Blogs Posts in Airlines category; 155 blog posts

US airlines sue Exim Bank over AI loan

WASHINGTON: The US airline industry has sued the Export Import Bank (Exim) alleging that its financial support to Indian national carrier Air India, which itself is in deep red, will harm the American airlines. In a revised complaint f [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

American Airlines workers anxious about Tulsa jobs

American Airlines workers were left in the dark Thursday about whose jobs would be on the chopping block in Tulsa a day after the nation's third-largest airline company said 2,100 employees would likely be laid off at the city's m [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Malaysia Airlines to suspend Karachi service

KARACHI: Malaysia Airlines has informed the local authorities of its decision to suspend its two weekly services to Karachi from January 12, 2012, to stem losses in an effort to return to profitability. “The decision is much regr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

U.S. airlines to benefit from Mexicana meltdown

Possible bankruptcy for one of Mexico's two major airlines could benefit U.S. carriers, but the latest shake-up in a troubled air sector is not seen seriously denting the country's tourism industry for now. Mexicana de Aviac [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

American Airlines' fleet and ground workers to vote on strik...

The Transport Workers Union of America said Thursday that it has asked its 13 local unions that represent fleet and ground service workers at American Airlines to schedule strike authorization votes this month as a result of what i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

British Airways in new offer to staff

Hopes of an end to the long-running row between British Airways and its cabin crew rose briefly on Friday after the airline made a fresh offer to end the dispute for the first time in two months. But the Unite union, which represents mos [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Airlines saw traffic improvements in May

Traffic was up in May at some of the busiest airlines that serve Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport. According to a report from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Delta Air Lines Inc.’s overall system traffic — also known as [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Virgin Eagle Airline renamed to Air Nigeria

The new owners of former Virgin Nigeria Eagle Airlines, NICON Group, have renamed the airline, Air Nigeria. With the renaming of the airline, the new owners have dumped the Virgin Nigeria brand, owned by Richard Branson. The airlines [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Airlines try to get merger off the ground

When Jeff Smisek and Glenn Tilton, the chief executives of Continental Airlines and United Airlines, testified before the Senate antitrust subcommittee this week on the proposed merger of their two companies they painted a compelling vis [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

US airline lets pets travel on board, but no snakes on the ...

The Denver Post said Frontier Airlines, which operates more than 550 flights from Denver International Airport, Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport and Kansas City International Airport, will charge $US75 ($84) each wa [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Airline passenger detained in Pakistan with circuits in shoe...

The early reports out certainly sound suspicious though it's a positive sign that this was detected.A passenger was detained by airport authorities in Pakistan after electrical circuits and batteries were found in the soles of his te [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Airlines report smaller losses than expected

US Airways Group Inc. and United Airlines reported smaller-than-expected first-quarter losses Tuesday, helped by higher passenger revenue, fuller planes, and the return of business travel. During a conference call with analysts and inves [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Airline passenger backlog set to be cleared

About 15,500 passengers were left stranded and they have now been re-booked. Qantas spokeswoman Olivia Worth says the airline is putting on five extra flights with about 4,000 seats to fly passengers between Australia and Europe. She say [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

European airline flights set to restart

European airspace that was closed by the volcanic eruption in Iceland will reopen to flights today after transport ministers said planes could fly through thinner parts of the ash plume. Operations in areas where dust is detected will be [...]