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Directors – May 26, 2010 Safety & Security Councils – June 17, 2010 (Las Vegas) Carriers improve on-time performance despite JFK runway construction BTN Online Share     Thanks to "mild spring weather," 84 percent of flights operated by North American airlines were on time last month, according to FlightStats, besting March's 80 percent on-time rating and representing the best monthly on-time performance since November 2009. More Airport security speedup program to relaunch The Associated Press via Google News Share
The Clear program, which allowed members to breeze through airport security before it abruptly shut down last year, is expected to be up and running again by the fall. The company was taken over by Alclear LLC, whose board includes Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Alclear bought Clear's former owner, Verified Identity Pass, which filed for bankruptcy. More Problems plague new air traffic control computers NBC News Share
New computers crucial to modernizing the U.S. air traffic control system have run into serious problems and may not be fully operational by the end of this year when the current system is supposed to be replaced, a government watchdog said. More Alaska Air climbs through industry turbulence The Seattle Times Share
As other air carriers fight for bare survival, Wall Street looks upon Alaska Airlines as the little airline that could. Like other airlines that have cut capacity in the economic downturn, Alaska is forcing passengers to jostle as they board increasingly crowded airplanes. And starting next month, passengers will have to pay more to check the first bag. More Sun Country Airlines EADT 24 Share
Sun Country Airlines is to fly direct from the Essex, airport in the U.K. to Minneapolis St Paul once a week from June 13 until August 13. The flights are linked to tourist attractions in the Minneapolis St Paul region – but it is also seen as a key hub for other U.S. Mid West cities. More Allegiant Air announces flights to Las Vegas The Magic Valley Times-News Share
Allegiant Air announced the start of twice-weekly nonstop flights from Joslin Field, Magic Valley Regional Airport in Idaho to Las Vegas. The announcement came in a press conference at the Twin Falls, Idaho, airport with Allegiant Air officials, city and county leaders and a Vegas showgirl decked out in headgear with a plume of bright feathers and the Allegiant Air logo. More Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. reports record first-quarter earnings The Bradenton Herald Share
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. a leading global provider of air cargo assets and outsourced aircraft operating solutions, announced record first-quarter earnings that sharply exceeded previous record first-quarter earnings achieved in 2009. More Miami Air International signs EcoPower Engine Wash & Line Maintenance Services Agreement The Ethiopian Review Share
Miami Air International signed an exclusive five-year agreement to use Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower1 engine wash services on its fleet of B737 CFM562 engines at EcoPower service center locations in the United States and Europe. The agreement also provides for certain engine line maintenance services on a preferred vendor basis. EcoPower franchisee, Jet Aircraft Maintenance, is scheduled to perform the washes at the Miami International and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airports. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company. More Not chump change: Airlines collected $7.8 billion in fees last year USA Today Share
It may no longer be accurate to say that airlines are nickel-and-diming customers with new fees. That's because those fees are adding up to billions of dollars. About $7.8 billion, to be precise. That's how much U.S. carriers combined to make in fees in 2009, according the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That marked a 42 percent jump in how much U.S. airlines earned from such fees in 2008. More |
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