuel with bells and whistles | The Virgin name criss-crosses the globe and is often in your face, but it was not until John Bell of AAP attended a press conference earlier this year with Sir Richard Branson presiding that he realis... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Prince Charles reports $32 million in earnings from property, investments | LONDON - Reports out of London say Prince Charles' income grew last year even as his carbon footprint shrank, thanks in part to an Aston Martin that runs on a byproduct of wine. An annual review of Ch... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Power luggage | FOR a mere $1,365.25 you can get hold of the world s first power-assisted suitcase . As flagged by the LA Times this weekend, Live Luggage s new offering PA Series Luggage takes wheeled baggage to a... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | AMERICAN AIRLINES 8% of management and support jobs will be cut | American Airlines Inc. has warned management and support employees that it will eliminate about 8 percent of their jobs after Labor Day. That reduction would put job cuts for those employees at the up... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airline adds Florida flight; Southwest will begin daily service from Albany to Fort Lauderdale in the fall | Airline adds Florida flight; Southwest will begin daily service from Albany to Fort Lauderdale in the fall . COLONIE - Southwest Airlines said Thursday it will begin offering nonstop service between... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Rickenbacker might face new rival in Wilmington; DHL's shift to using UPS could ravage a town, raise competition for air service | Rickenbacker might face new rival in Wilmington; DHL's shift to using UPS could ravage a town, raise competition for air service . With all the headlines about airline flight cuts and new baggage fe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Southwest to loan money for tanks | Southwest Airlines has agreed to loan $5 million to expand the capacity of Long Island MacArthur Airport's underground jet-fuel tanks, enabling the airport to keep more fuel on hand in case of a major... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Monday Equity Ideas: JBLU, UAUA, CAL, AMR, LCC, NWA, DAL | With the price of crude oil showing signs of cracking, let s break out the contrarian shopping list of airline stocks with a good mix of a low float and high short interest - an ideal way to trade the... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air Canada cancels 10 routes in fuel-cost cuts | Competition panel on airline industry .. High fuel prices will take 10 million vehicles off U. Ottawa airport chops fees to aid industry in 'crisis' . Todd Korol/ReutersAn Air Canada aircraft lands at... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Complacency dragging down Canadians quality of life: report | Commodity boom blinds Canada to problems. Financial Post file photoSoaring prices for commodities produced in Canada, such as potash, are creating a false impression that Canada's economy is sound. Ca... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Midwest Airlines Becomes The Latest Carrier to Shed MD-80s | As US carriers continue to battle record fuel costs, Midwest Airlines is joining a list of carriers opting to shed less fuel efficient MD-80s. The airline plans to ground 12 of the aircraft in the aut... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China Eastern Airlines Expects Profitable First Half | China Eastern Airlines Corp expects to post a profit for the first half of the year despite a drop in passenger volume since May, while a rebound in traffic is likely after the Olympics, its chairman ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | PGMA wants NAIA-3 operational in 3 weeks | NAIA-3 operational in 3 weeksMONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 | INFRASTRUCTURE MANILA (PNA) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday instructed management of the new Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAI... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | OIA losing flights | Travelers to and from Central Florida will have fewer choices this fall about where and when they can fly out of Orlando International Airport. An analysis of fall schedules shows that the number of s... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Prince Charles Income up, carbon footprint down | LONDON Prince Charles' income grew last year, while his carbon footprint shrank. The eco-friendly prince even has an Aston Martin that runs on wine. An annual review of Charles' accounts released Mond... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | A to Z of the Olympics | Jackie Chan , Fuwa , British women , air pollution , hostesses , beijing Olympic village , olympic mascots. Jackie Chan, dubious mascots and tearful volleyball coaches: everything you need to know ab... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Prince Charles: Income up, carbon footprint down | LONDON - Prince Charles' income grew last year, while his carbon footprint shrank. The eco-friendly prince even has an Aston Martin that runs on wine. An annual review of Charles' accounts released Mo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mysterious fire breaks out on cargo plane | Army, Marine units heading to Iraq in 2009Army brigades from Texas, New York and Pennsylvania, and two Marine units from North Carolina have been ordered to deploy to Iraq early next year, the Pentago... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | National airline crisis hits Iredell | Leisure flying has taken a nose dive at the Statesville Regional Airport during the past five years. Costs associated with fuel, maintenance, insurance and pilot salaries have taken off, dragging the ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Jet fuel price hiked by 4.3 pc | June30: In a move that could further make air travel costlier, oil companies on Monday hiked jet fuel prices by 4. Consequently, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) would cost Rs 69,097.19 a kl in Delhi, whil... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines to cut flights to Thailand | 699562Maybe this should go in transportation? Airlines to cut long-haul flights to Thailand next year BANGKOK: -- Several major airlines including Thai Airways International are cutting long-haul flig... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Now back home, GMA pushes | Fresh from her 10-day visit to the United States, President Gloria Arroyo will visit worst-hit Aklan province today to tour damaged areas and assess devastation wrought by Typhoon Frank, assuring that... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | ALK | 06/23/08 at 10:33am Alaska Air (ALK) Issues Q2/FY08 Capacity Guidance In an 8-K filing with the SEC this morning, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) announced that it sees mainline Q2 capacity (ASM) of 6. 06/30/0... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Posts $17.5M Profit | Despite all its troubles, Mesa Air Group, Inc. today announced second quarter after tax profit of $17.5 million from continuing operations on operating revenues of $320. The profit represents $20 mill... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Fuel prices reshaping airline industry: Milton | 11:06 AM EDT MONTREAL Record-high oil prices are hurting travel demand and reshaping the world's airline industry, with discount carriers suffering more than most, says Robert Milton, chief execut... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mucho gusto! Te presentamos a Jetblue.com/Espanol: JetBlue Airways and MotionPoint Launch Bilingua | Mucho gusto! Te presentamos a Jetblue.com/Espanol: JetBlue Airways and MotionPoint Launch Bilingual, Customer-Friendly Website - Site provides a more robust online shopping experience for Spanish-spe... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Shift in Canadian airlift to Caribbean | Air Canada, which has operated there for the past 60 years, indicated that rising oil prices had forced it to discontinue its thrice weekly service to Trinidad and Tobago at the end of August. PORT O... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US company to help Caribbean Airlines cut costs | The Washington-based Boeing has included Caribbean Airlines in its Boeing 737 Component Services Programme (CSP), a materials management and supply-chain solution designed to help airlines reduce cost... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New India Assurance to give Air India $6.5 bn cover | The state-run New India Assurance Co Ltd will provide $6.5 billion insurance cover to Air India's 140 aircraft from Tuesday, an airline official said Monday. state-run New India Assurance Co Ltd will ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Alaska Airlines Implements New Ground Air Units, Retrofits 737s With Winglets to Conserve Fuel and Reduce Emissions | Alaska Airlines Implements New Ground Air Units, Retrofits 737s With Winglets to Conserve Fuel and Reduce Emissions . SEATTLE, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines announced today it is... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Madrid Aerospace Service Company Founded | June 30, 2008 - The landing gear maintenance company Madrid Aerospace Services, S., was founded today with a start-up capital of 2,576,000 euros. Madrid Aerospace Service, based in Madrid, will mainta... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | I belong to ST category and want to know if there are any scholarships provided | I belong to ST category and want to know if there are any scholarships provided to training abroad for CPL.I have cleared DGCA pilot examination and also hold a valid class I medical.Can anyone provid... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | New Direct Flights to B.C.'s New Revelstoke Ski Resort | Revelstoke (BC), Canada - Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) has announced a new partnership with Hawkair Aviation for flights between Calgary and Revelstoke this coming ski and snowboard season. Schedu... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air Express Carriers and Intangible Market Value | Two-thirds of the market value of US companies is based on intangibles. Yet, the source of all this intangible market value is considered to be a mere detail in some stock pricing models. For exampl... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | AZ Helicopter Collision Kills 6 | Will a Recession Improve Air Travel?.) A helicopter ferrying a patient with a medical emergency from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Uranium spot price down last week | The search for spot uranium price stability continues, with the metal slipping another US$2 to US$57 a pound U3O8 this week as lower-priced material entered the market and shooed away buyers. A propos... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US copper surrenders early gains, strikes support | NEW YORK , June 30 (Reuters) - U. copper futures openedMonday at their highest levels since early May on the back ofrenewed supply threats in . Peru , the world s second-largestproducer of the red me... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Northwest Airlines suspends Twin Cities-Paris flights | JetBlue's new Spanish Web site. Northwest Airlines suspends Twin Cities-Paris flights . Northwest Airlines has suspended its recently introduced flights from Minneapolis-St Paul to Paris. The carrier ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Virgin America hosts SF Pride float | San Francisco-based airline Virgin America joined in the city's annual Pride Festival this weekend. The carrier revealed its own "Boogie Flights" float for the parade on Sunday, with more than 100 Vir... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | The Early Edge: Del Monte FoodsIA, Mesa Air Group, and Wachovia | I enjoy reading your commentaries and find the website to be very useful and insightful. DLM MBI MESA WB stocks options Today's headlines include Del Monte Foods (DLM) selling its seafood business, MB... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa swings to a Q2 profit with higher revenue | . said Monday it swung to a second-quarter profit of $9.42 million, or 29 cents a share, from a loss of $24 million, or 75 cents a share in the year-ago period. Home Floating Over the Pacific Brings P... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Deccan Aviation launches chopper charter service | Deccan Aviation launches chopper charter service BANGALORE: Private sector helicopter charter company Deccan Aviation on Monday announced the launch of helicopter charter service from BIA (Bangaluru ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Request For Correction Of NTSB Regarding 9/11 Flight Data Recorder Reports | The following is a Request for Correction received by the National Transportation Safety board on Monday, June 23, 2008 regarding apparent discrepancies contained within factual reports pertaining to ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Your guide to the week's business events | Congress expected to be on break until July 8. -- Earnings reports expected from H&R Block , Mesa Air Group. -- Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index. -- Commerce Departmen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Court approves Wornick's Chapter 11 reorganization plan | Creditors OK Wornick's bankruptcy reorganization plan [Cincinnati]. Wornick files bankruptcy reorganization plan [Cincinnati]. Wornick files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reorganization plan [Cincinnati]. sa... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Closure on my missing clubs | I write about travel troubles in the magazine and on this blog. In fact, I wrote a lot about my lost golf clubs a few times. To recap: Three months ago, en route to Chambers Bay in Washington for the ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air Group reports profit in Q2 - Update | 09:37:00 EDT (RTTNews) - Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group, Inc. ( MESA ) on Monday reported a profit in its second quarter, compared to a loss last year, helped mainly by one-time benefit on settlement wi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Vossloh accepts 150 mln eur offer by Eurovia for rail track construction unit | FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Vossloh AG. said it has accepted a 150 million euros offer made by Vinci Group's Eurovia S. to acquire its French subsidiary Vossloh Infrastructure Services S. The Germ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines Say Girl, 5, 'Too Sick' to Fly for Stem Cell Cure | Home. Two airlines this weekend declined to fly Miranda Goranflo and her daughter Hailey to Beijing, where the 5-year-old was to receive stem-cell treatments for a rare fatal disease, the Courier-Jour... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US Department of State: United States and Brazil Agree to Expand Air Services | M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:27062008 Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC -- The United States and Brazil have reached agreement on a package of significant liberalizat... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air Group swings to 2Q profit on settlement | PHOENIX - Mesa Air Group Inc. said Monday it swung to a second-quarter profit, after it paid a smaller-than-expected settlement to Hawaiian Airlines.4 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a l... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines have lost much of their market value | As a good investment, airline stocks aren't. That's rarely been truer than right now, as most U. airline stocks are on a long slide and the best ones are measured by how little they've lost in value. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Students taught to fly | Business. WE ARE thrilled to announce our second fantastic competition with Ryanair to win flights to top European cities. Ryanair, Europe s No 1 low fares airline is giving you the chance to win one... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines eye overhead bins | PHOENIX Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and Un... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Soaring Crude Oil Keeps Bears in Charge [delayed | Early equity futures trading is once again slipping on soaring oil prices. In overseas trading, energy and mining companies were outperformers. AsiaJapan's Nikkei 225 fell for the 8th consecutive sess... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Lives risked as traffic controllers call in sick | A number of flights carrying thousands of passengers were put in danger at the weekend when they flew without air traffic controller assistance. A number of air traffic controllers called in sick on F... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air Canada cutting routes to cut losses | Energy Independence is a Military, Not Economic Concept Jun 30, 2008 08:24 PM. That's gasoline in that hose, not water Jun 30, 2008 08:23 PM. Oil is just a Profitable Bubble? Jun 30, 2008 08:23 PM. Mo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Renee's Wish | This is my Wish list. Everyone should have one! If you buy online, remember to go to nwa.com before you shop so that you can get points for your purchases!!!! lol. Everyone should have one! If you buy... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | EU cap-and-trade aims to cut aviation emissions by three per cent | EU member states struck a deal with the European Commission that will see aviation included in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 2012. As a result of the proposals, which will impose an emission... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Conservation And Charity | Should Bruce Lee s former home be put on the market to raise funds for the needy? That is the delicate question facing us in Hong Kong after it was revealed that the Cumberland Road property will be d... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China raises fuel surcharges on domestic routes by up to 50 | Airlines to apply for lifting fuel surcharges. China will raise jet fuel surcharges on domestic routes by 20 yuan ($2.92) per passenger for short-haul flights and by 50 yuan for long-haul flights fro... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Indo Lanka Relations: Avoiding past errors | Dayan Jayatilleka In 1987, the Sri Lankan armed forces had the initiative, and if the operation was taken to a finish, the Tigers may have been defeated. Instead, by the second half of the year the S... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | UPDATE 1-China airlines to raise fuel surcharge up to 50 pct | SHANGHAI, June 30 (Reuters) - Chinese airlines includingChina Southern Airlines (600029.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will raise domesticjet fuel surcharges as much as 50 percent from Tues... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Experts laud impressive growth of KSA tourism and travel sector | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has announced that it expects the tourism and travel sector to perform well in 2008, based on the remarkable economic growth achieved by the Kingdom in recent years. Ela... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | United Airlines pulls Heathrow to Denver route | United Airlines has confirmed it will scrap its London Heathrow to Denver International Airport route this autumn. Just three months after launching the service - United's only long-haul overseas conn... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Thai shares close lower on end-of-quarter profit-taking - UPDATE | BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Thai shares closed lower on Monday due mainly to profit-taking, tracking the fall in other regional markets amid ongoing concerns over volatile global oil prices. The Sto... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Grand Canyon: Behind the Scenes | A skywalk on the Grand Canyon's western rim juts out more than 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. Great Smoky Mountains Grand Canyon Yosemite Yellowstone Olympic Rocky Mountain Zion Grand Teton Cuya... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Spirit Airlines fined for paying to fly over Cuba | Broward airline fined for violating Cuban embargo. Polk's James latest Canes running back commitment . A popular Broward County-based carrier -- Spirit Airlines -- has been fined $100,000 for violatin... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Sicherheitskontrolle - Patronen im Handgep ck entdeckt | Eine Passagierin wollte am Montag mit gef hrlichem Gep ck von Paderborn-Lippstadt in die Ferien fliegen: Sie hatte sechs Patronen in der Handtasche. Nach Angaben eines Polizeisprechers wurde die Muni... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Satair joins forces with Airbus for parts | Airbus Middle East has signed a two-year contract to provide storage and handling services to Satair, one of the world's leading distributors of production parts and spare parts for aircraft. MEA rece... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Six Deaths and Three Injured in Chopper Collision | Six people died and three were injured after two medical helicopters collided Sunday on their way to a hospital in . FlagstaffMedicalCenter, near a mesa, at approximately 3:45 p. local time, accordin... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Merged Air India set to strike massive insurance deals for 2008-09 | New Delhi: Flag carrier, Air India's (AI) parent company, the National Aviation Co of India (NACIL), may be set to seek the highest insurance coverage by any airline company in the Indian sub-continen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | SITA research shows mobile phones have potential to save the industry | Research by SITA, the world's specialist IT provider to the air transport industry, shows that the world's 3.2 billion mobile phones could be transformed into indispensable air travel tools within fiv... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Wereflyn | This is an unbelievable story. It would also make you think we live in old communist Russia, not a country priding itself for valuing diversity. Yes, a mother and her child were kicked off an American... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China airlines to raise fuel surcharges for domestic flights as oil prices rise | 6:15 PM Chinese authorities will raise fuel surcharges on airline tickets in China to help cover rising fuel costs, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. In a policy to start Tuesday, pass... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Lonmin closes Number One furnace for repairs | WHATS NEW. Sentula Mining, after trading halted on Thursday: Robin Berry CEO, Sentula Mining Takeover bid rumours: Anglo & Vale. Monday , 30 Jun 2008 Peruvian miners are set to shut down the county... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Branson attacks third runway critics | The battle over Heathrow's planned third runway intensified today. Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson threw his weight behind the airport's expansion plans, saying that thousands of jobs depended on it. ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Costa, Fincantieri Launch Two Ships | Costa Cruises and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri set a record by launching two ships on the same day. The Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica, the 13th and 14th members of the Costa fleet, will both be... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ritz Tours Offer Thai Journey | Ritz Tours' is offering a new eight-day Bangkok + Golden Triangle program. Priced from $1,661 plus tax per person, based on double occupancy, the program includes air transportation, hotel accommodati... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | WorldHotels Welcomes Florida's Mona Lisa Hotel | WorldHotels announced that the Mona Lisa Suite Hotel in Celebration, Fla., as the newest addition to company's Deluxe Collection of hotels and resorts. The 240-room property is conveniently located ju... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Horizon Air Accelerates Fleet Transition | Horizon Air is implementing additional schedule changes to further improve its financial performance. The schedule will appear in reservation systems July 5. For details on routes and service changes,... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Vacation.com to Return to Las Vegas | Vacation.com will return to to Caesars Palace Las Vegas for its 11th International Conference & Trade Show, June 17 to 20, 2009.com's 11th International Conference & Trade Show, members can visit Agen... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Ghanaians Stranded In Barbados Get To Finally Pack Bags | Government has committed over 12 million dollars to charter a plane to fly home about 50 stranded Ghanaians who travelled to Barbados last month in search of greener pastures.Dr Charles Brempong-Yeboa... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | US Airways News | 10:30 GMT. planning on having extra staff where possible, especially at peak times at busy airports," US Airways spokesman Morgan Durrant said. The airlines point out that the carry-on policy came fro... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China airlines raise fuel surcharges | SHANGHAI, China - China will raise fuel surcharges on domestic flights to offset rising fuel costs, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. Passengers on domestic flights of more than 497 mi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Settlement Hearing for In Re PainCare Holdings, Inc. ("PRZ") Securities Litigation | 5-+ Dalai Lama envoys arrive in China for talks Mesa Air Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenues and Earnings Video: Hotels Expected to Provide Comforts of Home to Summer Travelers West Coast Bank ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | CME Group and NASDAQ OMX Group Announce Expanded Long-Term Partnership on Exclusive Nasdaq 100(R) License Extended Through 2019; CME Group to Single L | Kyodo economic news summary -5-+ Mesa Air Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenues and Earnings Video: Hotels Expected to Provide Comforts of Home to Summer Travelers Kyodo news summary -5-+ eBay fi... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Mesa Air Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenues and Earnings | Japan deplores Zimbabwe election, calls for dialogue with opposition+ Fukuda expresses readiness to send SDF personnel to Sudan+ Malaysia's Anwar leaves Turkish embassy refuge Calif. firefighters batt... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Iraq to award oil contracts to foreign companies | 5-+ Dalai Lama envoys arrive in China for talks Mesa Air Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenues and Earnings Video: Hotels Expected to Provide Comforts of Home to Summer Travelers West Coast Bank ... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Air New Zealand among world's best | New Zealand s national carrier tied for third place with British airline Palmair while Singapore Airlines won top prize and Indian carrier Jet Airways came in second, in a survey by British consumer m... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | China carriers to raise fuel surcharge | The domestic jet fuel surcharge will lift to RMB150 from RMB100 on journeys of more than 800 kilometers starting tomorrow, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and National Development and Refor... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Lufthansa Technik, GMR Group MRO deal falls through | Deutsche Lufthansa AG may have suspended plans to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture with the GMR Group, according to report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . The repo... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Marginal routes cut to stem losses | Air Canada has started shrinking its route network to combat high fuel prices, cancelling or scaling back service to places ranging from Trinidad to Deer Lake, Nfld. The country's largest airline is z... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Sri Lankan and Indian Chambers signed a MOU | 30-06-2008 Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) of India and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) signed a Memorandum of Understaing... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Airlines to crack down on oversize carry-ons | PHOENIX - Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate. Checked bags are now a moneymaker for US Airways, American Airlines and Un... Read » |
30/Jun 2008 | Limited in war, fliers vital in peace | By Dan Close The Wichita Eagle Russell Jump is wearing leather aviator togs and stands proudly next to his wartime "Jenny" biplane in the old sepia-colored photo. Below the old picture hang his green-... Read » |
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