Allegiant Profits by Catering to Passengers in Small Areas
from USA Today
 What happens to an airline that ignores the big-spending business traveler, flies to towns many Americans will never visit and charges super-low fares? It becomes one of the most profitable airlines in the U.S. More
McCarran's Drop in Visitors Not as Bad as Past Months
from Las Vegas Review-Journal
The bad news: passenger counts at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, continued to fall in September. The good news: the drop did not reach the double-digit declines experienced in previous months. Nearly 3.34 million travelers came through McCarran during the month, a 1.2 percent decline from 3.37 million for the same month a year ago. More
New Orleans Mayor Pushes for Cuba Flights
from Reuters
New Orleans hopes to cash in on an improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations by getting direct charter flights between New Orleans and Havana. "We see a huge opportunity if President Obama continues to go in the direction he's headed," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said in an interview with Reuters. More
Air Cargo Carriers Buys Maine Firm
from The Business Journal of Milwaukee
ACC Holding Inc. of Milwaukee, which does business as Air Cargo Carriers, has acquired The Telford Group Inc. of Bangor, Maine. ACC Holding Inc., which was founded in 1986, specializes in scheduled air cargo operations, aircraft integration, maintenance, overhaul and parts sales. More
American, United said to Avoid EU Cartel Fines in Cargo Case
from Bloomberg
AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines are among about a dozen carriers that may escape price-fixing fines as the European Union scales back a probe into air cargo rates, two people familiar with the case said. More
Outsourced Aircraft Repairs: What Do You Think?
from SmarterTravel.com
NPR kicked off a two-part series, highlighting the growing trend of outsourced aircraft maintenance. In 2007, airlines sent 71 percent of their "heavy airframe maintenance" to private facilities, compared to 34 percent in 2003, a shift aimed at cutting costs in a difficult travel environment. More
Maintenance Laptop Interfaces with Aircraft, Technical Center
from The Aero-News Network
Dassault Falcon recently completed successful testing with Falcon operators based in Europe and the United States on a new maintenance program dubbed 'Falcon E-Maintenance.' The program allows the Falcon Technical Center or a Falcon service center to remotely access an airplane Central Maintenance Computer, or any other aircraft maintenance application, to troubleshoot and diagnose issues. More
Airport to Privatize Security
from The Daily Inter Lake
The Glacier Park International Airport Authority Board in Montana, is sticking by its decision to privatize its airport security force, but took time to answer questions from local federal security workers who are worried about job security. More
Tyonek Leases Airport Building
from The Huntsville Times
The entire structure is to be used to work on Army aircraft. The first tenant in the Port of Huntsville's new air cargo building in Alabama, is taking the entire building to work on Army helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. The Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, which oversees the Port of Huntsville's International Intermodal Center, approved an amended lease for Tyonek Services. More
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