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November 17, 2008
Travel Managers Studying Consolidators
A survey by the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) revealed that corporate travel managers are studying the use of air ticket consolidators. BTC indicated that it is not unusual for a $10,000 fare, available via a corporate travel program, to be offered by a...
November 17, 2008
Quick Takes -- ATR, BBD, ERJ
New VP Training for ATR Ivan Lauthier was named ATR’s new vice president training and flight operations, succeeding Jean-Michel Bigarré. Lauthier holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the French Ecole de l’Air and degrees as airline...
November 17, 2008
Delay Task Force Falls Short
After nearly a year of studying and planning, the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy On-Board Ground Delays issued its report on what can be done to mitigate such events and largely came up empty. The 62-page report...
November 17, 2008
EAS Awards Bring New Entrants
As mature regionals rebid their Essential Air Service contracts, some are finding that the Department of Transportation is opting for new entrants over carriers that have been serving the markets for years. Two such new entrants include Macon, Ga-based...
November 17, 2008
Market Watch -- Recivery in 2011, Porter in Chicago, Fare Sales
Domestic Travel Recovery in 2011 It won’t be until 2011 that domestic travel will return to 2006 levels, according to Boston-based Global Insight Inc. However, it said U.S. domestic person trips are expected to total as much as 573 million in the third...
November 17, 2008
Delta Replacing RJs with M/L Equipment
Two weeks after the Delta/Northwest merger, Delta is adding new mainline service at Memphis but is replacing regional jets with mainline equipment as it adds service to Memphis. With plans to increase capacity among its U.S. hubs 14.5 percent in January, its...
November 17, 2008
Embraer Posts New Forecasts
Embraer continues to see dynamic growth in its new 20-year forecast released last week calling for a 5 percent annual growth rate in the worldwide commercial aviation business between 2009 and 2028. It expects China to lead the growth with an average annual...
November 17, 2008
Panama City Seeking Foreign Trade Zone Status for New Airport
Prompted by statistics showing the importance of foreign trade to Florida, the Panama City – Bay County International Airport Authority directed Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis to evaluate the options for establishing a Foreign Trade Zone at the...
November 17, 2008
XJT Asks for SEC Extension
ExpressJet asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for an extension on filing its 10Q for the third quarter rescheduling it until last Friday. It cited a change in accounting on its convertible notes. The change impacts its bottom line which was stated...
November 17, 2008
Aviation Infrastructure Investment Benefits Economy
Expanding the Federal Aviation Administratin’s Airport Improvement Program to include not only current projects but investment and deployment of NextGen technology provides should be part of the next economic stimulus package, according to Aerospace...
November 17, 2008
Airline Performance Improving
Pinnacle trailed only Hawaiian and Frontier in providing the best industry on-time performance in September, according to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report. Indeed, On-time performance reached a higher rate this past...
November 10, 2008
Air Wisconsin in Load to LCC
Following a similar loan from Republic Airways Holdings, Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation is providing $35 million loan to US Airways, Inc for an initial term of 12 months with optional monthly extensions totaling an additional 12 months, provided certain...
November 10, 2008
Jazz Reports Record Net Income of $42.3 million
Jazz reported net income of $C42.3 million for the third quarter, up 6.4 percent from the year-ago period at the same time it recorded operating revenue of $437.4 million, up 14 percent. The airline, which has a cpa with Air Canada earned $C4.1 million in...
November 10, 2008
PNCL Net at $7M for Q3
The Colgan turn-around is proceeding well, according to Pinnacle Airlines Corp President and CEO Phil Trenary, who expects the subsidiary to turn to profitability next year. “Changes to revenue stream, combined with the elimination of bad performing...
November 10, 2008
Another Lawsuit for Mesa
While some may think that the courthouse is no place to resolve disputes, it seems Mesa is not one of them. Indeed, it is keeping its lawyers very busy with the various lawsuits for and against it. In addition to the pending suit against it by Aloha, it has...
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