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US Airways says business travel is improving The Associated Press via Bloomberg BusinessWeek Share     Revenue from corporate travel on US Airways has jumped 50 percent from its lows last year, but it's still not back to pre-recession levels, the airline's president said. Airlines have not been successful with large-scale fare increases, although some isolated increases have taken hold, US Airways Group Inc. President Scott Kirby said at an investor conference in New York. But with more corporate travelers flying, the amount the airline collects per passenger, per mile, has risen 30 percent. Much of the improvement is because yield fell so dramatically last year, Kirby said. More Airline industry lacks standard recycling practices The Environmental Leader Share
Recycling and environmental programs in the airline industry vary across the nation and often consist of a number of partners including airports, airlines, municipalities, private waste companies and federal security agencies, reports Green Life magazine, which means each of the nation's 552 commercial airports has their own recycling practices. More American Airlines flight attendant helps land Boeing 767 at Chicago O'Hare USA Today Share
An American Airlines flight attendant helped land an American Boeing 767 at Chicago O'Hare after the co-pilot came down with "vicious stomach flu-like symptoms," the Chicago Tribune reports. After the ill co-pilot left the cockpit on American Flight 1612 from San Francisco, the pilot paged the flight to see if any off-duty pilots were on board. More Delta plans a JFK makeover for premium travelers The Wall Street Journal Share
Delta Air Lines Inc. has hit a significant hurdle in growing premium-passenger revenue out of New York: its lousy terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. "JFK is the worst facility we operate," said President Edward Bastian during an analyst meeting, in which he acknowledged the terminal was making it difficult for Delta to attract business travelers for international flights. More Global Aviation Holdings names Brian Bauer as chief commercial officer PRNewswire Share
Global Aviation Holdings has named Brian Bauer as Chief Commercial Officer effective June 1, succeeding Jeff Sanborn, who plans to retire later in the year. Bauer, former president of Evergreen International Airlines, will be responsible for business and market development, sales management and planning at Global Aviation. More Long-distance Delta Connection jets to offer first-class cabins The Salt Lake Tribune Share
By September, all nonstop Delta Connection flights to airports farther than 750 miles from Salt Lake City will have first-class cabins. The upgrade is part of a $1 billion investment Delta Air Lines is making to improve products and services across its network of domestic and international routes, spokesman Trebor Banstetter said. The airline said it would retrofit its fleet of single-class regional aircraft to add first-class service on all U.S. flights of at least 750 miles or that take more than 2.5 hours of flight time. More Northwest Sky Ferry introduces flightpooling service The News Tribune Share
Northwest Sky Ferry offers charter flights throughout the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. The company also offers "flightseeing" tours to the San Juan Islands and Mt. Baker as well as scheduled flights for contractors and professionals. Northwest Sky Ferry's current fleet includes three single-engine Cessnas that seat three to five passengers. The business plans to expand its fleet by acquiring a twin-engine turboprop aircraft that could seat five to eight people with flights to Alaska, Oregon, Idaho and northern California. More Spirit flight attendants laid off due to strike CBS-TV4 Share
More than 600 Spirit Airlines flight attendants have been laid off as the pilots' strike enters its fifth day. "Spirit management informed all of their flight attendants that they were furloughed effective, June 16th," says Jason Meyer, with the Airline Attendants Association. "Financially that means that the pay checks stop. Unfortunately that sends mixed feeling throughout our system, but we are in this fight just like our pilots are." More TSA nominee faces questions about unionizing airport screeners CNN Share
There was little debate about job qualifications and more talk about whether screeners at the nation's airports should be able to unionize during a confirmation hearing for the president's latest nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. John Pistole, currently deputy director of the FBI, generally received praise for his law enforcement experience, but several Republican senators - including South Carolina's Jim DeMint, who placed a hold on an earlier nominee for the same reason - pressed Pistole to oppose allowing airport screeners to unionize. More |
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