Airline gives in to pinch by fuel, sour economy - San Diego Union-Tribune
DALLAS ? Southwest Airlines, which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. The move raised doubts about ...
Paris sees far fewer from U.S. - Philadelphia Inquirer
PARIS - Paris tourism officials said yesterday they expect visits to hold steady this year despite a huge drop in the number of U.S. visitors - many pinched by an expensive euro, fuel surcharges on airline tickets, and economic woes at home. The ...
Olympic gold medal-winner returns home - Chicago Tribune
DES MOINES, Iowa - The story, as told by Shawn Johnson, goes like this: She was headed to the David Letterman show early Monday afternoon from Chicago when the airline reported a problem. Apparently, the pilot had an incident when he heard Johnson ...
Plane that crashed in Madrid had landing gear problems a month ago - Los Angeles Times
MADRID, Spain (AP) _ The Spanair plane that crashed in Madrid, killing 154 people, had landing gear trouble a month ago that forced the pilot to abandon a first attempt at takeoff, the airline acknowledged Wednesday. On July 26, the MD-82 was to take ...
Air China's first-half profit fell while China Eastern lost money - International Herald Tribune
SHANGHAI : Air China's first-half profit fell while China Eastern Airlines remained in the red as the carriers, two of the country's three largest, were pinched by rising fuel costs and lower passenger volume. The airlines warned that the rest of the ...
LAN Is Voted Best South American Airline - e-Travel Blackboard
LAN was once again honored and named the Best Company in South America at the recent World Airline Awards annual ceremony. The prestigious English market research company, SkyTrax is the event organizer. The 2008 award results are based on an annual ...
Airline cutbacks have airports feeling the heat - USA Today
Airports are bracing for the fallout from the financial turmoil that's hitting the U.S. airline industry. Fewer flights and passengers have started to cut into revenue streams that are crucial to operating budgets at many airports. Now, "after years ...
United Air to ground 10 pct of flight attendants - Reuters
CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - UAL Corp's (UAUA.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) United Airlines on Wednesday said the airline intended to ground 1,550 stewards and stewardesses, or 10 percent of the total, as part of a previously announced ...
Airlines mock decision to award BAA Olympics role - Times Online
BAA has been appointed as a security adviser to the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in a move that has been ridiculed by airlines, which have criticised the airports operator for long queues and poor service. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA ...
Union blasts American Airlines in newspaper ads - Boston Globe
DALLAS? Newspaper readers in three cities, including the hometown of American Airlines, will get a glimpse Thursday into the rising tension between labor and management at the nation's biggest carrier. The Transport Workers Union, the airline's ...