Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘united states’

FAA urges airlines to trim flights voluntary at New York’s LaGuardia Airport to ease congestion

Monday, January 5, 2009 16:26

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the nation’s aviation regulator, has urged airlines to reduce voluntarily operations at the congested LaGuardia Airport in New York after a plan to auction takeoff and landing rights at three airports in the New York area was stayed by a court.

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Continental Airlines biofuel flight coming up

Monday, January 5, 2009 12:57

Continental Airlines, based in Houston, Texas, the United States, is planning to become the first United States-based airline to fly a jet plane experimentally using biofuel made from a special blend of algae, the jatropha weed and jet fuel.

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Northwest Airlines wants its US-China service put off

Thursday, January 1, 2009 17:44

Northwest Airlines, headquartered in Minnesota, the United States, and a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, is seeking to delay or cut back its long-cherished service between the United States and China.

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Hundreds of flights cancelled as winter storm throws airports across US out of gear

Saturday, December 20, 2008 15:27

A winter storm that lashed the Midwest and north-eastern United States has resulted in widespread cancellations and delays of flights, upsetting travel plans for thousands of passengers.

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Canada’s low-cost carrier WestJet Airlines to start new flights

Thursday, December 18, 2008 19:43

WestJet Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, plans to start flights to four cities, including San Francisco and San Diego in California, the United States, in 2009.

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Delta Air Lines offers in-flight internet access on 6 domestic flights

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 20:14

Delta Air Lines, based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, has launched Wi-Fi in-flight internet service on 6 of its aircraft as a prelude to its plan to provide the wireless access service on all of its 330-jet domestic fleet by 2009.

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American Airlines, workers union seek federal mediation on wage dispute

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 18:56

American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, and the Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing thousands of ground workers, have jointly requested the services of a mediator through the National Mediation Board to resolve issues regarding wage and benefit that have remained undecided after 11 days of negotiations.

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Delta, Northwest Airlines report drop in November 2008 traffic; Delta to fly to Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota

Sunday, December 7, 2008 15:42

Delta Air Lines, based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, has said that the November 2008 traffic dropped at both Delta and its new subsidiary, Northwest Airlines.

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Major airlines in the US to cut more flights, jobs in 2009

Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:25

Major airlines based in the United States are planning to cut more flights and jobs in 2009 in view of the falling travel demand.

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Three of United States’ busiest airports get new runways

Friday, November 21, 2008 9:47

One multimillion-dollar runway each has been opened at three of the major and busiest airports in the United States, intended to handle an anticipated increase in traffic and to cut delays, notwithstanding a slowdown in economy and a projected drop in domestic flights this winter.

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Security steps jacked up for private flights departing from and arriving in US

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:07

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking steps to strengthen security vis-à-vis general aviation (GA) “to minimise further the vulnerability of GA aircraft flights being used to deliver illicit materials, transport dangerous individuals or employ aircraft as a weapon.”

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Budget airlines top airline-quality rankings in US

Budget airlines top airline-quality rankings in US

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:10

Among airlines based in the United States, low-cost carriers have topped the rankings for “being on-time and for uniting bags with passengers.”

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US Justice Department approves Delta Air Lines-Northwest Airlines merger

Thursday, October 30, 2008 18:40

At last, the United States Justice Department has approved the much-awaited merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, thus clearing the decks for the creation of the world’s biggest airline.

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Continental Airlines waives checked-baggage fee for Chase cardmembers

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 15:34

Here is good news for some passengers of the United States-based Continental Airlines, the world’s fifth largest airline: Continental Airlines will waive its fee of $15 each way to check a first bag for Chase credit cardmembers and debit cardmembers.

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US Airways posts $865-million loss in third quarter of 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008 14:20

US Airways, the low-cost airline owned by US Airways Group, has posted a huge loss in the third quarter of 2008 on account of the huge increase in the prices of aviation turbine fuel as well as fast decline in the price of crude oil that ate into the value of its fuel hedges.

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US Department of Homeland Security to take over watch-list vetting from airlines

Thursday, October 23, 2008 18:52

From January 2009, the United States Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch-lists.

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UAL Corp, parent company of United Airlines, posts $779- million net loss in 3rd quarter of 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:53

UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, has suffered a net loss of $779 million, or $6.13 per share, in the third quarter of 2008.

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10 major US-based airlines post $1-billion combined operating deficit

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 18:17

In all, 10 of the biggest United States-based airlines suffered combined operating deficit amounting to $1 billion in the first half of 2008 because of exorbitant prices of aviation turbine fuel and a slowing down of economy.

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US, Vietnam reach Open Skies agreement on air-cargo routes

Friday, October 10, 2008 7:23

The United States and Vietnam have agreed to lift restrictions on air-cargo routes between the two countries.

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US-based Petters Aviation files for bankruptcy protection

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 13:34

Petters Aviation and its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Petters Aviation, a wholly owned unit of Thomas Petters Incorporated, owns MN Airline Holdings, the parent company of Sun Country Airlines based in St Paul, Minnesota, the United States.

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Every year, US-based airlines throw away aluminium cans enough to build 58 new Boeing 747 jets

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:36

It sounds incredible, but airlines based in the United States discard aluminium cans every year that are sufficient to build 58 new Boeing 747 jets!

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On-time arrival rate of major US-based airlines in August best since 2003

Saturday, October 4, 2008 7:31

Major airlines based in the United States achieved an on-time arrival rate of 78.4% in August 2008 – up from 71.7% in the same month in 2007.

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Southwest Airlines to fly to Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport

Friday, October 3, 2008 8:17

Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, plans to start service to Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, the United States, in March 2009.

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Porter Airlines of Canada starts Toronto-Chicago service from November 12

Friday, October 3, 2008 8:15

Porter Airlines, the regional passenger carrier based at Toronto City Centre Airport, Canada, will start flying to Midway International Airport, Chicago, the United States, from November 12, 2008.

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US-based airlines will get more tough on corporate travel discounts

Monday, September 29, 2008 4:51

As a part of their frantic bid to survive, airlines based in the United States have decided to cut corporate discounts or withdraw from contracts totally if businesses fail to meet their travel commitments.

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US-based air-taxi provider DayJet closes down

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 16:07

Yet another airline, the United States-based DayJet, has closed shop. DayJet Services LLC, a provider of regional air-taxi service, began service to Pensacola and four other cities in Florida, the United States, in October 2007.

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Venezuela strikes back, cuts flights by US airlines

Venezuela strikes back, cuts flights by US airlines

Saturday, September 13, 2008 18:50

Venezuela is cutting the number of flights it will allow United States-based airlines to operate to and from the country.

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American Airlines plans to lay off 469 workers at US airports

Thursday, September 4, 2008 21:01

  As a part of its continuing efforts at downsizing flights, American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has sent notices of possible layoffs to 469 employees at airports in 5 cities in the United States.

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FAA’s computer glitch delays hundreds of flights across US

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 18:35

An unprecedented malfunction in the computer software of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has caused delay of hundreds of flights at airports across the United States from Texas to New York. 

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US Airways tops in on-time performance, selected by Time as ’stingiest airline’

Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:22

US Airways, a low-cost airline owned by US Airways Group Incorporated, has been ranked the top carrier for on-time performance among the 10 largest airlines during the first half 2008.

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